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Set Your Farriery Prices Based on Your Costs

Kentucky farrier shares how he determines how much he bills his hoof-care customers

By Jeremy McGovern posted on July 18, 2023 | Posted in Business Practices

There are differences in how every farrier approaches his or her business. Still, the most common and effective way to manage the finances of a farrier business remains knowing what it costs to shoe a horse.

Base Your Farriery Prices on Your Costs

By Jeremy McGovern posted on July 28, 2022 | Posted in Business Practices

Not everyone works with the same types of horses. Some farriers may have more trims than shoeings — maybe no shoeings at all. Your location will greatly influence what you can charge clients, as well as many of your expenses.

How Much Should You Charge Per Horse?

Protect your future by charging what you should earn today.

By Jeremy McGovern posted on October 27, 2018 | Posted in Business Practices

To effectively run your farrier practice, you need to understand every cost including with each horse your work with.

Understand What You Need To Charge

By Jeff Cota posted on July 25, 2016 | Posted in Business Practices, Education

What can you charge? It’s a question that farriers commonly ask and one that Adam Wynbrandt hears often. His response? “I tell them, ‘Well, no, the question is, what do you need to charge?’” says Wynbrandt, who has 2 decades of farriery experience and owns The Horseshoe Barn in Sacramento, Calif.