American Farriers Journal
American Farriers Journal is the “hands-on” magazine for professional farriers, equine veterinarians and horse care product and service buyers.
Over the past 25 years, farriers have increased average trimming prices from $22.07 to $60.31. Based on U.S. Consumer Price Index data, the increase in trimming charges from 1998 due to inflation would have only reached $41.39 in 2023. This represents a 46% increase over the average yearly 25-year inflation rate of 2.55%. Source: American Farriers Journal Survey
Some farriers are still charging the same prices as a few years ago, ignoring continuing increases in fuel, materials, inflation and other costs. While increasing prices is a difficult aspect of running a farrier business, it’s a concern that many hoof-care professionals lose sleep over
If you’ve wondered how you compare price-wise with other farriers with work ranging from a simple trim to more complicated shoeing jobs, here’s your chance to see how your prices compare with the low, high and average charges for 20 horses with different footcare needs. Plus, we’ll look at what a difference 25 years has made in the pricing of two basic hoof-care scenarios, along with estimates on what you should be charging 5 years from now.
The 144 full-time farriers who responded to this exclusive American Farriers Journal survey were told these 20 horses were handled under the following conditions, except for the differences noted in each description.