Hudson valley - dutchess county
$150 front shoes/pads. Which is $50 cheaper than my last farrier. Was paying $250 for 4 shoes with a previous farrier before that.
$45 per trim, but I moved another 15 minutes away from the big stable I used to be close to, so I’ve been paying $150 for three trims in an effort to make the extra driving worthwhile because I really like my farrier.
Madison, Wisconsin area.
VERY interesting. It looks like my current farrier may be on a slightly higher than average side of things but def not as expensive as some of you are paying! I would have to make a LOT more money a month to pay some of the prices y’all pay!! Wowza. Is it just me or is everything becoming more expensive these days? :’(
Houston, TX
$30 Trim
$75 Front shoes
$95 Shoes all around
$120 Fronts with pads and packing
Last farrier was charging me $250 for front rocker shoes with pads and packing.
Pittsburgh, PA
$100 now for fronts (new or reset).
$125 this past winter for popper pads and fronts. (and he had me save the poppers for next year)
I was paying the exact same farrier $75 for fronts up through November, but I moved an hour away and he agreed to keep shoeing for us, so I’m happy to pay the extra $$ as a travel charge, because finding a good farrier is tough.
My guy who specializes in reining is $25 for a trim, $90 for sliders (just hind shoes and trim the front) which are handmade from scratch out of 1/2 inch steel.
$60 for just front shoes and a trim behind (price does not change for steel, aluminums or bar shoes.(which he also hand makes)
$125 for 4 shoes.
And no travel charge. Oh and he also shoes for my vet, which is icing on the cake because most farriers and vets are sometimes.at odds when it comes to making shoeing decisions. He’s the best and I’m so lucky!!
hoo-boy. Eastern Ct/RI/MA farrier: $200 every 5-6 weeks for trims + reset. Farrier is uniquely gifted in his ability to visualize bony alignment and recognize causes of various soundness/behavior issues that come from the feet, up. I credit him for keeping my somewhat conformationally challenged 18 year old as sound as she has remained (he started with her from when she was around 4, at first periodically helping me out as I tried doing my own barefoot trimming, then going to shoeing when she was around 6)
California boondocks. $40 for trim. $100 for shoes all around.
SW PA
$35 Trim
$100 full set of shoes
$85 for reset
That’s above average for my area, but if my guy loses/bends a shoe he comes out at no charge. Plus he’s an excellent farrier.
Ontario
$250 CND plus tax (13%) for a trim plus 4 shoes tapped for corks.
That price is pretty standard for a good farrier around here. The cheaper ones are cheap for a reason…
Shouldn’t have opened my mouth!!! Brought him in the next day and wasn’t he missing a shoe. As the farrier said, it’s been a long time since lost one. She called this a.m. and was on her way.
Wow I wish I was somewhere else besides Northern VA!
Trim $50
2 front $100
4 steel shoes $200
4 aluminum $220
Thank goodness nothing special but caulk holes are another $50. When I travelled on the circuit, it was $400 a horse with rim pads up front so I am not complaining.
Michigan - $40 trim, $160 for a set of shoes (steel), same price if it’s new shoes or a reset. These prices have been the same with the three farriers I have used and liked.
Wellington, Florida- $350 for a full set of shoes
Midwest-- Northern and Central states. Multiple farriers used over the last few years.
In both states of varying regions I have paid $ 25 -$35 for a trim.
Fronts shoes were between $ 50- $70.
Middleburg/Upperville, VA - around $350-$500 for a full shoeing (all four) - this is what I’m told from friends that use professional farriers for horses in competition. The $500 is the cost of a journeyman farrier doing the work.
But let me read you what it cost ME just to buy my own shoes and some of the equipment needed for shoeing ( I have been doing my own shoeing of my horses/ponies for 40 years for driving, foxhunting, and endurance):
- 1 Box of Mustad #4 City Head Nails (250 count) - $19.40
- 1 Set Kerckhardt “Triumph” Aluminum Fronts (000) - $10.45 ($5.22 ea shoe)
- 5 sets of St. Croix Aluminum Eventers Fronts (00) - $60.00 ($6.00 each shoe or $12.00 a pair)
- 1 “Save Edge” Rasp - $26.80
- 1 “The Knife” hoof knife, regular, (right hand) - $35.00
- 2 sets of DuraShock pads #1 flat - $14.80 ($7.40 for a pair)
Please note: the hoof knife and rasp were pretty much low to middle of the line quality because when they become dull, I toss them and buy new. It’s not worth my time to try to sharpen up the knife, either. That said, the price on the top-of-the-line knives and rasps can be up to about 3x what I paid. I will admit to buying a top-of-the-line set of nippers last year - to the tune of $350. They cut through the toughest hoof wall like a hot knife through warm butter. Well worth the cost, even though I about choked when I handed over my credit card to buy them. I hadn’t bought a new set in about 20 years, so I was due.
As you can see, the cost of supplies is expensive for your farrier. My bill today came to $177.44 (including tax) and I have yet to use any of the items I purchased above except the rasp - which did a super job as all new rasps do when I trimmed up one of my ponies after getting home from the farrier supply store. My stuff lasts for at least a year because I only do four; your farrier will run through their equipment much faster the more horses they do on a daily basis. Also, unlike your farrier, I don’t have to invest in a wide supply and types of shoes since I know what each of my four does best in, and can just stock up on their shoes in their size.
So when your farrier walks through the door of your barn, s/he’s carrying quite a $$$$ investment of professional tools to do the job for you, plus the expertise to do it correctly.
Some of ya’ll are getting off really cheap with your farriers! 
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My poor farrier beat around the bush to tell me that she was increasing her trims from $50 to $55. I said “Do you want more? I’ll pay more.”
I love my farrier. My Connemara cross has never put a foot wrong in the 4 years we have been using her. If only my farrier knew all the complements he got on his good looking feet! (Backed up by his soundness, without shoes.) My vet today complemented him on how good his feet were today!
I try very hard to tell her how much I appreciate her, as she is not much for gifts.
Im in NC
$75 for fronts
$125 for all 4 (doesn’t charge extra for clips or aluminums)
$225 for 4 shoes with pour in pads
Los Angeles area-
Trim- $60
Four steel shoes- $175
Four steel shoes with pads- $200
Front shoes only- $125
Four steel shoes with major corrections (egg bars, pads, wedges, etc)- $250
I know I am paying less than most people in my area and know my farrier will probably be raising his rates!
Montgomery County, SE PA.
$40 trim. $170 for full set steel. $160 reset. For regular clients he keeps a template of each horse’s front and hind shoe, and makes up the shoes ahead of the shoeing appointment. Also works with each horse to make the experience positive.
Currently paying $120 for four shoes with clips, $140 if we tap for studs. Located in Southern Maryland.
My last horse had to be done by my trainer’s farrier in eastern Md, about an hour south of Fair Hill. $350 for four shoes, pads, and tapped for studs. I drove my horse 2 1/2 hours each way every five weeks for the privilege. Every time I tried to switch to a local farrier he would start going poorly and wouldn’t keep shoes on. Back to the expensive guy, shoes stayed on and horse went like a champ. I swear he nailed the shoes on with fossilized unicorn horn.
Horse was sold to do the upper levels with a kid and is being kept in the manner to which his has grown accustomed. Personally, I now own a moose who will never go above Training level. He keeps his damn shoes on and is perfectly happy with the local farrier. Bless his heart.
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