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What Farriers Earn Yearly with a Single Backyard Horses | Farriers Use Wide Variety of Horseshoes
April 2, 2021
What Farriers Earn Yearly with a Single Backyard Horses?
| Relationships | % of Farriers |
| Trims only, barefoot year around | $305.58 |
| Trims in the winter, trims/shoes rest of year | $614.33 |
| Trims and shoes year around | $777.70 |
— 2018 American Farriers Journal survey of farriers working with backyard horses
Farriers Use Wide Variety of Horseshoes
Among yearly shoe usage, steel shoes make up 75% of the typical full-time farrier’s total use. Aluminum shoes account for 11%, 7% are glue-ons, 2% are synthetic shoes and handmade shoes account for 5% of total shoe needs.
— 2020 American Farriers Journal Business Practices survey