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Well, at these rates, I think I will become a farrier. In Belgium it costs
around $60 for a regular StCroix shoeing. 
It is amazing the differences between our continents. You arabs are very
cheap, so shoeing them lets say 10 times will double the cost of the horse.
Amazing.

Now seriously, for what kind of pathology are these Natural Balance shoes
advisable?  Do they require a special 4 points trimming?

Leonard, Belgium

Just as a matter of information, it costs me in northern CA $90 a horse =
for a regular shoeing with St. Croix Eventers (iron shoes).  That's =
among the least expensive there is.  One farrier charged me $100 (our =
regular one was recovering from an accident) and was a poor horseman to =
boot.  At the time we were dealing with a fearful 6-year-old who had =
never been shod.  I won't go into details, but the horse feared him and =
I wouldn't allow the farrier to use any kind of force.  He left, saying =
it looked like we weren't going to get along.  I agreed (happily) and he =
left, horse unshod.  Our regular farrier is back, and the horse now =
shoes like an old pro (because our farrier is a very skilled and patient =
man).  In the San Francisco Bay area, where the clientele is more into =
jumping, dressage, and showing, the going rate is from about $175-$225 =
per horse.  I don't know the cost of Natural Balance shoes, so I can't =
help you there.


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