Horse Farrier

Farrier, Frankie Mertz

803-432-9092

cell 803-427-1591

**  Accepting New Clients **

Experience:  

-  40+ years of horse related activities

-  1976 began trimming barefoot horses in Low Country region of South Carolina

-  1989 Graduated from Kentucky Horse Shoeing School (Instructor, Don Canfield)

-  Moved back home to Kershaw County (Cassatt) in 1998

- Frankie recognizes that each horse's foot is different.  

- He honestly evaluates what will give your horse the balanced trimming that all horses require.  

- With the Experience and a Keen Eye, Frankie is gentle with your horse, yet works swift and saves you time.  

- He does not believe in hot shoeing because shoes stay on with cold shoeing when Frankie puts them on.  

- Horses with feet problems have been resolved with Frankie's trimming & shoeing techniques... keeping to the basics of what a horse needs to travel soundly.

- References gladly given

RATES

$25.00 Trim only of all four feet per horse (1-12 horses.  Note:  If one owner has more than 12 horses, after paying regular rate for 12 horses, the rate for each additional horse is $20 per horse for Trim of all four feet.) (Note: Boarding stables; fees are based on per owner, not stable)

$65.00 Trim & Shod Front feet only per horse

$80.00 Trim & Shod all four feet per horse

Corrective Shoeing - Price Depends on the need of the horse

**  Accepting New Clients **