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What farriers make
Established farrier
$72,000
Apprentice or first years
$45,000
Full book, sport horses
$100,000
Job Bank's national median is $34.72 an hour, about $72,000 a year full time. Job Bank pools farriers with other small technical trades, and nearly all farriers are self-employed, so your real take-home depends on how many horses you can do in a day and what your truck, forge and fuel cost. Alberta's career site says net earnings vary widely with reputation and business skill.