A move to Oklahoma

[Shoeing_one]

I dont know if this is the right place to post this but I am considering a move to OK and just wondering if anyone in here can tell me what the farrier industry is like.(im in Michigan now)
I also will be looking for a farrier to apprentice under a CJF would be ideal,, I've been a professiol farrier for 3yrs now and am getting ready to take my AFA cert soon.
I really enjoy all the discussion and info on this site,,any info is appreciated..

[Harley's Owner]

I live in OK. Tulsa area. There are lots of farriers here. They come and go pretty frequently. I'm always hearing of new ones.

They charge anywhere from $60 to $80 dollars for regular shoeing.

There is a very good farriers college in Sperry OK. You could maybe contact them.

[Shoeing_one]

I'm trying to look up info on the school in Sperry cant find anything

[Harley's Owner]

I googled it and came up with this address and e-mail.

ofc@ionet.net

Ok. Farrier College
Route 2, Box 88, Sperry, OK 74073 (800) 331-4061

[T.N. Trosin]

Oklahoma Farriers collage has been closed since Bud Beaston's death a few years ago.

[Ronald Aalders]

I spend years in OK. Lot of horses around a lot of them reiners. If you're looking to shoe high end horses make sure you end up close to Marrietta. Within a 3 hour radius you'll find a few of the best QH barns around.

Have fun and can you shoe in a 100 degree heat with high humidity? Then OK is the place for you!


Ronald Aalders

[Shoeing_one]

Thankss for all the info guys,,Ron guess I'll have to get used to shoeing 3rd shift... :(

[J.H. shoeing]

Having lived in Texoma I can safely tell you all the shifts run together into what I like to call "super 8's". You will get to know them as 10-16 hour days.

I first started going into that area and ended up working late in some barns because it was cooler. Then I realized that if I did not drive out of the driveway that they would keep bringing horses. I thought it was cool to make as much in a day as I had been making in a week, then my body started to go on strike.

Be careful and have fun.