Studholes help please!

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I need some advice in relation to stud holes. Basically my horse is being shod tomorrow and the farrier wants £80 to shoe him with 2 stud holes in each foot. As I used to pay my old farrier £50 (before I moved yard) this is crippling! Are any of these options to save costs - or what would your recommendations be?

1. Only shoe in the back feet - 2 holes in each?
2. Only put one stud hole in each foot - but worried about unbalancing the legs?

Any advice gratefully received please!!
 
My farrier charges £12 for 8 stud holes...so in terms of the overall cost, the stud holes don't make that much difference. I used to only use one in each foot but now prefer two in each foot to keep the foot balanced (Only small studs though).
 
I put 2 stud holes in each foot, sorry. My farrier charges £76 for this so nearly the same. Yes it's not cheap, but it's better than a slip and an injury.

It's personal choice really but I think if you only have one hole, it's unbalancing for the horse.
 
2 infront (small ones!) and one behind (slightly bigger ones). One in each foot isnt going to do much harm if doing smaller infrequent stuff.
 
I have 2 in each of the back shoes, and my old farrier (i say that because moved farms/changed farrier, and not had studs with new one yet) just used to charge £1 per hole, so it was an extra £4! You could try getting quotes from other farriers in the area see if they can do it any cheaper for you. x
 
I seem to be the odd one out here - £45 per set, no extra charge for studholes. In fact, for various reasons we're doing front and back shoes at different visits at the moment so that £45 covers two visits, 4 shoes and a set of stud holes!!!!
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I only have one hole per shoe but I can defend my choice and I'm not entering into any stud numbers debates. Ever!
 
2 Holes each foot - otherwise unbalanced horse - god article in the Eventing mag on to stud or not to stud. My blksmith charges £1 per hole ontop of the normal £60 for a set..
 
Depends entirely on the horse, its way of going and how it copes with different ground conditions - wouldn't ever say there's only one way to stud.

My farrier charges £56 per set, with or without stud holes (however many you have).
 
Disagree, only use studs on the outside, too much risk of injury. Never had balance issues. If horse is that unbalanced, need to do some flatwork!
Wouldn't have thought the changing the number of stud holes would affect the cost that much!
 
If you are doing smaller low key stuff and your horse is wearing the studs not very often you may get away with wearing 1 stud per shoe on the outside, but if you are using the studs to do dressage on grass or eventing/jumping frequently then sorry, but I'd pay for 2 holes per shoe as it helps keep the foot balanced as it lands on the floor, although it seems to be down to personal preference. When I used to showjump I would use 2 small pointed studs per each front foot and slightly larger ones in the hind feet, obv depending on the ground conditions.
£80 with 2 stud holes per foot is a good price, I pay roughly that per set and my horses don't have stud holes!
 
My farrier costs about £75-£80 with stud holes too. With 4 stud holes (1 in the outside) my old farrier used to cost £105 for a set
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I would LOVE to have a farrier that will do a set for £45/£50!

Unfortunatly where I am the average cost of a full set of shoes without stud holes is £80 so I dont think £80 is unreasonable for a full set with stud holes. As your in the south east too, I think your very very lucky to have only been charged £50 for a set in the past. I really dont know any farrier that charges that little
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Disagree, only use studs on the outside, too much risk of injury. Never had balance issues. If horse is that unbalanced, need to do some flatwork!
Wouldn't have thought the changing the number of stud holes would affect the cost that much!

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Hmmm - think you may have to agree to disagree with quite a number of people on that one. Particularly with regard to the flatwork comment!
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I pay approx £65-70 for shoes + stud holes we show jump (6-8 competing regularly) and generally only use 1 outer stud per shoe BUT depends on conditions and how much/what/where/level you are doing - never had imbalance problems with a variety of animals and never had an injury with two studs per shoe (fingers crossed) but I think the risk of injury is increased more at our level (grass roots - middleing) by having two studs than playing safe with just one! Obviously depends on how well schooled/balanced yours is as well. Overall it has to be judged by your individual circumstances in conjuction with your farrier
 
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Disagree, only use studs on the outside, too much risk of injury. Never had balance issues. If horse is that unbalanced, need to do some flatwork!
Wouldn't have thought the changing the number of stud holes would affect the cost that much!

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it's not about the horse's balance, it's about the lateral foot balance on the floor, especially important on hard ground.
 
I also pay £45 a set, or £22.50 if only a pair done and that includes 2 studholes in each foot. I really appreciate how lucky we are to have such a reasonable farrier who is also very very good.
 
I use one studhole per shoe at £1 per studhole. I know its a very personal preference, and I respect others to make their own decisions for their own horse. Personally I think that the idea of studs is to go into the ground, as this is the only way they will give grip. If they sit on top of the ground then they are too big for the conditions and not having any effect, other than to unbalance the horse. If you choose the right size stud, going for the smallest ones that are suitable for the conditions, then the stud should penetrate the ground fully, thus not unbalancing the foot. Also consider that two studs can cause extra forces on the horse if he lands and then turns quite quickly, a bit like if you try to run circles in deep sticky mud yourself. However I can also see that 2 studs per shoe if they are not sinking in, would help.
 
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