Equine records · EQ-04

Farrier Visit Record

A free printable farrier record — what was done to which feet, remedial work, cost and the date the farrier wants to return.

First page of the Farrier Visit Record — Make the shoeing cycle visible, which is what stops a horse going three weeks over and losing a shoe in the mud.
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One page. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.

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The fillable versions have real form fields — open them in any PDF reader, type into them and save. Printing help.

What this sheet is for

Make the shoeing cycle visible, which is what stops a horse going three weeks over and losing a shoe in the mud.

Who it is for

Horse owners, sharers and livery yards booking farriers.

How to use it

  1. Record the next visit date at the visit, while the farrier is standing there.
  2. Note remedial work and why it was done.
  3. Record cost; over a year it is a large number people never total.
  4. Keep foot balance notes on the same sheet so a new farrier can read the history.

What is on the sheet

The layout is fixed at a size that fits both A4 and US Letter, so the A4 and Letter files are visually identical and print at full size on either. Rows are set at a height that an adult can actually write a date and a few words into with a pen — most printable tables are built in a word processor and never tested with one.

Questions

How often should a horse be shod or trimmed?

No interval is printed. It depends on the horse, the work, the ground and the season, and it is your farrier's call. What the sheet does is make the cycle you agreed visible.

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