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[RC] how many endurance riders shoe and trim their own horses? - Pvan19

 
holy moly prices for shoeing & trimming in the US seem sky high ( distance related???) - here in France the average price for a competent farrier is around 30€ (less than 40$) for a trim on all 4 feet and 75€ for a regular, hot shoeing which takes at least an hour.. and those prices include almost 20% value added tax!!
 
125€  would buy you a a trim and a hot shoeing with a full set of st croix shoes, welded supports with 4 tunstene inserts per foot, full pads and silicone, at least 1.5 hours work ... and you'd be set up ready for a 100 miler
 
maybe we should move
 
Pauline
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From: Barb Peck <bpeck9191@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [RC]   how many endurance riders shoe and trim their own horses?


I learned to trim in the late 60's..  spending several weeks trimming
with a farrier in high school.  The in the 90's spent a week with another farrier,
just for fun.
I've trimmed my own horses off and on for a long time.
Currently, I have a retired horse and a young horse, and
I've been trimming both of them for the last several years.

A barefoot trim is not the same as a hoof prepped for a shoe..
And I just saw too many farriers trimming bare feet exactly the same as if they
were preparing it for a shoe (mainly taking way too much sole out).
SO, when my horses don't have shoes, I trim them.
I have a good farrier when I'm ready to shoe the young horse.

I wish I had learned to shoe though...
While I realize everyone has to make a living.. it's just gotten so expensive.
And I guess I shouldn't complain - because I know we're probably in the middle of the scale of
what it costs for 4 shoes ($125.00).

Barb