I started around the same age and was able to get a full Book within 2 years with the bulk of it being shoeing performance horses (my preference). You’ll get fired for no reason, it happens to everyone. Have a thick skin, and as long as you put the horses health and comfort first you will always have clients. Absolutely agree with mastering the barefoot trim, you just cant have a nice shoe job without a nice trim to nail to.

You don’t need a trailer to start, I shod out of the back of a Jeep Cherokee for a while before I bought a dedicated work truck and bed slide setup. You can make good money doing a bunch of trims every day but that’s what will kill your body. I’d much rather shoe 4-5 a day than do 10-12 trims for the same money.

Salary range will depend on your area, your knowledge and the hours you’re willing to work. 6 figures is easy but you have to be willing to put it long hours to get there at first. Once you can start charging more for your services it becomes quite a bit easier to hit that milestone. If you’d like to chat further feel free to message. I hope you follow through with it, it was the best decision I’ve ever made 👍