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.
A farrierâs salary varies based on the number of horses he works on per day. 1  A 2011 survey from the American Farriers Journal reported that the average salary for experienced, full-time farriers was $92,600 (up significantly from the 2008 average salary of $80,000).