Past - Southern Farrier, LLC has been developed out of the specific needs for horses and their owners throughout North Florida and South Georgia. K.C. Barteld (1930-2006) was fueled by his captivation of equines from childhood and determined to bring a higher level of care for their lives. K.C.’s life story offers a glimpse into a time now gone by, one that developed his keen understanding and successful ability to provide a unmatched quality of care.

Present - This high quality of hoof care (barefoot (Shod as needed)) and horsemanship with a personalized service is available throughout North Florida and South Georgia. The services are now being applied and directed through the second generation of farriers, managed by Brett Barteld and others inspired and apprenticed under K.C. The needs of each horse owner and horse is evaluated and developed to provide an effective preventative hoof care service that is visually evident. Therapeutic hoof care is carried out in a very calculated way that has lead to a sound horse needing only a regular hoof care to maintain the high quality of hoof hundreds of other clients have now experienced for decades. We offer a lifetime service, a farrier service that will always be there for you and you horse. The plan is for this service to continue for generations and decades and will be unlike anything ever offered in those terms. This offering is larger than any one individual and any single lifetime.

Future – This website will be a reference site for the horse owners we service through a Client Portal and anyone interested in our sound hooves service and therapeutic work we have had success with. We will be providing visitors a place to see and understand what we have been able to accomplish for our friends and their owners. We welcome speaking engagement opportunities anytime, please contact us about your needs anytime.

Sincerely,

Brett Barteld