My guy is $35 to trim all the way around. 75 for steel fronts, 90 for aluminum fronts, I know he is more for science projects like bar shoes, rim pads, pour in pads, epoxy etc but he has never charged me extra for the bells and whistles. For hinds, we have reiners and he buys the steel and makes the sliding plates from scratch for every horse. They are 90, I assume regular hind shoes are in the 75 to 90 range but I’ve never had a pair done up.
overall he is super reasonable. What I love most is he is so good with the horses, young, old, overly limber or a little stiff, he is patient and does great work. He will also work with my vet and really listens when I’m having a problem with the way a horse is going
I’m in eastern WA and I think the average price for a barefoot trim here is ~$45. I pay $55 because my farrier is the only one I’ve found so far that can keep barefoot horses sound and comfortable year round. I’ve tried quite a few less expensive farriers - they all seem fine for shod horses, but not for barefoot (always ended sore mid-late summer). When he is not available, I trim my horse myself!
Alrightly. The $80 for a trim as previously noted. $160 for fronts. I assume $200 for all around, but haven’t needed a horse fully shod. Without pads, equipak, or anything else fancy. Steel, not aluminum.
I might be paying more than average for this area but I can’t imagine it’s by much. It’s a little breathtaking how expensive everything is here!
$100 for a trim and $425 for 4 shoes with pads in front, every 4 weeks year round. New Jersey area, known to be pricey farrier-wise.
$35 (Canadian)
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It doesn’t make any sense to tip someone who is running their own business and setting their own prices. imo.
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@Simkie I agree those seem in the ball park for this area (maybe on the high side for trim but not wildly so). I’m paying $65 trim (no shoes) and $275 four basic steel drilled for studs. Horses are at different farms and have different farriers. I’d have to look to see what winter shoes were. The farrier doing shoes currently is expensive but definitely worth it.
175 for front shoes.
$50- just recently it went up from $40. Central CA
I tip 10.00. I pay 40 for a trim and if I can’t be there due to his schedule he likes my pony enough to pull him from his stall, trim him, takes his time, and puts him back out. My pony is great 95% percent of the time, but sometimes he can be a 4 letter word. I appreciate my farrier and want to make sure he knows it.
Northern VA here.
All three of mine are barefoot, I generally pay $45-$55 depending on the horse/farrier.
$40 for a trim in SW Idaho.
$40/trim, $90/front shoes, $120/4 shoes. Jacksonville, FL area
$100 for a trim. $350 for four shoes.
I have one of the best farriers in my area. I pay $140 for 4 shoes (clips). He’s $110 for front shoes. He has been very generous to me, a regular client with a quirky horse.
Is that typical for CT?
I pay $45 for a trim and $95 for front shoes. Schedule is every 6-7 weeks, I book appointments out in advance, since it’s not a business for me I pay cash. And I have been a client for 12 years.
He hasn’t raised his prices for me in that timeframe for many reasons. In 12 years I have never cancelled or changed my appointment, I accommodate him if he ever needs to change, my horses are always ready and well behaved.
Plus I give a very generous holiday bonus.
I’m in CT. Prices vary in different parts of the state and for different barns and disciplines.
IME, outside of the most expensive Fairfield county area, simple shoes run $150 - 250 and trims are $50 - 95.
There are some over and under and it is not always related to competence.
$35 here in NY
It is in the Westchester/Fairfield area (immediate NYC suburbs). When you get further out, there are lower priced options.
