Calling all barehoof owners...

[horselady]

Hi,
I am having my farrier come out again and I was wondering how much you all pay for hoof trims. I pay over £4o but under £50 for mine and was wondering about others.

 

[teddypops]

£20

 

[Kezzabell2]

sounds excessive to me! I pay £25 and my farrier works with my horses vet to make sure his hooves are correct as he has internal issues, that mean his hooves can't have too much work, they have to be as natural as possible, just need to control the flare correctly

 

[HappyHollyDays]

My farrier is £30 for an all round trim but if he only needs to balance 1 foot as DP self trims very evenly I quite often only pay £10.

 

[ester]

£15 for the farrier, when shoeing another as he says he mostly 'threatens them with a rasp'.

Happily paid more for previous trimmer though.

And did them myself inbetween, never paid myself anything though used to grow a lot more hoof then too as in full work .

 

[Rosiejazzandpia]

£20 because my farrier is brilliant and seems to love my horse. I'm in Yorkshire but I'm guessing price varies by region

 

[horselady]

Well, when he had to take a shoe off as well as trimming he charged over £50.

 

[pennyturner]

I am a great believer in what I have seen referred to on this forum as a 'council trim'. Plenty of road work, and they trim themselves. I just correct flares as and when, which is never on some of them.

 

[fuzzymooch]

20 quid here too ☺️

 

[teddypops]

Well, when he had to take a shoe off as well as trimming he charged over £50.

Really? My farrier still charges £20 whether he removes shoes and trims or just trims

 

[Auslander]

Your farrier is taking the mick! I'm in one of the most expensive areas of the country for just about everything, and farriers round here are all around the £25 mark for a trim. I've never come across a farrier who charges extra to remove shoes either. Ridiculous!

 

[stencilface]

£50 for a barefoot trimmer, that's mainly for petrol as he comes a long way. The farrier would be 20 quid, bit he'd take the frogs off and whatever else. I'm happy to pay more for his expertise and keen eye. Plus hes only been out twice since july!

 

[horselady]

Mine doesn't come a long way at all he is local. I was thinking of switching to a barehoof trimmer who has been recommended to me because although he is brilliant I thought that to have to pay £48 for a trim was excessive but I don't really know what the going rate is so wanted to ask.

 

[Bertolie]

I pay £30 for my mare's trim who has feet like dinner plates, and £25 for my daughter's 14.2 with dainty feet.

 

[pansymouse]

I pay £30 which I know is at the top end but my farrier is excellent and comes quite a long way to do just one horse. I have him every eight weeks and he rarely does much - I think of his visits as a foot health check rather than active farriery work. I know my mare could probably go a lot longer but I'm in the fortunate position of not having to penny pinch and am happy to pay for the peace of mind.

 

[xgemmax]

£40 by a barefoot trimmer. was £25 when being done by a farrier but he was sore afterwards so it's worth that bit extra. Plus now he's not sore he trims his feet up nicely himself with all the hacking we do so needs doing less often

 

[js1006]

In the south east. Currently pay a farrier £20, have paid £25 previously. The local barefoot trimmer is £30 I believe.

 

[LD&S]

Another in the south east, £25 each

 

[meleeka]

£20 in the South for a farrier who is fab with my laminitics feet.

 

[criso]

Paid £25/£30 when I used farriers and £45 for a trimmer. Happy to pay the extra a the latter spent more time, watched my horse move before and after; left them better or the same after the trim instead of sore and crucially actually turned up. Round here farriers don't like to come up for "just a trim" if they are not shoeing another horse on the yard as they don't make much. Got fed up of taking a day off work (I'm self employed so it costs) only to get a text at the last minute to say sorry can't make it.

 

[HorseMad91]

That sounds alot for a trim, I pay £20 each for all four of mine to have there feet trimmed and our farrier is brilliant with the horses

 

[rowan666]

Between £15 and £25 depending on which farrier is used (I switch between a few because they're either unreliable or do a bad job), my friend uses one of those barefoot trimmers for one of hers and she pays £45 for him but tbh he has worked wonders with her horses feet which used to be awful so well worth it

 

[SEL]

Both mine are difficult with feet so I pay a premium to have a farrier from out of area - £35 for a very heavy draft horse.

 

[JillA]

£25 per horse for a very good trimmer, and he still charges the same when he drives tens of miles to a client. He does prefer in that case to do several in one visit though. He refuses to charge more because he thinks those that do are taking the mick. He doesn't feel he is qualified to advise on diet or supplements either - as he says he isn't a vet or nutritionist - but he is very knowledgeable on both.

 

[horselady]

I think I may be switching after seeing how much others are paying as I have just received a reminder my mare is due a trim and they have said it will be £55 this time. The specialist barehoof trimmer I have been looking at charges £30!

 

[Taliesan]

I pay £45 for a trim on my horse. My trimmer does have to travel a fair way to get to us so travel costs are included.

He does an incredible job on my horse's feet though and I wouldn't want anyone else to do them. Considering the amount of training he has to do I think £45 is more than a fair price for his work.

 

[Darkwater]

I also pay £45 for each of mine to a barefoot trimmer, I think a lot of this includes his travel as he is not local. When I used a farrier it was around £20/25

 

[Merrymoles]

£15 but then I am on his yard so no travelling involved and we do get "mate's rates".

 

[criso]

What I would say is whether you are paying £15 or £50, farrier or trimmer, if your horse is sound and happily coping over all surfaces, I would be wary of changing. I've experienced first hand how much damage a knife happy farrier can do and saving £20 is a poor exchange for not being able to ride for weeks.

 

[stencilface]

Just to say my trimmer travels about 3 hours to mine (an estimate I don't know where he lives lol) so does group other vaguely local people in with me when he comes. I think that's quite far just for a trim, and worth the cost.

I pay £60 for a chiro, and he didn't spot things in my horses action that the trimmer did within 5 minutes. The chiro has been seeing the horse for years. I'll be getting a physio this year to help my horse who seemingly has numerous issues!