Barefoot maintenance: hoof picked out, wall dressed back to the live sole, toe rolled and the whole foot balanced. Most barefoot horses in this country hold six to eight weeks between trims.
Ironbark Farriery · mobile · Swan Valley
Mobile farrier — Swan Valley, the hills and the southern horse country
Trims, front shoes, full sets cold or hot-shod, and remedial work alongside your vet. Price the visit by service, horses, property zone and cycle — per visit, to the dollar — then book the run.
Shoeing WA horses since 2012
Cert III in Farriery · four-year apprenticeship
Public liability $20M
Sound feet, on a cycle you can plan.Three or more horses at the one property and the callout is on us — wherever you are.
The Hoof Plan
Per visit · GST inclusive · whole dollarsIronbark · visit tag
$840
Full set, hot-shod · 3 horses · hills
about $5,880 a year at 8 weeks
the cycle doesn't change the visit price — it sets how often we're out.cycle sets frequency, not price
we shoe; we don't diagnose — anything lame or remedial is done alongside your vet.remedial work is done with your vet
The Hoof Plan needs JavaScript — call (08) 9000 0374 and we'll price the visit on the phone.
Service per horse, per visit
Property zone callout per visit, waived at 3 horses
Horses at the property 1–8
Booking cycle how often we're back
Handling
How the visit is priced: the service rate multiplies the horses standing at the one property; handling multiplies the same count; the callout is flat per visit and disappears entirely at three horses or more. The cycle sets how often we're out — it multiplies the visit into the yearly line, never the visit itself.
Services
Five ways a foot gets done, priced per horse
GST inclusive, per visit, whole dollars. The floors below are the cheapest outputs of the Hoof Plan — one horse in the Swan Valley, handling off.
Steel on the fronts where the wear is, hinds trimmed and left bare. The usual set-up for a pony club horse or a paddock hack doing gravel roads on the weekend.
Four shoes fitted cold off the stock and nailed on, clenches rasped flush. Quick, clean and quiet — the right call for a horse that stands well and a foot that hasn't changed shape.
Four shoes drawn out and shaped in the forge on the float, then hot-fitted so the seat is dead flat against the foot. Better bearing surface, better wear — and the shoe fits the horse, not the other way round.
Wedge pads, heart bars, glue-on cuffs and rebuilds after a bad abscess or a laminitic episode. Priced once we've seen the horse and read your vet's notes — never guessed on a webpage.
For youngsters, off-the-track horses and anything that hasn't had its feet held. Extra time, a second set of hands and no rushing. Tell us when you book — it costs less than a rebooked visit.
Free in the Swan Valley and Ellenbrook, $40 across the metro, $60 to the hills, $80 south. Three or more horses at the one property and the callout is waived, wherever the property is.
Your next visit goes in the book before we leave the property — nine, seven or five visits a year. The cycle doesn't change the visit price; it decides how often we're out and how far the foot gets away from you.
How a run works. We do the whole property in one visit, so a four-horse agistment costs less per horse than four one-horse calls. Anything lame, sore or under veterinary care is done to your vet's plan — we shoe, they diagnose.
- Shoeing WA horses since 2012
- ABN 00 000 000 374
- Certificate III in Farriery · four-year apprenticeship
- Farriery is not a licensed trade in WA — ask any farrier what they trained in
- Public liability $20M
- We work with your vet on anything lame
From the crush and the float
People whose horses stand better than they used to
Four horses done in one morning at Gidgegannup, no callout because all four were here, and the eight-week booking went in the diary before the ute left. First farrier who's ever turned up on the day he said.Robyn T. · Gidgegannup · four on one run
Our pony club gelding used to be a two-person job. We said so when we booked, paid the handling, and he stood on three legs for the whole set without a word. By the third visit we didn't need it any more.The Whitmores · Herne Hill · full set, cold-shod
My eventer came back footsore off a hard track. He read the vet's x-rays, put wedge pads on with glue while the wall was still weak, and rang the clinic himself to check the angle. Quoted after he'd seen the horse, not before.Daniel V. · Serpentine · remedial with our vet
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Where we go
Out of the Swan Valley, four days a week on the road
The float works out of the Swan Valley: Ellenbrook and the valley properties are the home run with no callout, the metro is $40, the hills are $60 and the southern properties are $80. Three horses at the one property and that goes away — which is why agistments and pony club families book together.
- Swan Valley
- Ellenbrook
- Gidgegannup
- Chittering
- Bullsbrook
- Midland
- Serpentine
- Byford
- Mundijong
- Metro Perth
Book a visit
Tell us the horses and we'll put you on the run
The Hoof Plan's scenario comes across with the form — service, horses, zone, cycle and handling. We confirm the price and the morning by phone, then the next visit goes in the diary at your cycle before we leave the property.
We'd call you back within one business day to lock the morning in — or ring (08) 9000 0374 now if a shoe's off and there's a show on Saturday.
Asked at the gate
What horse owners ask before they book
How often should my horse be done?
Six to ten weeks, depending on the work and the growth. A shod horse in regular work is usually six to eight — much past that and the shoe moves back under the foot while the toe runs forward. A barefoot paddock horse in a dry summer can stretch to ten. We'll tell you what yours is doing after the first two visits and book the cycle that actually suits it, not the one that suits the diary.
Do you do barefoot horses?
Yes — trim only, $65 a horse. A barefoot trim is not a cheap version of shoeing; it's a different balance, with the wall dressed back to the live sole and the toe rolled so the foot breaks over where it should. Plenty of horses here are sounder barefoot, and we'll say so if yours is one of them.
My horse is difficult. Will you still come?
Yes. Say so when you book and tick handling — it's $25 a horse and it buys the time and the second set of hands that a young or unhandled horse needs. It is much cheaper than a visit that gets abandoned halfway, and by the third or fourth cycle most horses don't need it any more.
Can you fix a lame horse?
That's your vet's call. We shoe; we don't diagnose. If a horse is lame, get the vet out first — then we do the remedial work to their plan, off their x-rays and notes, and we'll ring the clinic ourselves if the angle needs discussing. That's why remedial is quoted once we've seen the horse rather than priced on this page.
Do you charge a callout?
Outside the Swan Valley and Ellenbrook, yes: $40 across the metro, $60 to the hills, $80 south. But three or more horses at the one property waives it entirely, wherever you are — so an agistment, a pony club family with two horses and a neighbour's, or three mates on the same road all pay no callout at all.
Is farriery licensed in Western Australia?
No — there is no licensing scheme for farriers in WA, and anyone can call themselves one. That's the honest answer, and it's why you should ask any farrier what they actually trained in. Ours is a Certificate III in Farriery and a four-year apprenticeship, and we're happy to name the horses and the vets we work with.
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