Think I've been fleeced - how much to you pay for shoeing?

You may insist this was remedial shoeing Lou, but the vet and the farrier said there was no remedial work involved. He has filed my horses hooves for the last year every 8 weeks on the dot. I appreciate preparation of hooves for shoeing differs to being 'barefoot'. My horse is quiet to shoe and his hooves were/are in very good condition - the shoes are to allow for the hooves to lengthen (never had a problem with them being too short before with my old farrier but he was very mindful that my horse was barefoot)
With reference to trusting and respecting the farrier I have no argument with the shoeing he has done for my horse
I simply do not think 50 pounds for two fronts/tidy up of back for straightforward non-remedial shoeing is a fair price.
I will look to the farrier I have previously mentioned who charges 50 pound full set 30 for two fronts. The decision to change farriers is not something I want to do but I really feel the
charge and difference in pricing is something that cannot be justified and I find that hard to stomach. I think the bottom line is this farrier has a large client base feels he can push his prices and the loss of one customer is of little consequence to him - he simply sees - money money money life is funny in the horsey world!!!!!!!
 
you didnt answer my previous questions as i can tell...
where are you from,

is your farrier a dipwcf a awcf or a fwcf.. as this will change the price drastically

it was remedial.. wether the work was remedial or not.. a vet was involved.
Louo x
 
Why don't you talk to your farrier about your concerns, he might be able to explain reasoning behind his prices? I don't think he is overly expensive though based on average prices round here.

If you ultimately feel his work is not worth the money then you should change your farrier, simple
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I am in the south west, the farrier is DIPWCF and no my horse is not difficult to shoe and does not have poor feet - so if you are looking for an answer to the pricing it won't be found in these three answers to your original questions.
Your insistence that the work was remedial because the vet hopes it will help to alleviate any strain on ligament is interesting, you must have more knowledge than the vet and the farrier combined. Do you think I should tell them that a phone call between them both constitutes remedial farriery so they don't get it wrong in the future?
 
brigidier... i did enough time as a farrier to realise when something is classed as remedial.. ok?

You in the south.. therfore this usually adds money to the price.

LOu x
 
here in Derbyshire we pay £55 for a full set without road nails, £30 for fronts shod and back's trimmed, or £15 for a full all round trimming, so don't think is excessive by what costs here? ours turns up on time too, barring today - which he can be excused for as when phoned to ask if I'd got the date wrong as am a numpty like that...he told me he was waiting for the AA to recover him! LOL
 
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