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CONTACT CS Farm and Farrier PO BOX 303 Ronda, N.C. 28670 USA (336) 526-8038 Send Us 
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| Farrier Services |
Currently accepting new clients on a 6 week schedule only. I am a professional farrier and have worked to educated myself in my profession and take pride in my work. I shoe/trim for clients on a schedule 12 months out of the year. To successfully shoe a horse, it does take time and effort. If you are not interested in the maintainence and upkeep of a regular shoeing schedule, please consider using other shoers.
"My number one goal as a farrier is to make the horse as comfortable as possible."
I grew up in a horse and farming family. For Christmas at the age of 5 got my first pony, a Shetland named Jack. This is where my passion for horses and their care began.
Education and Training
- North Carolina State University (NCSU), Animal Science/Livestock Management Degree, awarded 1995.
- Trained and Certified in Hot and Cold Shoeing, Wilkes Community College 1999
Philosophy
"I enjoy working with all horses, but I particularly like shoeing first timers and young horses. Starting a young horse off properly is one of the things I do best. The key is getting the horse's cooperation through experienced handling and confidence."
Chad Sale
For more information, or to schedule an appointment call Chad Sale at:
(366) 526-8038
or e-mail:ncfarrier@aol.com
Natural / Barefoot Trims
I frequently get calls and e mails from prospective clients wanting to know if I do Natural or Barefoot trims for riding horses. Many times they have started the program with a trimmer and they can't get them back out for a multitude of reasons. My first question to them is this "are you planning to trail ride or show the horse?" If they reply yes then I respond " Absolutely NO!" I have friends and customers that have put their horses through severe pain in this so called "transition phase" with the natural trim.
I understand that in many cases natural is better. Ask yourself...is it natural to put a saddle on a horse, is it natural to sit on his back, is it natural to confine your horse to a small area or pasture? Being partially natural is what is being promoted. I am not saying that riding a horse barefoot is going to lame them, I just don't feel it is in the best long term interest of the horse.
In what I have witnessed in the promotion of the trims is that the financial benefits to the trimmer far outweighs the benefit to the horses they work on. First of all, a reputable farrier will need $2000+ of various size and type shoes, pads, nails and supplies to do the job; trimmers don't. A reputable farrier will need a truckbody or trailer to haul supplies, tools and equipment; trimmers don't. The most common injury to a farrier is getting cut with a nail where trimmers eliminate this risk. On top of all this benefit to the trimmers, they charge a premium price for their "premium trim".
Through my personal schooling, training and experience I have concluded that this type of trimming for horses being ridden is not nearly the best choice for the horse. I am a farrier and I consider it my job to use my skill, workmanship and knowledge to make a horse reach his potential while in a comfortable set of shoes. I have a deep pasion and love for my horses. If they are going to carry me and my tack across a mountain or help me work a herd of cattle, the least I can do is put a set of shoes on them so they can comfortably enjoy the ride too.
Chad Sale
Providing Quality Services Throughout the Carolinas and Virginia
Specializing In:
- Performance Horses
- Hunters
- Jumpers
- Reiners
- Ropers
- Barrel Racers
- Trail Horses
I offer the same uncompromising standards to all the horses I shoe.
I promise to shoe your horse in the same quality manner as I shoe my own.
