Poll Recap: Hoof Care Costs

Of the 1,142 respondents, 824 (72%) said they spend $100 or less per horse when the farrier or trimmer visits.
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Does your horse’s regular hoof care cost you an arm and a leg? In last week’s poll on TheHorse.com, we asked our readers how much they spend per horse each time the farrier or trimmer visits. More than 1,100 people responded, and we’ve tallied the results

Of the 1,142 respondents, 824 people (72%) said they spend $100 or less per horse when the trimmer or farrier comes; of those, 503 individuals said they spend less than $50 per visit and the remaining 321 readers said they spend $51 ro $100. Another 179 people (16%) said they spend anywhere from $101-$150 on regular hoof care. Seventy-five individuals (7%) indicated each horse's regular hoof care costs are in the range of $151-$200. The remaining 64 poll respondents (6%) said they spend more than $200 per horse.

In addition, 142 people left comments on their horses’ hoof care costs

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Jennifer Whittle, TheHorse.com Web Producer, is a lifelong horse owner who competes with her Appaloosas in Western performance events. She is a University of Kentucky graduate and holds a bachelor’s degree in Community Communications and Leadership Development, and master’s degree in Career, Technical, and Leadership Education. She currently lives on a small farm in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky.

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