Ballard Farrier Services

05/25/2026

As we go about our day today, let us reflect on a solemn truth. The truth is that freedom isn’t free. More than 1.3 million of our sons, daughters, mothers, sister and brothers over the course of the history of our great nation have don the cloth and gone into battle on behalf of us. 🇺🇸🦅

They gave their lives believing and defending our nation was worth it and you bet it really is. In their service and sacrifice, they gave us the gift of a perfect example. The perfect example flowed through their service into today.

It echoes from the resolve that they had at places like Valley Forge, the hallowed fields of Gettysburg, determination in the forests in Europe and in the courage in those who assaulted forward on the beaches Normandy and in the Pacific. It continues to endure in the memories of the quiet fortitude of those who got after it in Korea, patrolled in the jungles of Vietnam and who faced uncertainty in the Middle East and yet showed up day after day with courage and tenacity.

Whats binding them together is not the terrain that they fought on, but the values and virtues that make America great. The honor, courage and integrity. Their sacrifice is born by the families that carry on, who everyday show us what the enduring pride of being an American Gold star family really look like.

The courage to drive forward and give us the gift of a great example. This day belongs to them, to the family’s of the fallen, to those we remember. They did not fall so we could look back. They fell so we could look forward. Freeze united and with resolve. Let us never forget how these Americans died, but more importantly let us never forget how they lived!

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04/26/2026

If you're bored with life, if you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things, you don't have enough goals.

- Lou Holtz


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04/17/2026

Rollin into the weekend 🔥🐴

Let’s get it 🤙🏾


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Teskey's

04/01/2026

Hey

I’m selling my 2016 Dodge Ram 1500
216,832 miles

It is in good working condition as I have been meticulous about keeping up with all maintenance on it, it comes with a gooseneck hook up.

13k obo

Please share 🐴

03/20/2026

A lot of times people look at the negative side of what they feel they can’t do. I always look on the positive side of what I can do.

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Sloan Creative House

03/18/2026

Such a true statement!! I’ll never forget being Shamed by a trainer a couple of years ago for my prices but then complained to me on how she couldn’t get her regular farrier out, and then praised me when she needed a horse done last minute because it was being sold

I’m always seeing posts looking for someone “affordable” the word they aren’t saying is “cheap”

When it comes to small businesses and horses, unfortunately we aren’t a chain business and can’t give you “the best deal in town” if anyone is out there saying they are the cheapest around they are only playing themselves and aren’t really running a business, they have a hobby.

This is our full time job and how we make an income, sure you might find some in the equine industry that fluctuates on pricing but at the end of the day, it should be quality work you’re getting, unfortunately some sacrifice quality for pricing.

Having horses cost money, wanting to participate in something with horses costs money and the ones running these businesses shouldn’t be shamed in how they run their business to afford to live.

If you don’t like the costs of having horses and having equine professionals work with them, nobody is stopping you from picking another hobby

Be fair with people, don’t be cheap



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There’s been a lot of conversation lately about making the horse world more “affordable” and accessible for beginners, and I think that matters. A lot.

Horses shaped who I am. They taught me work ethic, responsibility, grit and now I get to watch that same transformation happen in kids coming through our program. That part is priceless.

But here’s the piece that’s often left out: affordability cannot come at the expense of the people already carrying the weight of this industry.

Barn owners, lesson instructors, and horse owners have been overworked and underpaid for far too long and too often made to feel guilty for charging what they’re actually worth.

Because the reality is…horses are expensive. Even the most “low maintenance” horse costs thousands of dollars a year to properly care for. Add in the physical, financial, and emotional demands of running a farm, and this isn’t a hobby on our end—it’s a livelihood.

Yes, there are bigger-picture issues. Fewer small breeders. A growing gap between everyday riders and six-figure show horses. Those things matter, too.

But in the meantime, how do we create real, sustainable entry points for beginners…without expecting horse professionals to subsidize it?

Lessons help. Camps help (though even those have been harder to fill lately). But clearly, there’s still a gap.

So I’m genuinely asking: what are solutions that support both accessibility for newcomers and sustainability for the people keeping this industry going?

Because it has to be both.

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03/15/2026

Thank you so much The Barn For Equine Learning for having us!! 🐴

Thank you to everyone who braved the cold to support our Tack Sale today! ❄️🐴

Every bit of support helps us continue our mission of providing equine-assisted therapy and connection.

A big thank you to our wonderful vendors — please check them out and show them some love! 💙

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03/15/2026

We are here on location at the beautiful The Barn For Equine Learning for their 3rd annual Sale!!

It’s going to be a great day!! Come on out, warm up and support a great cause, you’ll be glad you did, I guarantee it!!

10 am - 2 pm

Hope to see everyone out here!! 🐴☀️😉


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12/04/2025

I found that nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks. Nothing. Nelson Mandela said, “There is no passion to be found, playing small and settling for a life that’s less than the one you’re capable of living.”

There is always something to chase, what are you chasing today?

Shoutout to all these great companies for allowing me to chase this life!

10/15/2025

I’ve always got the best stories
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