How much do you pay for shoeing?

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Just got our new horses shod, they are our first. The farrier charged £65 per horse for 4 shoes, so i paid £130 which will be every 6 weeks.
Does this sound about right?

I pay £66 for my horse, shod on all 4 feet with road nails. £33 for pony who is only shod in front. I usually get 7-8weeks out of mine as they don't do a great deal and often we can do a re-fit on the pony which reduces it by £10.

Think my sis pays about £70. Mine is unshod so only £20 for a trim.

One of mine is only shod in front, the other is barefoot - I owe for last two pairs £65 so must have gone up, was £30 a pair last time. Pony's feet don't seem to grow at all so no idea how much a trim is!

A mare came in last week with absolutely shocking feet, had no idea they could get so long. How her owners let that happen is beyond fathoming, enough to make you weep

(our shoes don't last long so I don't save much, get about 4 weeks grrr)

My DD's Pony is shod full set. We pay £40 and its £25 for redrive.

i think this may be the killer that i cannot afford every 6 weeks for the two horses i have taken on! i can afford the livery/bedding/insurance and worming but i dont think i can stretch to another £130 (i was told they only needed front shoes at £30 each)

If you're not doing a lot of road work, fronts should be fine though?

I have 2 horses. One ex-racehorse, one 3/4 TB.

The ExR has a pair of fronts on @ £25 and £10 for the hind trim.

Mare has just a trim @ £20 allround.

If you are not doing a lot with them and they have healthy feet then there is no need for full sets.

TBh, i think that their feet (and the rest of them too) have got much better since they have been fed on a high fibre, low energy diet.

I am quite bad at keeping track of how often they get done, but will phone farrier when they start looking like they need it, it has been 5wks - 10weeks before.

What sort of horses are they??The majority of horses can get away with just front shoes (unless you need to put studs in fro competing). Unfortunatley most farriers won't tell you this. You can try getting their back shoes taken off and see how they go. They might be a bit foot sore to start with but they will soon toughen up. If the foot breaks there are several preperations you can buy tp help them to harden up. You can always have hind shoes put back on if it doesn't work out. My two TBx have both been to HOYS with just fronts!!!

excuse typos. BFing!!

Just fronts here £42 (backs obv get trimmed)
Full set would be £60, trim is £25. Farrier will do refits but cost saving is negligible, as the money is in the shoeing not in the shoes themselves iyswim.

Oh yes, refits make no difference to the cost of ours either.

Have you looked into those trainers for horses things? I think one company that makes them is called 'old mac'. The initial outlay is not cheap, but once you have them you only put them on when riding so they don't wear out as quickly as shoes, also, Im sure that one of the brands have replaceable soles so are cheaper to sort when they wear out. If you had those you would only need regular trimming.
Another option is to go barefoot. It's a bit of a leap of faith, but IMO worth it unless you do tons of road work, in which case combine with trainers. When the shoes first come off, the hooves are often very brittle due to the nail holes, but if you can let the feet grow quite long before removing the shoes, a lot of that should get trimmed away, a lot of people seem to have the shoes off, see the hooves chipping around the nail holes, panic, and put the shoes back on, it's worth waiting. If you combine roadwork with schooling on grass/ surface and are careful, the hooves should wear down naturally, so you may even get away without trimming often. You just need to keep an eye that they are wearing evenly. My friend has a warm blood who is barefoot, and he has no problems.