I have thought about trying to do my own as it costs me a small fortune come farrier day. My two Tbs are trimmed every 4 weeks and the minis are done every second visit.
I would be too worried Id trim them back to far and would lead to problems, so I would rather let the expert do mine. I live very much in "Suburbia" so getting my farrier here is not problem and there isn't a shortage a farriers around.
If I lived far out , Im sure Id be inclined to do my own, id charge myself a lot less , thats for sure
If I could find a farrier that would come out here, that could trim his way out of a paper bag, I'd be happy to pay. And, pay I did with that last good farrier that left 4 years ago. He came every 4 weeks (one mare needed 4 week trims, the rest were good on
, did a minimum of 4 horses (charged for 4 regardless, but as I have plenty, it's easy to rotate 4 through the cycle). He also did a little chiropractic work (very good at it) and dental (not so good, at least not on the minis, only ever did one and he still needed to see the dentist in a few months time).
I learned a lot while that good farrier was here, plus about 20 years of watching before that with occasional trims myself due to circumstance; but I didn't start trimming on a regular basis til after he left and I had no choice.