farrier prices for larger draft horses?

For my Belgian Draft the cost of a barefoot trim is the same as for my other horses, but if I need him shod, it is more expensive as the shoes are much larger and heavier, and therefore cost the farrier more to either buy or make. My "light" horses wear a size 2 and 3 (pretty big as they are warmblood types) and the draft wears a size 6--very big. (many QH and arabs wear a 00 or 0)

To shoe just the fronts on the draft often runs $120 which is what I pay for all 4 on one of the lighter boys. If the horse can go barefoot, that is the way I go, and for me the trims are $50 for each horse, regardless of size.

I only shoe the draft when he gets a sand crack on his right foot; that foot must have been slightly damaged at the coronary band before I got him as it has a tendency to crack in the dry part of the year when the flies are bad. You would think all those feathers would help prevent the flies from biting him, but he is a big baby about them!

$50 is what I've been charged for "draft" prices with my half draft for a trim only.

Yes, farriers do charge more because you're working with feet the size of dinner plates, not the size of the palm of your hand. Your best bet will be to call local farriers in your area. You can run a google search or check the phone book for websites and usually they have the price breakdown on there.

My shire horse had problems picking up her back feet. As a result my poor farrier had to pick her foot up himself while she leaned on him. As a result the process wore him out and took over twice the time of a normal trim. As a result he ended up charging me twice the price of a regular trim.

I'm pretty sure they can't change there prices just because the horse is bigger, well my farrier didn't, anyway. My horse is a 14.1 Arabian and the other horse that was boarded on my 'ranch' was a 15.2 American Quarter Horse. My horse was pretty patient about it, and the AQH kicked and bit and the guy, he still charged us the same price.

they should charge the smae thing no matter how big the horse is my farrier charges me $80 to do my horses feet (shoes) and he gives me a discount if i do all my horses feet at once but i usually pay him the same price because he is nice

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