yearling advice - how often do I get the farrier out?

[coblife]

I'm currently looking in to buying a welsh section D Yearling to bring on and show but before I make any rash decisions I'm working out all of my costs first! I was just wondering how often you all get your yearling's hooves trimmed? And how much do you roughly pay for this (obviously all farriers are different but looking for an average) just want to be 100% sure on everything in terms of costing and to make sure if I do buy that the horse will have the best care possible! thanks in advance!

 

[be positive]

Probably every 6 weeks or so, it may be less often but if you plan to that it is better than finding it does require more attention and you have not included it in your sums, it will depend partly on the ground he is out on as some is more abrasive and helps wear the feet down, in winter they grow less but usually wear down less, in spring and summer they grow faster but often wear down more.
I pay £25 for a trim.

 

[4faults]

I get my yearling trimmed every 5-6 weeks which costs £20

 

[JanetGeorge]

I do my yearlings every 8 weeks (unless they look a bit raggy before then.) Cost is £22. But timing can be governed by growth rate - and behaviour. One of mine is too ruddy wild with strangers - hopefully next Monday will be the day for his first trim (but I refuse to let farriers be killed, lol.) So far, self wear means his feet still look quite respectable when you see them heading at you!

 

[meleeka]

I’d say a minimum of every 8 weeks.

 

[honetpot]

I have them seen every six weeks and the farrier handles them whether they need a trim or not. Just to make sure it’s well established before they’re a stroppy three year old.

 

[twiggy2]

There is no such thing as being 100% sure on costs of horse ownership.
If money is that tight it's not a wise ides to get a horse.

 

[MissTyc]

5-6 weeks for my yearling, since he was about 5 months old.
My farrier is off games at the moment, so I've been doing maintenance trims for 8 weeks and will need to manage another 4 weeks before the replacement chap can see us (I am very picky!). I have to do a maintenance trim every week to prevent a loss of shape and keep the growth down a little. They grow fast!

 

[chaps89]

What twiggy22 says I'm afraid.
If money is so tight the cost/frequency of a foot trim makes a difference, combined with the need to ask how often it should be, I'd respectfully suggest that this may not be the appropriate time for buying a yearling, sorry.

 

[Goldenstar]

Every five to eight weeks depending on the horses a trim is £35 I don’t pay travel as I have a few horses if he’s coming for one you might need to .
I too am concerned that if that makes a difference to the budget you can’t really afford a youngster .

 

[tristar]

good planning is everything, write it all down and add it up weekly monthly, before you jump, its surprising how things tot up, then there is the unexpected to take into account, its a good idea to think it through like you are doing, because its a long term project.

horses feet grow at different rates, some youngsters are very lively and wear their feet down a lot, some summers the ground is so hard it wears them down, as its a baby i would expect you to take it out in hand on the road to get used to sights and sounds so this will do the feet good and wear them down.

i think you need to learn about foot balance, how to tell when flair is happening so you dont get chunks coming off, and nutrition in developing hooves, unless of course you are already familiar with that, so you can call the shots and not just trim blindly and end up with footsore, you could could get a rasp and keep flair at bay between trims if needed, get farrier to show you how.

i find 6 to 8 weeks is an average, but always get them checked, you dont have to trim, and average cost seems to be £20 to £30