Even with new products filling supply shop shelves every year and initiatives in farrier-based scientific research, the farrier industry isn’t one for swift and universal change. Lexi Barron says insurance is somewhat similar. The Snohomish, Wash., attorney and insurance broker notes that the insurance industry can be old fashioned. But old-fashioned doesn’t mean that impactful changes don’t occur.

As a broker, Barron must identify trends that will affect her clients and then educate them on what’s coming and how to respond. With a background in equine law and insurance, as well as being the spouse of a former farrier, she has a unique vantage point to monitor what insurance trends could affect the hoof-care industry. Together with her husband David Barron, they own the insurance brokerage Barron Equine. One change she sees emerging is more barns requiring farriers to carry liability insurance. By understanding what is prompting this change, and liability insurance, you can be better prepared to make adjustments to your insurance…