farrier

[Agent XXX999]

How much should a front set of eggbars be, with no shoes on behind? I think my farrier has diddled me!

 

[miller]

Mate paid £68 for set of 4 normal shoes and when horse had egg bars in front and standard behind it went up to £120, so presume from that that she would have paid £34 for hinds only with normal shoes so £120 less £34 = £86 for 2 eggbars (that is of course if my maths is correct this morning!)

 

[ihatework]

Well I would expect to pay around 30 for a pair of regular shoes, plus maybe 10 to trim the backs.
I can't remember off the top of my head what it cost me when an old horse was in eggbars but I would imagine an extra £10-20 a foot.
So would hazard a guesstimate at approximately £70 to shoe the fronts in eggbars and trim the backs.

 

[miamibear]

When my old horse had egg bars in front and normal hinds it went up from £50 to about £70 but the shoes were heavy duty!! Lasted 4 shoeings!!

 

[dieseldog]

I thought they were about £90

 

[Agent XXX999]

I have just been charged £50 for them...nearly had a heart attack!

 

[equibabe20]

I normally pay £49 for a set of 4 normal shoes and when my boy had eggbars on all 4 feet I was charged £110

 

[sally2008]

I don't think that unreasonable, you are paying for his expertise and time afterall, not just the materials.

 

[sevenoceans]

6 years ago it was 70 quid for the egg bars and 25 quid for normal back shoes... Thank god she went back to normal shoes after a year...