Farrier Prices

[Annagain]

Insured by whom? I wouldn't expect to know the small print of my farrier's insurance policy and have a farrier who will also shoe alone and pop the horses back out in the field if necessary.

Mine does the same. I leave them in and he puts them out. I doubt very much he'd do it if he wasn't insured.

 

[JJS]

Mine does the same. I leave them in and he puts them out. I doubt very much he'd do it if he wasn't insured.

Mine too.

 

[magpie92]

my farrier charges £120 for a set of fronts and trim on the back, he hand makes his shoes cause of my lads dinner plate feet

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

I was paying almost £90 a set from a "highly reputable" farrier- was one at the Olympics.

Vet was horrified with my homebred youngsters feet and only he had touched them at £55 a trim!

All barefoot now and its £20 a trim and horses have never been happier.

I was so gutted that I thought I was using the best and my horses were suffering I now realise.

It obviously varies depending the area you're in. My farrier was at the Olympics as well, he charges me £60 per set. If we lose a shoe or there's a problem he's back within 24 hours of the call so service is good. Oh, he charges an extra £5 if I want stud holes (2 per shoe).

 

[thatsmygirl]

I pay £76 per set then extra for stud holes, and to be honest if I hadn't been with the same farrier for over 20 years I would have gone elsewhere, as it's gotten very expensive with 2 full sets every 5-6 weeks (plus stud holes) and 2 pairs of fronts every 6 weeks for my ponies. I stay purely out of loyalty, but it's getting harder and harder, especially when we have farriers coming to the yard for others that only charge £60-£65 inc stud holes!!

Same here, it is hard when other farriers are charging £60 and I'm paying £78 but iv seen their work and its rubbish but I hate paying what I pay but I stay out of loyalty as he's reliable and seems to be the only one around my area that it.

 

[landyandy]

i'm in south Yorkshire and pay £55 for a full set, great farrier too

 

[Midlifecrisis]

£70 a set...£20 a trim..£40 for front two only...hot shod.

 

[FairyLights]

£78 full set £25 trim

 

[ljohnsonsj]

£60 for a full set, my farrier is amazing too! Things are just cheaper here!

 

[Lucyloo25]

£55 for a full set, £60 with stud holes. £20/5 with a trim. That's in the West Midlands near Bridgnorth but a very late farrier, but he is good at what he does!

 

[MileAMinute]

£60 for a full set and £20 just for a trim.

 

[marmalade88]

£65 a set hot shod, extra £5 for road nails and more for stud holes. Reliable, on time and good with the boy.

Lost a few shoes and twisted one a few weeks back and he popped straight up to sort it out (on a Sunday to!).

 

[LeannePip]

my farrier charges £120 for a set of fronts and trim on the back, he hand makes his shoes cause of my lads dinner plate feet

:O wow I am gobsmacked by that amount for fronts only!

 

[Casey76]

I've just paid 60€ for a trim all round. My old farrier used to charge 40€ for a trim and the last time he shod one of mine it was 90€ for hand forged all around.

If you want to feel lucky, one of the yard farriers charges 320CHF (£211 for a full set, which includes tungsten points, stud holes and front pads - amazingly all of the horses he shoes on the yard have all "extras", no matter what the workload or age of horse)

 

[agmp]

Such a variation!
£60 for a full set, £30 for fronts, £3 for road nails. Never charges me for replacing a shoe regardless of when it is, always available, not unknown for him to turn up at 9pm or 7am to put a shoe particularly if we have a comp or clinic etc. Never has to wait more than 24 hours for him to come do a quick repair job. He works a lot with our vets as well on particular hoof issues. He's so good with the horses, even the little one who was a right idiot with his feet initially when we got him. Worth his weight in gold to me and my boys, their feet never been better. When we were house hunting, one of my criteria was that I was still in the right area for my farrier, vet and instructor!

 

[dreambigpony]

£40 for front shoes and trim

 

[PolarSkye]

£50 for remedial fronts and no backs/just a trim behind. £80 for the remedial fronts and regular backs. Doesn't charge for road nails, or for putting a (found) shoe back on. Unbelievably reliable. Good farrier . . . Hampshire/Berkshire border.

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[tankgirl1]

£68 for a full set, hot shod for the pony I had on loan who had wonky feet and needed shoeing every 6 weeks max!

Changed farrier for Dolly as she can be a PITA with her feet so gone with a chap who was highly recommended as being good and taking his time etc with the more difficult horses, she had a full trim today for £20

 

[wingedhorse99]

It is not the cost but the quality of the work. Some horses are fine with average farriery and average foot balance.

For other horses a farrier with a good eye, and a careful attention to improving foot balance can be the difference between sound and long term lame.

I see an awful lot of poor farrier work around. Having an inexpensive, rudimentary farrier, might be a case of pay little, pay twice.

I see a lot of farriers where the feet are slowly getting worse and worse – heels collapsing, toes running away, feet getting more contracted etc. That is lameness waiting to happen.

Find a dedicated, conscientious farrier, that can be honest with you, and has the skills and tools to balance feet, and doesn’t let feet run away with low heel and long toes etc.
And he will be cheap in the long run whatever you need to pay him.

 

[tankgirl1]

It is not the cost but the quality of the work. Some horses are fine with average farriery and average foot balance.

For other horses a farrier with a good eye, and a careful attention to improving foot balance can be the difference between sound and long term lame.

I see an awful lot of poor farrier work around. Having an inexpensive, rudimentary farrier, might be a case of pay little, pay twice.

I see a lot of farriers where the feet are slowly getting worse and worse – heels collapsing, toes running away, feet getting more contracted etc. That is lameness waiting to happen.

Find a dedicated, conscientious farrier, that can be honest with you, and has the skills and tools to balance feet, and doesn’t let feet run away with low heel and long toes etc.
And he will be cheap in the long run whatever you need to pay him.

I agree, but as someone who doesn't know anything about how to balance a foot etc, how do I know if I have a good or bad farrier until it's too late?

Serious question, not trying to play Devils Advocate or anything

 

[wingedhorse99]

I agree, but as someone who doesn't know anything about how to balance a foot etc, how do I know if I have a good or bad farrier until it's too late?

Serious question, not trying to play Devils Advocate or anything

Bitter experience I think. Worth trying to learn some basics, and trying to be there when your farrier is and asking him what is good and bad about your horse's feet. And trying to get familiar with your horse's feet as they are now, so you can track changes e.g. do feet match (not necessarily saying they should), do any turn in / out. How are the angles? What do the frogs look like. So if in three months time they look different you can ask your farrier about it.

Worth noting who your vet and instructor would recommend. And if your farrier shoes lots on your yard, looking at all of them collectively, to give an idea of how he shoes. I dont have a great eye, but I have lots of friends that have better eyes that comment on foot balance as they see it all around them, so that helps.

I think we all should try and learn an eye for foot balance, and an awareness of where our horses feet are, what the issues are, and what we would like to improve long term.

I think a good farrier knows shoeing is an art as well as a science, so will look at horse walking, landing, moving, assess the whole horse etc. Be approachable, be open minded.

 

[magpie92]

i dont mind paying that though as he has to make his shoes from scratch as his feet are 8" wide and 7.5" long so it takes him an hour to make one shoe then when he is out at us its another hour per foot as he is doing a lot of work at the moment to get shape back to his feet as he was with a barefoot trimmer previous and they do it differently to what farriers that shoe do so one trip from a farrier usually a good 2 and a half hours and then another 2 for him to make the shoes. he has already made such a difference to my lads feet as it is would highly recommend him for regular horses i think he is around £75-£85

 

[Highlands]

£65 for full set with road nails, £20 for a trim. Runs a diary always on time. Excellent with horses