Is This Price Too High?

Freedomnchrist · 06-12-2008, 02:18 PM

O.k. So no throwing stuff for me asking a stupid question.

I am allowed 2 dumb questions a day!

Is $85.00 too much for my farrier to trailer my horse to his house and return as well as trim and put all four shoes on??? His house is about 4-6 miles up the road?

It would only be $65.00 if he did not have to pick her up.

Now no laughing.

Awesome Paints · 06-12-2008, 02:21 PM

We only pay $35 a horse so I guess I shouldn't be the one to respond.

RenosGirl · 06-12-2008, 02:24 PM

that sounds like a good deal to me, but then again I trim my horses hooves myself, and he also doesn't need shoes. But if he is trailoring your horse, doing a trim and a shoeing that sounds like a good deal.

But I also leave in Canada so the prices might be different.

Amrwmblds2 · 06-12-2008, 02:24 PM

I dont think its too much- its time and time and is money, to pick her up and return her. Probably about $5 of those extra $20 bucks is gas anyway!

$65 sounds like a great price for a full set- my farrier just went up to $150 for a full set

Freedomnchrist · 06-12-2008, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Awesome Paints

We only pay $35 a horse so I guess I shouldn't be the one to respond.

Blahhhh....no you shouldn't.

ToveroMom · 06-12-2008, 02:26 PM

Awesome Paints-you pay 35 for a full shoeing all the way around?

Freedom...it is a great deal

alliebath · 06-12-2008, 02:26 PM

While we now shoe our own - prices I have paid in the last 2 years for a trim & reset for all four - $85, $75 and $60. The cheapest is an Amish shoer that we had to haul to (2 hours each way). Can he not shoe at your place? If not, $25 seems a bit steep for the travel - but while it is not very far, you have to factor in the time of hooking the trailer, getting to your house, loading the horse, driving to his, unloading the horse and then reload and unload again, so I don't know if that isn't fair.

Freedomnchrist · 06-12-2008, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Amrwmblds2

I dont think its too much- its time and time and is money, to pick her up and return her. Probably about $5 of those extra $20 bucks is gas anyway!

$65 sounds like a great price for a full set- my farrier just went up to $150 for a full set

This is what I thought.

It is a relief to me that I do not have to worry about taking her there.

We are still trying to work with her on her feet. She does fine for the trim....but when he goes to put the shoes on...buddy...she hates it!

Freedomnchrist · 06-12-2008, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by alliebath

While we now shoe our own - prices I have paid in the last 2 years for a trim & reset for all four - $85, $75 and $60. The cheapest is an Amish shoer that we had to haul to (2 hours each way). Can he not shoe at your place? If not, $25 seems a bit steep for the travel - but while it is not very far, you have to factor in the time of hooking the trailer, getting to your house, loading the horse, driving to his, unloading the horse and then reload and unload again, so I don't know if that isn't fair.

He has to put her in the shoeing stall. I think that is what it is called.

Drafty · 06-12-2008, 02:26 PM

Why not do it at your house? That is what my farrier does. I would think it should save you time, gas, and money doing it at your own farm.

Jules · 06-12-2008, 02:27 PM

I pay $80 for a set of four - the rears have trailers - and my farrier is on the same property as my horse so it's a five minute walk to her barn. My mother's horse is $60 for a set, nothing "special". So I would say you're getting a good deal with the pick up and return included. Though I'm curious - why can't the farrier do the work at your stables?

Edited to add - seems like we all have the same question about why your horse has to be transported to get shoes!

Drafty · 06-12-2008, 02:27 PM

Ohhh! I just read about the stocks! Sounds like she needs training. Maybe invest in your own set of stocks if training won't do? Should save you loads of $$ in the long run!

Freedomnchrist · 06-12-2008, 02:28 PM

He does it in a shoeing stall. Or whatever it is called.

Freedomnchrist · 06-12-2008, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Drafty

Ohhh! I just read about the stocks! Sounds like she needs training. Maybe invest in your own set of stocks if training won't do? Should save you loads of $$ in the long run!

See....but I have no clue how to do it.

She does fine picking up her feet and picking out her feet and trimming....but not with the shoes.

I am just ignorant as to how to do it.

Amrwmblds2 · 06-12-2008, 02:29 PM

I do believe you are referring to stocks, I just got a percheron mare in who has only ever been done in stocks, errr I dont have any of those. My farrier is going to kill me!

I'll blame it on hubby anyway- those two like to torture each other!

Freedomnchrist · 06-12-2008, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Amrwmblds2

I do believe you are referring to stocks, I just got a percheron mare in who has only ever been done in stocks, errr I dont have any of those. My farrier is going to kill me!

I'll blame it on hubby anyway- those two like to torture each other!

Someone told me that she might have Navicualr (sp)problems....that is why she hates the shoes?

Freedomnchrist · 06-12-2008, 02:31 PM

I do know that tomorrow is my first time to be there when she gets her shoes on...I have never been there before. So I am going to ask him what he thinks would help too.

Amrwmblds2 · 06-12-2008, 02:31 PM

Hmm Interesting thought- my mare was orginally off an amish farm, and thats the only way she's ever been shod.

The lady we got her from was able to work with her enough to be able to put front shoes on without stocks, but not there with the hinds yet.

Has your mare always had the issue, or has it just started?

Awesome Paints · 06-12-2008, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ToveroMom

Awesome Paints-you pay 35 for a full shoeing all the way around?

Freedom...it is a great deal

Yep, sure do. Trimming is only $25.

*Runs to avoid any flying objects.*

Freedomnchrist · 06-12-2008, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Amrwmblds2

Hmm Interesting thought- my mare was orginally off an amish farm, and thats the only way she's ever been shod.

The lady we got her from was able to work with her enough to be able to put front shoes on without stocks, but not there with the hinds yet.

Has your mare always had the issue, or has it just started?

Now....before I got her she had always had shoes in the front. I forgot to tell you that. But not in the rear.

Farrier says she goes straight up when he tries to shoe her in the back. Not sure about the front though.

06-12-2008, 02:18 PM
Freedomnchrist Greenbroke Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 3,312	Is This Price Too High? O.k. So no throwing stuff for me asking a stupid question. I am allowed 2 dumb questions a day! Is $85.00 too much for my farrier to trailer my horse to his house and return as well as trim and put all four shoes on??? His house is about 4-6 miles up the road? It would only be $65.00 if he did not have to pick her up. Now no laughing.

06-12-2008, 02:21 PM
Awesome Paints Long Yearling Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,327	We only pay $35 a horse so I guess I shouldn't be the one to respond. __________________ "Never miss a good chance to shut up." Will Rogers Kelli

06-12-2008, 02:24 PM
RenosGirl Yearling Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 502	that sounds like a good deal to me, but then again I trim my horses hooves myself, and he also doesn't need shoes. But if he is trailoring your horse, doing a trim and a shoeing that sounds like a good deal. But I also leave in Canada so the prices might be different. __________________ Go and love your babies today, and everyday...you never know when it could be the last time.

06-12-2008, 02:24 PM
Amrwmblds2 Long Yearling Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,375	I dont think its too much- its time and time and is money, to pick her up and return her. Probably about $5 of those extra $20 bucks is gas anyway! $65 sounds like a great price for a full set- my farrier just went up to $150 for a full set __________________ www.NewEnglandWarmbloods.com Breeding and Training Quality Sporthorses

06-12-2008, 02:26 PM
ToveroMom Pasture Pet Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cleveland TX Posts: 15,296	Awesome Paints-you pay 35 for a full shoeing all the way around? Freedom...it is a great deal __________________ "In America,anyone can be President. That is one of the chances you take" Adlai Stevenson

06-12-2008, 02:26 PM
alliebath Yearling Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Leavenworth, Kansas Posts: 578	While we now shoe our own - prices I have paid in the last 2 years for a trim & reset for all four - $85, $75 and $60. The cheapest is an Amish shoer that we had to haul to (2 hours each way). Can he not shoe at your place? If not, $25 seems a bit steep for the travel - but while it is not very far, you have to factor in the time of hooking the trailer, getting to your house, loading the horse, driving to his, unloading the horse and then reload and unload again, so I don't know if that isn't fair.

06-12-2008, 02:26 PM
Drafty Yearling Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 979	Why not do it at your house? That is what my farrier does. I would think it should save you time, gas, and money doing it at your own farm. __________________ "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." - Mahatma Gandhi

06-12-2008, 02:27 PM
Jules Halter broke Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 167	I pay $80 for a set of four - the rears have trailers - and my farrier is on the same property as my horse so it's a five minute walk to her barn. My mother's horse is $60 for a set, nothing "special". So I would say you're getting a good deal with the pick up and return included. Though I'm curious - why can't the farrier do the work at your stables? Edited to add - seems like we all have the same question about why your horse has to be transported to get shoes! __________________ Jules Living in Las Vegas... loving my horse

06-12-2008, 02:28 PM
Freedomnchrist Greenbroke Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 3,312	He does it in a shoeing stall. Or whatever it is called.

06-12-2008, 02:29 PM
Amrwmblds2 Long Yearling Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,375	I do believe you are referring to stocks, I just got a percheron mare in who has only ever been done in stocks, errr I dont have any of those. My farrier is going to kill me! I'll blame it on hubby anyway- those two like to torture each other! __________________ www.NewEnglandWarmbloods.com Breeding and Training Quality Sporthorses

06-12-2008, 02:31 PM
Freedomnchrist Greenbroke Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 3,312	I do know that tomorrow is my first time to be there when she gets her shoes on...I have never been there before. So I am going to ask him what he thinks would help too.