I belong to several online horse groups, and nearly every day someone is
looking for a farrier. There are many reasons for this - and I think we are quick to assume the worst when the "I can't find a farrier..." scenario comes up. Sometimes there's a reason that owners can't get a farrier to come, (bad working conditions, slow to pay, etc) or sometimes it's the farrier (won't show up on time, is rough with the horse(s), etc.) and we tend to gravitate toward that kind of thinking. But the fact is, there are lots of reasons farriers and owners need to "shop around" until they find a good fit. And they aren't all negative. For every story I hear about a farrier that won't keep appointments, or an owner who has unruly horses, I also hear stories about wonderful relationships between owners, farriers and their horses. If you take the time to get it right, hoof care can be a whole lot less of a headache for everybody involved.

Since I started listing the business cards on Facebook as well as in the directory) I am delighted that our followers frequently take the time to chime in a kind word about their farrier. So, it's in that spirit that I list below our current batch of directory additions. (The cards shown here are for illustration purposes, were randomly chosen and are in no particular order.) Click on the state to view details for each farrier listed below.

Arkansas - Mark Bradshaw
Arizona - Preston Cline, John Samsill
California - Davey Fraser, Jose Vazquez
Colorado - Micah Riehl, Jeff Shepherd
Connecticut - Matt Lewis, Bill Longley
Florida - Jake Ross
Georgia - Benjamin Flanagan, Matt Wheeler
Iowa - Jeff Beck
Illinois - Donnie Perkinson
Indiana - John Hinton
Massachusetts - Patrick Strong
Michigan - Dave Hogan
Missouri - Russell Swanson
Montana - Hoof Beat Recreational Serv.
North Carolina - Ralph Coley, Jeff Pauley
Nebraska - Dawn Singleton-Olson
Nevada - Rhodes Farrier Service
Pennsylvania - James Miller

You will notice that these folks' cards appear LARGER in the directory. We are in the process of changing over to this new larger size, so any order (or reorder) placed from now on will appear at the larger size. These free listings are good for two years and then drop off, unless renewed by reordering.

There you have it, at least for now. We will feature the next batch of cards once we get some accumulated. If you're a farrier (or other equine professional) and are interested in ordering custom business cards, we have dozens of lovely full color logos to choose from here. And don't forget to look at page 2 here.

Also, if you are on Facebook, and have a business card listed in one of our albums here, be sure to go and tag your photo. That will give other HoofPrints Facebook fans a direct link to your Facebook page, and will also post an image of your business card on your wall. If you are friends with a farrier that's pictured, you can also tag that person and the above will happen for them.