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Farrier business guides and templates
Practical ways to plan the day, prepare clear invoices, keep useful horse records, and choose software. Start with the task you need to finish; the checklists and templates can be used with your current system.
Written by Hoofy editorial, the publisher of Hoofy. Worked examples are labeled as fictional; buying guides explain what to test rather than presenting invented rankings. Updated September 20, 2026.
Business guides
Practical articles on cash flow, barn records, daily workflow, pricing, miles, shoeing documentation, and when to leave the spreadsheet behind.
Get paid faster
Confirm the payer, itemize completed work, and adapt a clear invoice delivery message.
Client management
What to track for every barn: contacts, billing rules, balances, and visit history.
End-of-day checklist
Close the schedule, log services, invoice, save mileage, and update notes before you forget.
Cost-based pricing
A fictional calculation showing how service hours, materials, and travel affect an estimate.
Route planning
Build a workable day around client windows, horse counts, travel, and buffers.
Shoeing records
A service-note template for dates, completed work, materials, photos, and agreed next steps.
Best app for solo shoers
A repeatable field test for a solo farrier's appointments, invoices, records, and backups.
Bookkeeping basics
Invoices, mileage logs, and exports — durable records, not tax advice.
Overdue invoices
Check the balance and adapt factual messages for first reminders and partial payments.
App vs spreadsheet
When a spreadsheet is enough, when an app may help, and how to check a migration.
Workflows and app selection
Follow a worked example, inspect the records a task needs, and check the current product features against your requirements.
Farrier app (overview)
What the term means, what to expect on iPhone, and how Hoofy ties schedule, billing, miles, and horse files together.
Farrier scheduling app
Plan multi-horse stops, distinguish due dates from bookings, and check rescheduled work.
Farrier invoicing software
Horse-level line items, the correct payer, partial payments, and a free invoice template.
Mileage records for tax preparation
Actual trip records, an illustrative log, and links to current US IRS guidance.
Horse history on iPhone
Service logs, photos, and client-ready notes without a filing cabinet.
Compare farrier apps
A checklist to evaluate scheduling, billing, privacy, and lock-in before you subscribe.
Farrier app comparison
Compare dedicated farrier apps, software, spreadsheets, calendar+invoicing stacks, and paper with one practical buyer checklist.
Free farrier business tools
Useful, no-account worksheets for the work around the route. Fill them in directly in your browser, then print a clean copy or save a PDF for your records.
All free farrier tools
Browse Hoofy’s practical browser tools for invoicing and mileage records.
Farrier invoice template
Add customer details and line items, calculate a total, then print the completed invoice.
Farrier mileage log
Record trip dates, odometer readings, and a route purpose; the worksheet totals valid mileage.