The sign on the wall at Olympia Farrier Supply says it all, “There is nothing better than seeing a farrier succeed.”

A cynic might question the shop’s sincerity. Then again, the cynic hasn’t met Nick Henry, who threatened to kick another farrier out of his truck for not buying his supplies from Ken and Maxine Floyd. Loyalty runs deep with Olympia Farrier Supply customers.

“More than half the farriers in this region would be nowhere without the support they get from Olympia Farrier Supply,” says the Gig Harbor, Wash., farrier. “They’re huge in the farrier community, and they’re huge in the equine community who call them looking for farriers. I don’t have enough good things to say about them. I could go on for days.”

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Founded: 1998

Employees: 3

Ownership: Ken & Maxine Floyd, who acquired the supply shop in 2012.

Location: 1 in Olympia, Wash.

Contact Information: Call (360) 786-6575, email olyfarrier@comcast.net

Selection Process

Henry’s experiences — and those of others throughout the Pacific Northwest — coincide with the decision of the independent, three-judge panel to name Olympia Farrier Supply the inaugural American Farriers Journal Supply Shop of the Year. The judges — all members of the International Horseshoeing Hall of Fame — are Margie Lee Gustafson of Woodside, Calif.; Steve Kraus of Trumansburg, N.Y.; and Randy Luikart of Ashland, Ohio. (Please see “All Rise” below)

American Farriers Journal readers nominated approximately 50 supply shops in North America. Following nominations, the shops were asked…