Have horses gotten very expensive in the last few months.

[Ish2020]

My horse is barefoot and I got my horse feet trimmed it was €70 which is £62 pounds I have never paid so much for a trim. I very much shocked but I wasn’t sure to question the person since the year owner get on very well with him. Have horses gotten very expensive in the last few months it just seems that the price seems to be going up.

 

[Tiddlypom]

Was the person who did the trim a farrier or a barefoot trimmer?

How many horses did this person see to on that visit?

 

[Ish2020]

Was the person who did the trim a farrier or a barefoot trimmer?

How many horses did this person see to on that visit?

It was just a normal farrier 5 horse were seen .

 

[Tiddlypom]

Then that is very expensive, unless it’s some sort of fancy remedial trim.

Barefoot trimmers charge fancy prices as part of the hype, but a farrier round here is £25 for a trim. ETA Barefoot trimmer was £45 for a single horse, £35 for multiples. Took the same time to trim as the farrier does.

Are you in Ireland?

 

[Ish2020]

Yeah

 

[shortstuff99]

That seems really expensive! A trim for me is only £15!

 

[HollyWoozle]

That seems hugely expensive. We pay £20 a trim from the farrier.

 

[stormox]

That seems really expensive! A trim for me is only £15!

surely no farrier is going to come out and spend at least 1/2 hour trimming a horses feet for £15?

 

[shortstuff99]

surely no farrier is going to come out and spend at least 1/2 hour trimming a horses feet for £15?

I have 3 horses but yes he does, has been my farrier for 20+ years and does an excellent job

 

[CMcC]

I pay £25 for a trim by farrier.

 

[Goldenstar]

£30

 

[Steerpike]

I pay £28 for a trim

 

[SatansLittleHelper]

£30 for a trim

 

[canteron]

Slightly off subject but I have just bought in a whole winters hay and I pretty sure that is going to be much more expensive this year ?

 

[AutumnDays]

£25 a time here for the bare foot trimmer to come out

 

[C1airey]

£30 for a trim with my farrier too.

 

[ycbm]

Answered already.

 

[CorriegarthJ]

£26 for a trim here

 

[CavaloBranco]

£30 for my farrier too. I've known him 20 years now, his story-telling is legend...and free!

And yes, my small bales have gone from £4 to £5 collected. It's going to be in short supply here though and the horses love it so it's worth it. Big small bales too!

 

[JJS]

That does seem extortionate! I pay £20 for a trim and that appears to be a pretty standard rate around here.

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

Then that is very expensive, unless it’s some sort of fancy remedial trim.

Barefoot trimmers charge fancy prices as part of the hype, but a farrier round here is £25 for a trim. ETA Barefoot trimmer was £45 for a single horse, £35 for multiples. Took the same time to trim as the farrier does.

Are you in Ireland?

Hmmm...... whilst accepting I'm a bit of an admitted Newbie to all things barefoot as am just transitioning my two horses, but I feel this is a reasonable charge, given that there is a huge difference in a "Barefoot Trimmer" and an "Equine Podiatrist". Anyone, but anyone, can call themselves a Barefoot Trimmer with diddly squat experience or qualifications. It is not illegal to do so!! Only if you are trimming feet expressly to put shoes on is it illegal to trim a horse's foot. An Equine Podiatrist on the other hand will have qualifications after their name and will be able to advise on hoofcare, diet, regime, etc.

I've always had shoes on my horse's feet; however recently my little coblet has had an issue with white line on one of her back feet. Vet has been involved and his feeling is that realistically we are going to struggle to keep this pony shod through winter as there is nothing on that particular foot to hold a shoe on! I have not been happy with the way my farrier has dealt with this, and have received no advice as to regime, feeding, etc. basically.

Contrast this with an Equine Podiatrist who charged £40 for the consultation and gave me advice re. supplements/feed, regime, hoof boots, and workload during the transition phase. There was no pressure to transition, she had all the time in the world to answer queries and looked at the horse's gait during trot-up: when was the last time anyone's farrier did that?? By contrast, Farrier is in and out, bangs shoes on, and off again, and now come this month will be charging £85 for a new set, £75 to trim and replace. I can remember the day when you'd get a full set for under £20! Just shows how old I am..........

(Edited): sorry, didn't want to hijack this into a Barefoot versus Shod debate!!

 

[Tiddlypom]

Hmmm...... whilst accepting I'm a bit of an admitted Newbie to all things barefoot as am just transitioning my two horses, but I feel this is a reasonable charge, given that there is a huge difference in a "Barefoot Trimmer" and an "Equine Podiatrist".

Ah, mijods. You may not have seen my posts on this, but the EPA qualified full member podiatrist who I used lacked knowledge and did an awful job on the foot balance. He was sacked, and the farrier stepped in and sorted it out.

The equine podiatrist was a nice chap, but clueless.

Podiatrist trim after more than a year of trimming this horse, and his comment ‘No matter what a foot balance x ray showed, I wouldn’t trim these feet any differently’




And the same feet 5 months later after the farrier had taken them on and corrected the damage.



I hope your podiatrist does a better job, but I will never use a barefoot trimmer again. I thought the qualification he had had merit, but it seems not.

 

[OrangeAndLemon]

My farrier looks at my horses gait. He has also spoken to his physio. I pay £35 a trim (he's a big horse)