Northern VA:
Previous farrier charged $45/trim.
New farrier charged me $170 for trim and fronts with leather pads and packing.
My trimmer charges $50 for a trim; she really takes her time (at least an hour) and does a great job.
The farrier I used to use charged me $100 for shoes all around. When my horse had pads on his front feet, I believe it was $120. For the barefoot horse, he charged $45 for a trim, but did it in about 5 minutes.
My farrier, who I used years ago and has to come a long way out of his area for me, and who I must say rescued my mare because she was going WAY downhill from my last farrier charges me $80.00 to trim and re-set the fronts.
He also had to make new shoes by hand for the fronts to get her fixed, which included 1 visit to see and pull old shoes/trim, 1 visit 4 weeks later to fit custom shoes and tack on basic shoes in the mean-time and one visit to fit custom made shoes 2 weeks later and it cost me $200.00.
Best $200.00 ever, as the mare hasn’t put a foot wrong since.
NJR
Farrier Cost
Our farrier charges $40 trim in rural Illinois. He prefers barefoot horses so I don’t know about shoeing.
Ex-farrier barefoot trimmer that did a poor job on anything but QH’s was $35/trim.
New farrier is $25/trim, $65/trim and front steel. At least in my area a farrier trim is almost always $25 regardless of quality, my new farrier does an excellent trim as did the one I used about 6 years ago. Perhaps I’m in a cheap area? 
Probably helps that they do at least 5 at a time at the barn, usually more.
Severely impressed me when on the first trim he told me to call no matter what if there were any sort of problem, assured me he’d come fix a loose/lost one for free (although I would insist on paying something) and three days after he was shod actually called me to ask how he was doing. So yes, I’m pretty darn impressed with my ‘cheap farrier’.
No. VT
Trim- $40.00
Front shoes (corrective), trim and w/ pads - $95.00
He’s almost always on time and if he’s going to be late, he calls. My mare had a loose shoe and DH & I both had to be at work, he came, caught her and reset the shoe for $25.00. I put her in her pen and he had no problem coming when we weren’t here.
North of Richmond, Virginia
Trim and front shoes: $85
Trim and 4 shoes: $95
He’s always early, takes his time. Answers his phone/calls me back. Horse has nver put a foot wrong. I appreciate having such a good deal.
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Here is Northern California
$170 / half shoeing
$220 / full shoeing
$250 / regular shoes with pads in front
Sad … but true![/QUOTE]
Wow! I’m glad my horse is barefoot. I’m in NorCal and I pay $40 for a trim.
Barefoot trimmer was $50 per trim every 4 weeks so $650 per year. + hoof boots
Four shoes $100 x every 7 weeks so $742 per year
Front shoes only $70 X 7 weeks so $519 per year.
I’m thinking I would like to get the fancy renegade hoof boots and learn to do my own trimming!
Current guy charges $30/trim and does a good job on the average horse. I don’t remember what front shoes are, but he charged $80 in the winter for shoes & snow pads.
A friend does the farrier work for a local non-profit and I know charges $30/trim and $75 for front shoes. I think he usually charges $35/trim & $100 for fronts in the real world and he works with a lot of high end barns and therapeutic cases.
This is in Southern Wisconsin 
I trim my own horses, so my costs are nil, but when I do use a farrier, his prices are something like this:
Trim: $40
Trim and front shoes: $75
Trim and all four: $140
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Barefoot trimmer was $50 per trim every 4 weeks so $650 per year. + hoof boots
Four shoes $100 x every 7 weeks so $742 per year
Front shoes only $70 X 7 weeks so $519 per year.
I’m thinking I would like to get the fancy renegade hoof boots and learn to do my own trimming![/QUOTE]
$50 for a trim?!? That’s highway robbery!
Seriously, it’s not hard, actually quite fun, and you certainly could learn to do it yourself!
Really? I pay $50 for an all round trim here in CT. Think it’s reasonable…
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Really? I pay $50 for an all round trim here in CT. Think it’s reasonable…[/QUOTE]
I’ve trimmed my own horses (and several others for friends in my area) for the past 11 years so my perspective may be skewed.
It takes me about 30-40 minutes to trim a horse and I guess I just can’t imagine getting paid nearly $100 an hour to do that!
Here is Northern California
$170 / half shoeing
$220 / full shoeing
$250 / regular shoes with pads in front
Sad … but true!
Are those prices pretty standard for farriers in your area, or do you pay extra for a specialist?
I pay $250 for 4 steel shoes. Orthopedic shoeing is higher, of course. But, my guy is a master farrier; he is definitely more expensive than the other farriers at my barn.
trim all around = $35 (went up $15 since last yr)
front shoeing is $70-80 (i don’t get shoes on him,so im not sure on this cost)
full shoes all around (same deal ,on not knowing current costs,but i think the norm these days is 100-125 )yikes!
$100.00 for a trim all around and aluminum fronts. $90.00 for steel fronts.
I don’t know what he charges for just the trim. I Know he will charge significantly more for glue-on and for more involved work. I don’t know the details though.
He does stop in from time to time to check on his “patients” for no additional charge.
The time you are not paid for is:
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What would be really interesting is to list the price of your horse, the amount you pay for board AND the amount you pay the farrier. I do not think anyone would claim that owning a horse is inexpensive, but “expensive” is a relative term. If your horse cost more than 10K, spending $2250 (9 shoeings at $250) per year might seem reasonable. If your equine investment is more than 50K, it would seem silly to worry about the cost of an important component of maintaining soundness.
What is a lot for board? $500? $600? That is money down the drain every month if your horse is lame…
My favorite “farriers are expensive” complaint came a few years ago, when it was pointed out that the Derby champ’s shoes cost $500. This horse was later syndicated for $50 million dollars, so whatever choices were made might be considered money well spent.
Mercedes are expensive to maintain, and so are yachts. Ironically, not many farriers own either!
SW OH -
My farrier is AWESOME! He charges me $30 for a trim, $90 for new set of front steel shoes, $80 for reset front shoes (back feet trim included). I think he charges $120 for new set 4 steel shoes, and $110 to reset them. Seems very reasonable to me…and he does a great job!
