Is your business as efficient and profitable as it could be? 

Efficiency comes in many forms, including taking steps to maximize scheduling, control expenses and charge appropriately. No matter your income, number of clients or quality of hoof care, there are always ways to improve. How do you determine which areas need attention? One way is to look at those around you. What are your peers doing and charging? What do their clients appreciate about them? 

Data from the 2026 Farrier Business Practices Survey Report provides actionable information that can help you assess the health of your business. This survey is made possible by Anvil Brand, Glue-U, Hoof MD and Vetericyn.

Schedule Efficiently

One notable finding in this year’s survey is that the average full-time farrier’s client list has grown while the number of horses on their books has shrunk. Clients have increased by 13% to 101, and the number of horses has decreased by 19% to an average of 300. Farriers are also driving more miles for hoof-care work, up 13% for an average of 418 miles per week. 

Driving more miles for fewer horses can be a recipe for losing money. This is why efficiency in scheduling is important. Your time spent on the road and the money spent on fuel are both expenses to consider. 

“Instead of driving past a client you saw yesterday to go to a client today and then driving past them again on the way home, if you schedule better, sometimes you realize…