Pace Farrier Service

09/18/2026

Pace Equine Bodywork & Farrier Service — Accepting New Clients!

I’m currently looking to add around 30 head to my farrier schedule in the Illinois/St. Louis, Missouri area!

I’ve been in business for 7 years and have been fortunate to work with many great horses and happy clients along the way. I take pride in providing dependable, quality hoof care and treating each horse as an individual.

I offer:
• Trims
• Full & half sets
• Pads
• Corrective hoof care
• Ponies & drafts welcome

One-horse stops are absolutely welcome, as well as multi-horse homes and larger barns!

📍 Based near Grafton, IL and servicing the surrounding Illinois and St. Louis areas.

Message me with your location and number of horses for availability and pricing!

08/22/2026

Days like today remind me exactly why I love being a farrier.

I worked on a horse today that came in showing a lot of the classic signs we associate with navicular-type heel pain. He was short-strided and noticeably lame, especially through his turns. He wanted to keep his feet out in front of himself instead of comfortably standing underneath himself.

Based on what I was seeing, I decided to try a wedge shoeing package to give him some additional heel support and change the mechanics of his foot.

The difference walking out was so rewarding to see. He was stepping out farther, standing more underneath himself, and moving more comfortably than when he walked in. And the amount of releases he gave me while I was working on him said a lot.

This is why I love what I do. Shoeing isn’t always about making a foot look pretty—it’s about looking at the whole horse, paying attention to how they’re moving and standing, and doing what we can to make them more comfortable.

Horses can’t point to where it hurts or tell us what feels better. We have to listen to what they’re telling us through their movement, posture, and behavior.

Helping horses like this is what makes this job worth it. ❤️

07/30/2026

THE SYMPTOM IS IN THE FOOT. THE CAUSE IS OFTEN SOMEWHERE ELSE.

A horse becomes footsore.

The natural assumption is that the problem must be in the foot.

Sometimes that's exactly what's happened.

An abscess is in the foot.

A puncture wound is in the foot.

A crack is in the foot.

The problem and the symptom occupy the same place.

But not always.

A horse lands toe-first.

What you see is in the foot.

The cause may be hock arthritis.

A horse starts wearing one foot faster than the others.

The symptom is in the foot.

The cause may be a change in how the horse is loading its limbs.

A horse repeatedly loses a shoe from the same foot.

The symptom is in the foot.

The cause may be a movement pattern that has changed because the horse is uncomfortable elsewhere.

A horse develops bruising in the same area over and over again.

The symptom is in the foot.

The cause may be altered movement from joint disease higher up.

A horse develops contracted heels.

The symptom is in the foot.

The cause may be persistent avoidance of loading part of the limb because something else hurts.

A horse grows noticeably uneven feet.

The symptom is in the feet.

The cause may be asymmetry elsewhere in the body changing how those feet are loaded.

A horse struggles on hard ground.

The pain shows in the feet.

The cause may be endocrine disease affecting the lamellae.

A horse develops laminitis.

The pain is in the feet.

The damage is in the feet.

Yet the process often begins with insulin dysregulation or other hormonal disturbance long before the foot shows it.

A horse develops recurrent abscesses.

The symptom is in the foot.

The cause may be chronic lamellar damage that has been present for months or years.

A horse struggles to turn.

The symptom may look like foot pain.

The cause may be the hocks.

Or the stifles.

Or somewhere else entirely.

A horse doesn't want to go forward.

The feet may be blamed.

The cause could be orthopaedic pain.

It could be gastric disease.

It could be respiratory disease.

It could be something else altogether.

The point is not that the feet are unimportant.

Quite the opposite.

The feet are often the first place the horse reveals that something is wrong.

But they are not always telling us where the problem started.

One of the most valuable habits in equine healthcare is learning not to stop at the first thing you can see.

The foot matters.

But it is attached to a whole horse.

And sometimes the foot is not the problem.

It's the messenger.

07/03/2026

Cupcake might be the cutest little spokespony around. 😍

One thing I love about these Warrior Fly Boots is that they help cut down on all that stomping horses do when the flies are bad. Less stomping means less wear and tear on their feet, and they help keep those legs from getting chewed up by flies all day.

They fit everything from tiny ponies like Cupcake to big draft horses, and they’ve held up really well for us.

If you’ve been thinking about trying a pair, use code Morgan26 to save!

Warrior Fly Boots

06/08/2026

🩷🩷

When a farrier loses a horse from their schedule, it isn't just another appointment that disappears.
Over time, those horses become familiar faces. We learn their personalities, their quirks, what makes them nervous, and what makes them comfortable. We celebrate their progress, work through their challenges, and often watch them grow from youngsters into seasoned partners.
When a horse passes away, it affects us too. Not only because it's part of our livelihood, but because we build relationships with both the horses and their owners. We invest our time, knowledge, and a piece of our hearts into every stop on the schedule.
Being a farrier is about much more than trimming and shoeing horses. It's about serving animals we care about and the people who love them.
They leave hoofprints on more than just the ground.

❤️🐴🔨


Moe was treated for whiteline disease and few years ago and enjoyed the bar shoes he wore. The copper hunt cap is magnetically attached and can be repositioned anywhere.

05/21/2026

It’s always interesting to me how people will scream that grazing muzzles are “inhumane” while their horse is obese, insulin resistant, foot sore, or actively foundering.

A properly fitted grazing muzzle isn’t punishment. It’s management. Most horses wearing them are still turned out, moving, socializing, grazing, and living like horses -with safer intake control. Most of our horses don’t work hard enough for the rich diets we provide them with. 24/7 hay is great but are they moving? Do they have a demanding job? Do they stand idle and eat all day with no physical output?

You know what’s actually inhumane?

Laminitis

Founder

Chronic pain

Coffin bone demineralizing

Metabolic damage from unrestricted grass

Letting a horse eat itself sick because humans feel bad for them.

The reality is most owners using muzzles do it because they care enough to protect their horse’s long-term health instead of prioritizing human emotions over veterinary reality.

Society is used to seeing horses that are overweight vs fit. The same concept as what is now acceptable for people today. We see someone in shape and call them “too thin”. We see a rib on a horse and throw grain at them.
Healthy isn’t always “natural looking” to people who are used to seeing overweight horses normalized.

Take the emotion out of it and look at input vs. output. Horses don’t stand around feeling sorry for themselves like humans like to believe. I always tell people if you feel bad for them with a muzzle on when they can’t walk and are in agony from laminitis you will feel worse.
📸 featuring a happy muzzled horse

05/19/2026

I will be going on vacation June 2-8th.

With that being said unless I’m in your area and can fit you in I’m booking out the week of june 9th on.
I will be in iowa May 27-29th it is filling up so if your wanting on get ahold of me asap! If I’ve already contacted u I will be getting u a date and time this week!

04/27/2026

New product drop!!!

Still in the cooling process but I couldn’t wait to show you guys this!

Healthy step hoof balm- $15 for 8 ounces $25 for 16oz

If you’ve been dealing with dry, cracking, or shelly hooves, you know how frustrating it can be. The dry season is coming up on us quickly!

That’s exactly why I made this.

Healthy Step Hoof Balm is a simple, effective formula designed to keep hooves balanced, protected, and healthy—without the heavy, sticky mess.

Now available. I only have 6 available currently! Message me to get on the list.

04/16/2026

Let’s play a game on this crisp morning!