Cost-Plus Under a cost-plus arrangement, the owner agrees to pay the contractor the actual costs of construction of the project plus a predetermined fee, which may be in the form of a stipulated amount or a percentage of the construction costs.
How often a horse needs to see a farrier will vary from horse to horse. I find that with my miniature Shetland ponies the farrier needs to come out about every 10-12 weeks depending on the state of the hooves.
1 Make sure that you have access to several hay suppliers, as a horse goes through around 2% of his body weight in hay daily. 2  Visit your horse friends' barns and ask them where they buy their hay, also inspecting its quality. 3  Get the contact information of multiple farriers in case your regular one is busy.