Palmetto Farrier Service
My approach is simple. Although there are many "fads" that come and go I tend to stick to the time tested basics of hoof care. Each time I visit your barn I will want to take the time to watch the movement of your horse, and listen to what you have to say about your horse rather than simply pulling out the nippers and rasp and going to work. Through my education, I am able to pay attention to the relationships between conformation and joint alignment as well as skeletal and muscular movements of a horse. Paying attention to the way a horse moves can tell me much more than simply observing the growth of the hoof. In some cases I will also ask that you saddle up the horse and ride it through some different gaits as the "flight of the hoof" changes with different gaits
. Using an assessment sheet that I have developed, I will keep a record of your horse's hoof measurements and conformation to allow me to track the progress of your horse. I schedule my days to allow me to take the time needed to do a good job for your horse rather than rushing through to get to the next appointment. It's all about the horse and quality of care, not quantity of horses I can get to in a day.
If your horse has any special needs, please let me know ahead of time so that I can be sure to have what ever hoof care products I may need. I carry a large assortment of sizes and styles of shoes. For special needs I have the ability to hand forge modifications to shoes as well as fabricate hand made shoes, traction devices, etc.
Rates:
I am currently accepting new clients and offering a free trim ($30 value) with a paid trim or shoe. Also I will give a $10 discount to you for each horse you refer to me. These offers are good to new clients through the end of March 2010. Remember to mention this ad.
(Rates for feet that are severely overgrown or require therapeutic trimming will reflect the time involved)
Barefoot Trim - $30 all four feet
Steel Shoes: (I prefer to "hot fit" shoes so let me know if that is something you do not want)
Calks or Borium - $5 per foot
Pads - $7 per foot
Navicular, Founder, Crack Repairs, Hoof Reconstruction and any other therapeutic work is priced individually based on the treatment required.