Mike Hayward, APF-I, demonstrates his patented magnetic broom. The San Jose, Calif., farrier modified a shop broom with a roller magnet to retrieve stray nails after shoeing a horse.

“The roller magnet is on one side and the broom on the other so you can still sweep,” Hayward explains. “To remove the nails from the magnet, you just flip a switch that releases the magnetic face and the nails fall off.”

Hayward’s magnetic broom was awarded a U.S. patent. The next step is finding a manufacturer and distributor.

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Learn more by reading, “California Farrier Fills Hoof-Care Needs” in the May/June 2025 issue of American Farriers Journal.