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Number of Clients Farriers Work With | Most Therapeutic Work Takes Place with Five Disciplines
December 25, 2020
How Many Clients Do Farriers Typically Work with Each Year?
The typical full-time farrier works with 160 horse owners and trainers during the year while the typical part-time farrier works with 43 clients.
— 2020 American Farriers Journal Business Practices survey
Most Therapeutic Work Takes Place with Five Disciplines
Among full-time farriers who handle therapeutic cases, 65% of this specialized work takes place with horses in five categories.
| Discipline | % Therapeutic Work |
| Backyard | 24% |
| Hunters/jumpers | 13% |
| Trail, recreational | 10% |
| Dressage | 10% |
| Eventing | 8% |
— 2020 American Farriers Journal Business Practices survey