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Re: [RC] blown away by farrier costs - heidiWow! I'm going to go kiss my horseshoer! I use two farriers. My favorite one charges $40 for shoeing (all new shoes). He charges $20 for a trim (just went up from $15). I've never lost a shoe and my mare has done over a thousand miles with his work. My backup farrier charges $60 for shoeing and $25 for trims. They are both excellent. Knew there had to be some financial benefit to living out in the rural West. Cindy You and me both, Cindy! <g> My biggest concern about moving back into the boonies (grew up here, so knew what I was getting into) was whether or not I would FIND a decent farrier. But I finally did--and he is a gem! He charges $50 to shoe (new or reset) and $15 to trim. As for Chris's second question about resets--in my experience, when I'm actively conditioning and/or competing, a set never has enough wear in it to be worth resetting. And I figure that if I'm not wearing out the shoes, I question whether or not I need the horse shod in the first place, unless there are extenuating circumstances. Sometimes in the spring, if we don't have rides coming right up, I can get one reset out of the first shoeing, just because our conditions are variable that time of year--sometimes we need shoes, but sometimes the going isn't all that bad, and we aren't putting on very much mileage yet, so there isn't always that much wear. Sometimes in active competition, I've found that the shoes won't last for 6 weeks--in which case, one thanks one's lucky stars for horses with good hoof growth! :-) Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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