Shoes in Raleigh, NC

Adah Frase Chatham County Barefoot Trimming (919) 930-4381

Check ratemyhorsepro.com. They should have a pretty decent list started that you can pull from.

Jess Smith with Smith Farriers 910-658- 3708 He is amazing! Very patient and my impatient TB is so calm now he falls asleep while Jess is shoeing him. Cant say enough great things about him!

Inner Banks Equine - Jason Tuura. Trims range from 40-65. Specializing in therapeutic and rehabilitative care, as well as performance horses. Has a cute butt (I'm his wife, so I can say that ;-) ) (252) 622-2470.

Matt Flood in Burlington, NC. Very patient and kind...he is the only one I allow to trim & shoe all my senior horses because he is so good with them. I used another farrier briefly while he was out of state one year and my old guy almost immediately went dead lame. So he comes highly recommended, even though he IS my brother lol 335-437-4559

Charles McMahon 919-538-5959!!

Ethan Spangler 910-366-2042 Moore/randolph/Chatham counties Graduate of Oklahoma state university. Many years of experience shoeing and trimming!!

Geoff Morrison with Stod Steed. (919) 906-5941 I've been using him 3+ years and he is wonderful.

Bobby Kelly farrier. Liberty, NC 336-669-0439 trims normally run about 30-35 just depends on distance . Bobby does shoeing on the front and all the way around, corrective shoeing, show horses, etc. look up bobby kelly farrier on facebook

Zach Holland (919) 219-2761 Barefoot & shoes $45 trim Awesome!! Especially with my younger horses. Always on time, professional, patient and kind.

The American farrier Association has a website where you can look up farriers. http://americanfarriers.org/find-a-farrier/

Greg Brittenham 919-264-0948 Very good with horses, does a great job and stands behind his work. Polite, professional, does what he's asked but also able to make suggestions. Cannot recommend highly enough. www.brittenhamfarrierservice.com

Buster (919) 262-8737 Fuquay Varina, NC

Zack with https://www.facebook.com/807320735978152 ZH Horseshoeing serves lee, Chatham, wake, Harnett and Johnston county. He is OHS certified! Contact number is 919 219 2761

Gray Boyd Highly recommend!! He goes all over (252) 432-0717

Kenny Johnson! He's amazing and loves his work. My palimino had his feet butcherd by some hack while on a 2 week trial and thanks to his patience he's sound again. He also has experiance wot problem horses, TB feet(he does all 3 of mine wonderfully!) and rescue cases:) no one else will ever touch my horses feet! +1 (336) 469-8978

Bobby Kelly Farrier 336-669-0439 Located in Liberty,NC Shoes multiple TB'S, warmbloods, hunter jumpers, trail horses.. Shoeing for 12 yrs

Sounds like a difficult case. Are you looking to shoe this horse? I am a barefoot trimmer who travels all of NC, but I do barefoot exclusively. For a look at who I am and what I do please view Facebook Johnson Hoof Care. thanks, and best to you.

Greg Brittenham 919 264 0948 is GREAT with TBs. He'll work with you to regarding special requests for horses with "special" hooves. He always responds promptly and will come out in the next day or two, including at last minute notice to replace a pulled shoe. He has a nice manner with the horses. Highly recommended!

Hoofaction Farrier he has really been a lifesaver we have several ottbs. And rescues he has been a crucial part of our team we have rehabbed several debilitated feet. Call him

Hi Rebecca, Just saw your post because Rebecca Rainey mentioned me in it. My name is Olivier Materne and I am the farrier at HOOFACTION, LLC. About the old abscess tact, if it has not closed up over at least a year it is most likely because there is low grade residual infection still in it. If the infection is not completely stopped and dried up aggressively it will never heal. Your farrier will have to pare the sole very clean and reopen the abscess. I personally like Epsom salt soaking before dressing it with Epsom salt poultice in a water proof wrapping every day for 3 days. Remember the foot HAS TO remain absolutely clean during the entire treatment. You are essentially treating an infected wound. I would then follow up with sugardine dressing for several more days, still in a good clean dressing. Once the infection is completely dried up your horse will need to be shod at least temporarily in order to protect the sole with a pad and some medicated packing until the abscess tract completely closes up and the sole gets thicker. That can take up to 3 months. I have treated many TB feet and from your description of your mare’s feet, I think that she can benefit greatly from being shod on a regular basis with the proper shoeing. I love barefooters with good solid feet, but it doesn’t seem that your mare is a good candidate for that live style. A good barefooter farrier should be able to advise you further on that. Believe me it is not hopeless and good luck HOOFACTION, LLC www.hoofaction.com 919-703-6300 Hoofaction59@gmail.com Hi Rebecca, Just saw your post because Rebecca Rainey mentioned me in it. My name is Olivier Materne and I am the farrier at HOOFACTION, LLC. About the old abscess tact, if it has not closed up over at least a year it is most likely because there is low grade residual infection still in it. If the infection is not completely stopped and dried up aggressively it will never heal. Your farrier will have to pare the sole very clean and reopen the abscess. I personally like Epsom salt soaking before dressing it with Epsom salt poultice in a water proof wrapping every day for 3 days. Remember the foot HAS TO remain absolutely clean during the entire treatment. You are essentially treating an infected wound. I would then follow up with sugardine dressing for several more days, still in a good clean dressing. Once the infection is completely dried up your horse will need to be shod at least temporarily in order to protect the sole with a pad and some medicated packing until the abscess tract completely closes up and the sole gets thicker. That can take up to 3 months. I have treated many TB feet and from your description of your mare’s feet, I think that she can benefit greatly from being shod on a regular basis with the proper shoeing. I love barefooters with good solid feet, but it doesn’t seem that your mare is a good candidate for that live style. A good barefooter farrier should be able to advise you further on that. Believe me it is not hopeless and good luck HOOFACTION, LLC www.hoofaction.com 919-703-6300 Hoofaction59@gmail.com

Greg Brittenham is the butcher who crippled my horse!

Greg Brittenham is excellent

Tyler Mason

Rebecca Wyatt is amazing!

Greg Brittenham! Wouldn't trust my horses feet to anyone else!!

Geoff Morrison http://www.shodsteed.com/

Lisa Ross is incredible: http://whisper-n-style.com/

don't know whether Gayle Allor Dauverd travels to Chapel Hill but she is wonderful

I second Kelly Parliman

Gregg Brittenham is the best, great work, well trained reliable, on time. 264 0948

Steve Prescott certified journeyman farrier and and American Association of Professional farrier. A True blacksmith. 843-247-3377

Lisa Ross is amazing, well trained, great with horses and has a deep understanding of barefoot. She also specializes in nutrition especially when dealing with feet! I use her and my boy is barefoot and good healthy hooves thanks to her. (919) 886-5615

Another vote for Greg Brittenham

Bubba Haywood Jeff Densen Tyler mason

Nicole, yes shoes are very important. I'll post some links to some good ones. Zumba brand shoes are available at Foot Locker or online at Zumba.com. Ryka and Reebok also make great dance shoes. You want something with very low tread or flat soles and a pivot point on the shoe is even better.

I love my Reeboks. They are my favorite. The Dance UR Lead is great! http://www.amazon.com/Reebok-Womens-Dance-Solar-White/dp/B008GVNESA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1389707284&sr=8-2&keywords=reebok+dance+ur+lead

I have these as well - they are great. They are a little firmer and have more arch support than the Reebok. http://www.amazon.com/RYKA-Womens-Downbeat-Shoe-Purple/dp/B008G3EPIG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1389707326&sr=8-2&keywords=ryka+dance

and Zumba makes their own shoes. These are brand new and I haven't tried them yet. If you order anything from Zumba.com, you can use my affiliate code to save 10%. My code is DROPIT4ME. http://www.zumba.com/store/US/tag/solemate

Eric Thompson!!! smile emoticon

We've used Grey Board for years! Clydesdales to minis, he does it all! smile emoticon

Rick Snead ! He's fantastic !

I've used Rick Snead for years and will continue to do so.

919-625-9646

Craig Horvath 919-995-5651 some what new to the area but is very experienced and good with the horses.. He shoes my Mules and Donkeys..... He does a great job!

Steve Bright/ Progressive Farrier Services 919-909-7695, Great with horses/ponies, specializes in corrective shoeing and special need horses/ponies. He is a GREAT farrier, reliable, and detailed. No horses/pony leaves without a good fitting shoe and a shine. He puts Aluminum wedges on one of TB, and has done remarkable work on other rescue TB and my personal horses & ponies. I referr him alot to others, even our vets have said how wonderful our horses/ponies feet look, they where impressed.

Greg Brittenham is awesome!

Geoff Morrison of Shod Steele, LLC Check him out on FB. He's an amazing farrier, wouldn't have anyone else touch our horses feet!!! Not to mention he shoes the horses of the Raleigh Mounted Police smile emoticon

Benny Howard is an awesome farrier!!

Greg Brittenham hands down he's the best (919) 264-0948 have had neighbors change their farrier to him after theirs was not reputable

Rick Snead

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Garments of Praise is a free clothing exchange program in Wake Forest. You give your gently used clothes and receive tickets to shop for more. It's like a consignment sale, but it's all free. Those that are unable to give receive tickets to shop also. The next event is in March but we are preparing for it now. https://www.facebook.com/GarmentsofPraise

Safe Space in Louisburg. It is a women's shelter. I know it is not exactly local ( in wake forest)

New Bethel Baptist Church in Rolesville has a food pantry & clothing closet for those in need. http://newbethelrolesville.org/ministries/food-pantry/

http://www.interactofwake.org great great great organization!!!! smile emoticon and you can help someone's life turn around!

After failed attempts w several I landed my favorite with Lee at Omega Sports. He's the only one that appears to know more than just "pronation" and arch support.

I agree with Lee and Glenn--as long as it is a running specialty store, you will be probably be fine--and the difference between them will be more dramatic based on the salesperson than the store. Here's what I would suggest: Go to TWO stores. Pick one and go with the idea that you will select a shoe, but NOT buy it (yet). Make sure you get to run in a few pairs. (Some stores will let you run on the sidewalk outside; some not. Just make sure you get a running motion; not just walking.) Then, on a different day at a different time, go to a different store. Try to temporarily forget your prior decision, and see if you come up with the same choice. Why a different day and a different time? Well, our feet change/swell/etc....especially from morning to evening. If possible, make sure at least one of your test runs are at the time of day you will run. That is, if you are going to be doing long morning runs, don't make your decision based on one visit to the store in the evening. Also, most of us get a running shoe size that is 0.5 to 1.0 larger than our normal (dress) shoe size. Of course you don't want it to rub do to too much movement, but you want plenty of space for your toes--so that you aren't slamming the ends of your toes into the front of the shoe with every step. Lastly--assume that you won't get it perfect as there is no perfect shoe decision. You'll have another chance to see what you like in 300 or so miles, and by then, the shoe manufactures will have new/changed models; they are always changing much to our frustrations once we find a model we really like. And look for promotions. Inside-Out Sports and Omega Sports often have 20% off. (Omega's current ad: http://www.omegasports.net/category/omega-sports-ad/ ...and Inside-Out has a 20% coupon in Attractions Dining and Value Guide and a groupon at https://www.groupon.com/deals/inside-out-sports-2 costing $30 for $50 of shoes.)

Salepeople should be trained on the fit philosophy of the store. Some stores also have salespeople who run more than others, and turnover varies as well. I wouldn't buy from a store that didnt let me run outside with a shoe, and ask about the return policy. Lastly, in the long term I'd consider the community involvement of your running store; this last reason is why I try to buy locally rather than online, unless there is some killer sale going on. For all of these reasons I like Bull City best, even though there are others closer.

Amanda Millard - Probably not. The fine print for the Groupon doesn't say, but the Attractions coupon says to present it, in person, at the Cary or Raleigh stores. Yet...I cannot imagine ordering on-line unless you are ordering the exact same shoe as one you have. I would want to try on the exact shoe I am buying as I have found two "identical" pairs to be just a little different. And if you can save a few bucks on-line...well, I say, unless you have to, don't! We want and need the local running stores to exist, so spending just a few dollars more (and that is all it is if you can get the promotions) isn't worth risking their existence.

Go some place that will watch you run in store. Kerry at Fleet Feet in Raleigh is great and Brian at Run n Tri Outfitters in Wake Forest.

Inside Out Sports does have on-line discounts at times. I've seen them at race expos. If that's what you want, check out a packet pickup--like at next weekend's Rex Wellnes Sprint Tri in Garner. Or, try this: Go to https://www.fsseries.com/rex-wellness-sprint-triathlon-garner and then click on "Event Deals" to see if it gives you an on-line code.

Jim Micheels That kind of felt like when I learned Santa Claus is not real. Based on recent shoe purchases. I think you are right.

Bull City.

Fleet Feet on Wade or Fleet Feet in North Raleigh.

Steve Prescott hands down the best. Steveprescottfarrier.com

Ethan Spangler hands down best around. Check out his amazing work https://www.facebook.com/1590904444477879 Spangler Horseshoeing 910-366-2042

Ethan Spangler is excellent. Great trims, shoes that fit and stay on and the horses love him. He never gets rough with them.

Greg Brittenham (919) 264-0948 I've got drafts and he does mine and is great.

Www.faceboom.com/leefarrierservice that's my husband Lee Stevens. You can check out our fb also I will be more then happy to answer any questions

Olivier Materne Hoofaction Farrier - he helps me with my Belgian, Percheron and Shires feet. I have horse Stocks but this man is awesome!! The horses allow him to trim them with no stocks!! He has brought other drafts that needed to use our stocks and you are welcome to them if you need them too.

I second Olivier Materne Hoofaction Farrier he is wonderful!!

Steve Prescott 843-247-3377 hes based in garner nc.