[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).
