Posted by Rick Burten on September 11, 2003 at 08:42:03:
In my wanderings around cyber space I came across a website with this information. The website belongs to a Strasser practitioner of some two years. I found it interesting because many of those individuals accuse farriers of only shoeing horses for the money.
"Services & Fees:
Trimming $50.00 per hour($50.00 per horse minimum)
Consultation $50.00 per hour
Out of State Travel $300 per day plus expenses
Trimming: First time trims are the only ones which may take more than one hour. Typical follow-ups are $50, provided tha the horse is being trimmed on a regular basis.
Out of State Travel: this option is available for those who do not have access to qualified trimming help locally.......Maximum number of trims per day is six(less if there are horses with special problems).
If travel consumes an entire day, add $100 per day of travel only."
Lets see, approximately two years field work after a 21 day hands on school where the actual time spent under the horse is constrained by the other subjects discussed during the "field experience/practicum", and voila, you get to accuse professional farriers of only being in it for the money.
Give 'em enough rope and they will hang themselves.
Rick