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Location: The stix of Utah | I got in to a bit of an argument with my farrier (he is an old friend) the last time he was out and I'm curious what you all do. Do you pay the same price or a discounted price for a re-set and why? Do any of you refuse a re-set and why?
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Location: Lala Land | Same...and I think it's bs, but it's hard enough to find a good shoer so I never said anything. |
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 I Chore in Chucks
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Location: MD | if I'm paying the same as someone getting new shoes, i better be getting new ones too. I don't care. charge me less or give me new ones. |
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Location: North Dakota | Personally, I reallly don't care if my farrier uses the same shoes. I'm not too hard on them so they usually hold up pretty well. I really, really value my farrier because he's good so I don't mind paying him the "same" even if I am not getting new shoes. I usually tip him anyway.
Last year, my horse pulled or bent A LOT of shoes. For all of those in-between visits (sometimes putting on a new shoe and a new pad) he never charged me. Again, just another reason I am happy to pay the same price for a reset, because I know he's going to take care of my horse for the in-between "emergency" stuff.
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| Before my husband, our farrier discounted for his cost of the shoes. He said since he was not using new stock he couldn't morally charge someone for shoes he wasn't putting on. |
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Location: ohio-in my own little world with pretty ponies :) | I pay less for a reset. If I'm paying the same as someone that's getting new ones then I want new ones. Luckily I have an amazing farrier and he is pretty dang cheap! |
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Location: In Ky following Barrel Races & Walker hounds. | Its usually cheaper around here but I dont reset usually unless Im not riding much. |
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Location: Keeping up with the numbers! | I am in Texas and I pay the same for a re-set as I would a new set. It frustrates my husband, but I have learned it is harder to find a good farrier then to question a price difference. I will add that I will only let him re-set every other time. We ride daily and compete weekly and they are worn by the end of the re-set.
Edited by BeanCounter 2014-05-01 3:03 PM
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | reset is usually 130 so 20 bucks cheaper than a new set.........
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Location: High heels in the air... | I pay the same and it doesn't bother me at all. You're paying for someone's skills not shoes!!! |
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| I pay the same. But he does an outstanding job EVERY time and he drives over an hour to get to my house. And I never have to hunt him down when my horses r due he hunts me down!! Lol!! It's hard to find them like that and that really do a good job, so I don't mind!! Plus if he ever has to do a little corrective shoeing here or there he doesn't ever charge me extra, and if I pull one he will put it back on no charge, but only had two pulled shoes in the last two years and they were both due anyway, so thats worth it right there! |
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 Living within my means
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Location: Randolph, Utah | I always get new shoes so it's the same price. My old shoer didnt keep the shoes I wanted in stock so id buy them and he'd charge me $10 less a set. Which is what the shoes cost me so I didn't really save anything. |
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 Lived to tell about it and will never do it again
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| We pay $65 no matter new or re-set. Have an awesome shoer that is also a great friend. He knows to just come out every 7 or 8 weeks so I don't have to worry about it. He keeps our 5 head going and always comes out for free if we have a problem. I'm going to be lost when he retires!!!!! |
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  Angel in a Sorrel Coat
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Location: In a happy place | CowboyUp!!! - 2014-05-01 3:36 PM I pay the same and it doesn't bother me at all. You're paying for someone's skills not shoes!!!
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Location: Southeast Louisiana | I pay less if he re-sets. It's only the cost of the shoes that he takes off, which isn't much. Most of what I'm paying for is his work. |
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Location: Northern CA | A reset is really not that much less work. It can actually be more work is the shoes are tweaked, the nails have to be removed and it was to be somewhat cleaned up before it can be reapplied. Sure you save the cost of the shoes, maybe $10 for keg shoes?! You still have the labor, nails cost, etc. |
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Location: Montana | CowboyUp!!! - 2014-05-01 2:36 PM I pay the same and it doesn't bother me at all. You're paying for someone's skills not shoes!!!
AGREE!!! Essentially they are doing the same amount of work as if new shoes.
The cost of shoes is a low expense. Labor is always more expensive than parts. |
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Location: The stix of Utah | CowboyUp!!! - 2014-05-01 2:36 PM
I pay the same and it doesn't bother me at all. You're paying for someone's skills not shoes!!!
I agree with this to a point. I get that he is still working hard and earning most of the cost, but if he is re-setting the shoes he isn't doing all of the same work that he would be doing with a full set. I have no problem paying him for all of his hard work, but I don't want to be paying for work that isn't being done.
Not to mention we bend over backward to work with him. I always provide food and water/soda and I tip him at least $25 sometimes more. Not to mention we pay him in cash to help him out at the end of the year.
It is really hard to find a great, dependable farrier around here, so I will keep my mouth shut, it just really upsets me. Not to mention, I have told him I do not want them ever re-set and since he only comes out when my husband is the only one home, he re-sets every other appointment against my wishes. I think that is what really torques my hide. |
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| Ours has always broken down the cost as a "trim" and then he charges separate for the shoes. So it is always cheaper for a reset. |
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 There Could Be Aliens Out There
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Location: North Central Kansas | My shoes charges the same for new shoes or resets. So I always tell him to put new ones on. |
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