Farrier prices !!!

[Cobsndogs]

Am feeling mildly horrified that I am now paying £87.50 for a standard set of shoes, refits at that !!

 

[Izzwizz]

Expensive is that!!!! £62 up North where I am for a new set of shoes.

 

[L&M]

Don't forget many farriers are being crippled by diesel costs, and coupled with the vat increase, have to pass this onto their clients....

 

[polopony]

Bloody hell!! Can't you find another one?

I thought ours were enough at £60! I feel lucky to have my farrier now!

 

[mytwofriends]

£80 for my bigfooted fella

 

[Lyndsay]

My dad is a farrier and he has just put his prices up from £60 to £65 - up in Scotland though. £87.50 seems very steep.

 

[nixxyz]

omg i pay £100 for a new set in the borders

 

[mytwofriends]

omg i pay £100 for a new set in the borders

 

[vikkiandmonica]

I pay £60 for full set up here with new shoes!

 

[OhCappaGino]

Ours have just gone up from £45 to £50 a few months back! x

 

[Rose Folly]

£65 per new set with us. But I keep it down to £60 (when I remember) by getting my road nails direct from Mordax Studs in Lancashire. Can't recommend them enough - very efficient, quick service, and the road nails cost about 35p instead of £1 each. It adds up nicely over the year. You just need to know what size to order (for a bit of guidance, my medium weight 15.3. cob takes No.5s).

 

[oscarwild]

I'm in East lothian and mine has just gone up from £65 to £70 a set.

 

[neeny5]

ours went up from £55 to £60 last year and think i may be going up again soon

 

[Girlracer]

I pay £70 for mine in the north cotswolds!

 

[Solo1]

£65 for a full set with studholes all around for 16.2hh eventer, new shoes. Also farrier puts on lost ones for free between visits!

 

[Cobsndogs]

It was a bit scary, seeing as I have 3 to be done. Was only paying £62 last year.

 

[Ella19]

fronts for me are £37.50

 

[ShowJumperBeckii]

was £63 then he started to ingore us when we moved yards cause he 'didt like the yard' now paying £70 full set with new farriers, gosh knows how much it will be when she gets studs [in bucks/oxon]

 

[hannahmurphy]

I pay £55 at the mo. Used to be a lot more when I lived in Sussex.

 

[canteron]

My farrier is expensive - but so good at least I know what I am paying for.

I economize by going bare foot over winter and am considering just having fronts on over the summer?

 

[3Beasties]

I pay £60 for a full set (Welsh borders), a local friend is paying £85 plus £5 per stud holes.............and her horse needs doing every 4 weeks

Another friend a mile down the road only pays £45 a set so it varies quite a lot depending on what farrier you use.

 

[SuperCoblet]

£5 barefoot trim
£25 two fronts
£50 four
I don't mind if my farriers a bit slow and not as poshed up hoofes, he does the job for great value so I'm not fussed

 

[orionstar]

£45 for a full set. He may allways be 2 hrs late and take 2 hrs to put them on (he's old), but I'm beginning to like my farrier alot more!

 

[JoJo_]

My farrier has just put his prices up too in aberdeenshire. Last time he came, Cooper had two new shoes on the back and refits on the front. Cost £78! And there was over 10 horses to do that day so not just travelling to my yard for one horse.

 

[fruity]

Mine are £75 a set,i guess about the norm around here,south east. It is scary!

 

[hadfos]

£60 here in north lincolnshire,if fuel prices keep rising am sure we will be hit with a rise though! Still my farrier does an amazing job,wont have another near my boy,so happy to pay whatever tbh

 

[dreamcometrue]

I pay £55 for a full set from an excellent farrier.

He told me that people are starting to leave longer and longer between shoeing because they are trying to cut down on their costs. Some are leaving it 12 weeks or more.

 

[ischa]

£20 a trim
and £65 full set

 

[SpruceRI]

It depends whether they have to charge VAT I think. Mine doesn't, whereas my friends' farrier does.

 

[SuperCoblet]

£20 a trim
and £65 full set

£20...for a trim?! I can get a trim for a fiver! Free if I get my other horses dine at the same time!