Posted 2006-06-28 9:10 PM (#43764 - in reply to #43760) Subject: RE: What's it worth?
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Posts: 2828 Location: Southern New Mexico
I must be cheap. I've never paid more than $50 to go on a ride (most around here are free) and I keep my horses bare foot so its only $15 for a trim. Everything else is pretty close.
I'd love to go on the Chief Joseph trail ride someday, but by the time I can I'll probally be to old to go.
Posted 2006-06-29 2:46 PM (#43801 - in reply to #43760) Subject: RE: What's it worth?
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Posts: 474 Location: White Mills, Ky.
Teri,
The "organized ride fee" is for three nights campsite with electric, 2 stalls and 3 meals a day. Not bad considering what it would cost to rent a motel room and eat out for a weekend doing something else.
Posted 2006-06-29 7:48 PM (#43814 - in reply to #43801) Subject: RE: What's it worth?
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Posts: 2828 Location: Southern New Mexico
I agree that its worth it. But rides aren't that expensive here. Other than local day rides, I've only been going to the King Ranch annual trail ride (sponsered by sheriffs dpt for the DARE program), but it is $35 for me and $25 for my daughter. No camping fee, no elect, showers or stalls. You have to bring your own pens and power. Only one meal is provided. I guess if they supplied all that it would be more, but no one around here would go.
Posted 2006-06-30 1:34 PM (#43839 - in reply to #43760) Subject: RE: What's it worth?
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Posts: 19
Location: Southern IN
lol ! I agree!
Besides, has anyone priced "therapy" these days? Not to mention that my horse and mutt think I'm "all that and my "horse friends" are the best in the world!
Posted 2006-07-01 6:25 PM (#43874 - in reply to #43760) Subject: RE: What's it worth?
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Posts: 179 Location: Illinois
I agree it's gotten us through some very difficult times in our lives. Loosing my Mother and Son with in 2 weeks. If we hadn't had God and the horses in our lives really don't know where we would be.
I just thank God for bringing the horses back into our lives after being horseless for 20 years.
Shari
Posted 2006-07-03 11:27 PM (#43972 - in reply to #43760) Subject: RE: What's it worth?
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Posts: 474 Location: White Mills, Ky.
Some friends of mine recently spent a long weekend at Gatlinburg, TN and they racked up over $1000 for their room, entertainment and eats. I'll bet they didn't have any more fun than we had for less than 1/2 the price!
Posted 2006-07-05 1:31 PM (#44071 - in reply to #43874) Subject: RE: What's it worth?
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Posts: 92 Location: oregon
Shari:
I also lost a son and my aunt 6 days apart. Devastating. I agree with you. My horses have gotten me through this extreme sad,' hole in my gut' rough period .....Just going to the barn lifts my spirits. I don't think I would have survived without my four-footed friends. My sympathies to you on your loss. No one understands like a mother.
Posted 2006-07-12 8:56 PM (#44510 - in reply to #43760) Subject: RE: What's it worth?
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Posts: 209 Location: pensacola, fl
Well it may be a little off subject but, I suffered a Spinal Cord injury in a car accident over 16 years ago, and the doctors said I would never walk again and I could forget about ever riding again, after 10 years of Phyical Therapy I walk (with a limp) but I walk and decided I wanted to ride again, I had to start all over, I started with my husband leading me around on our old mare, until I could get the strength back in my legs.And my confidence back. Now, I have a 3 horse slant with Living Quarters and my daughter and I camp and ride every chance we get. It is the best feeling to be on that horse and move through the woods with no pain or limping. The Phyical Therapy not to mention the Mental Therapy these horse give is priceless. And when I am having a bad day and in alot of pain, I Love to lay in the swing on the back porch and just watch my horses graze. I have a lot to be thankful for in this life and I'm just glad that God blessed my life with horses.
Posted 2006-07-13 10:52 AM (#44552 - in reply to #43764) Subject: RE: What's it worth?
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Posts: 301 Location: Catoctin Mtn, Maryland
Terri:
How do your horses or horse do without shoes? Our trails are rather rocky here and we need shoes on all fours. Don't their feet get tore up from the trails?
My farrier sent me a notice......."Price Increase"........$140.00 for 4 shoes, $100 for fronts and back trim., $60.00 for trim only. If you have more than one horse $40.00 for trim per horse. Oh, and if you get the "clip type" shoes, it's $30.00 more.
Yikes...........needless to say, our two main trail horses will have shoes. The rest are going barefoot............
Posted 2006-07-16 4:48 PM (#44741 - in reply to #44552) Subject: RE: What's it worth?
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Posts: 2828 Location: Southern New Mexico
In our area south Tx is it all sand, not many rocks around. Next week I am moving them to NM and it is pretty rocky up there so I had shoes put on their front feet until they adjust. Even when we lived in the Tx hill country I have never had a problem with keeping my horses barefoot. I just make sure there feet are healthy and check them after every ride for burises/cracks. If you are going to shed the shoes and go barefoot it takes time for the horse (and their feet) to adjust.
Posted 2006-07-16 10:53 PM (#44771 - in reply to #44552) Subject: RE: What's it worth?
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Posts: 303 Location: Grapeland, Texas
Originally written by windwalker2
My farrier sent me a notice......."Price Increase"........$140.00 for 4 shoes, $100 for fronts and back trim., $60.00 for trim only. If you have more than one horse $40.00 for trim per horse. Oh, and if you get the "clip type" shoes, it's $30.00 more.
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Yikes!!! I won't ever complain about my farrier again. He went up to $85.00 on borium shoes and I almost fainted. He was charging $65.00, and he charges $25.00 for trims. I guess I am lucky.
Posted 2006-07-17 11:25 AM (#44818 - in reply to #44771) Subject: RE: What's it worth?
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Posts: 301 Location: Catoctin Mtn, Maryland
Make sure your farrier doesn't see this post. We don't want to give him any new ideas. Heck, he could say on his next rate increase that your lucky your not living in Maryland..............
Posted 2006-07-19 10:02 AM (#45037 - in reply to #43760) Subject: RE: What's it worth?
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Posts: 671 Location: THE GREAT NORTHWET, OREGON(THE REAL GODS COUNTRY)
I do my own trims and if I ride in a rocky area I use Old Mac boots that I have wilderness tested and they are great!! went thru mud,rivers,large rocks,steep hills, and never lost one !
All My horses are bareboot and after a while ther get real hard soles and can handle all terrane. The trick is to take off excess hoof wall and not sole.This keeps the foot nice and tuff.If you ride alot they keep worn down by themselves.Just keep a rasp handy to keep the hoof in good condition.
I also notice a difference it trailering,not as much stomping and better footing.
Posted 2006-07-19 10:15 AM (#45038 - in reply to #45037) Subject: RE: What's it worth?
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Posts: 301 Location: Catoctin Mtn, Maryland
Can you elaborate further on the Old Mac boots? I have been wanting to buy a pair but don't know anyone that uses them (within my circle of trail buddies that is). Are they hard to take on and off? In your opinion what are the pro's and con's? I've seen the Boa boot and it seems like they would be easier to get on and off.
I would love to stop with the shoes. Trimming my own is out of the question, but my farrier will come out and just do trims and would be fine with just doing that. He's a nice guy, but expensive.......
Posted 2006-07-19 9:36 PM (#45095 - in reply to #44552) Subject: RE: What's it worth?
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Posts: 610 Location: Northern CA
Barbara,
I have a Standardbred gelding that I do long distance trail riding on. He continuously lost front shoes. Everytime I went to ride or was leaving to go camping with the horse, he was missing a shoe. I finally got fed up with it and decided to go barefoot with him. I had to do something- farrier's fees going up and all, also the farrier's were cutting all his heel off and leaving toe long, his heels were also starting to contract as well from the poor shoeing! I went through something like 4 farrier's!!!
I now have no problems with this horse- This is what I did-Mind you, he too has tender soles. You need to have a barefoot/pasture trim done. Find a farrier that knows what this is. (Alot of farrier's do a shoeing trim instead of a pasture trim.)I used the easy-boot epics for a while then switched to the Cavallo boot and love it. They are easier to put on and my horse is fine!! His feet will always be tender out in pasture without the boots on but, his hoof wall is so strong now. No more chipping or cracks. The popping sound in his hip is now gone! He also started "popping" in the neck and shoulders and now it is gone. I never have to worry about going to catch my horse for a ride and find that a shoe is missing!! I am so much happier now. Also have saved a lot in expenses. Plan to do this with the other horse now as well. Also, just found a new item in Valley Vet catalogue."comfort pads". I bought a pair of these and inserted them into both the easy-boot epics and the cavallo boot. LOVED THEM! Only $4.99 a pair. Good Luck!
Posted 2006-07-20 5:00 AM (#45105 - in reply to #45095) Subject: RE: What's it worth?
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Posts: 301 Location: Catoctin Mtn, Maryland
Tara,
Thanks so much for your take on this subject. I will check the catalogs for the cavallo boot. My farrier is due back in the next few weeks and I'm going to discuss this issue with him.
Farrier fees are way out of control here in Maryland. It's amazing to see all the new farriers that move here from out West, too. They say because the people here will pay big bucks for their services. Supply and demand I suppose. But that can come back and kick them in the butt too. They will find that they will be shoeing less, trimming only and people will be stretching out the visits too.......
This is what I had done prior to my farriers increase:
What's it worth?
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The serenity of being on the trail with your favorite mount,friends and having mental therapy is all worth it!!
