The route & the person at the hoof
A working day
at your barn.
One farrier, a planned route, and time set aside for your horses. The best visit starts with a dry place to work and the horses ready when we arrive.
On the regular route
- Monday & Tuesday
- Maple Crossing
- Wednesday
- Alder Ridge
- Thursday
- Bellwether Valley
- Friday
- Return visits & weather changes
Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm, by appointment. Within 25 road miles of Maple Crossing only. Travel is included in the listed rates.
Route days are a starting point, not a reserved time. We agree on an arrival window after reviewing your request.
The same person, next time.
I keep a note of the work, materials and next date for each horse. On a first visit, we leave time to talk about the current routine and how the horse handles having its feet worked on.
Tell me about changes since the last visit and the footing you use. If the requested work is outside routine trimming and shoeing, we discuss that before anything is booked.
Bad weather or unsafe footing can move a day’s work. If a visit needs to change, we agree on a new window.
BEFORE THE TRUCK ARRIVES
A ready horse.
A place to stand.
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Bring horses in.
Have them caught, haltered and reasonably clean. Brush mud from legs and let wet feet dry where practical.
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Clear a work area.
Choose a level, dry, well-lit spot with shelter from rain and wind. Clear tools, feed buckets and loose dogs from the work area.
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Have a handler ready.
A capable adult must stay for the visit. Tell us ahead of time about horses that struggle to stand or pick up their feet.
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Leave room for the truck.
Open the gate and keep a clear approach and parking space beside the work area. Mention narrow lanes or difficult turnarounds when scheduling.
If the horse cannot be handled safely, work stops and we discuss another plan. A scheduling request is not an emergency callout.
We’ll find where you fit on the route.
Tell us the town, the number of horses, and when they were last done.