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Therapeutic Horseshoeing Strategies to Improve Your Profits

Rehabilitating horses doesn’t have to be financial disaster
By Pat Tearney posted on October 27, 2018 | Posted in Business Practices, Therapeutic Shoeing
It seems almost counterintuitive to think that building and applying the complicated appliance often needed in therapeutic shoeing could be a losing proposition for a farrier. But that can easily become the case unless some thought and reasoning are given to properly charging for the work.
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Fullering to Perfection

A few recommendations can help you efficiently crease handmade shoes
By Ron Perszewski posted on May 12, 2018 | Posted in Equipment, Forging, Shoeing, Therapeutic Shoeing
Keg shoes typically come with a crease in the ground surface, but are they worth the effort to craft into your handmade shoes? And if so, what are the keys to proper fullering? Chad Chance, a veteran farrier in Pilot Point, Texas, 30 minutes north of Dallas, creases 95% of his shoes and says, “I’m fullering every day.”
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Reader Commentary: May/June 2018

May 12, 2018 | Posted in Business Practices, Equipment
The AVMA Should Reconsider Farrier Exemption Exclusion It is my belief that horsemanship is an art, not a science. This point of view shapes my concern about the proposed modifications to the American Veterinary Medical Association’s (AVMA) Model Veterinary Practice Act (MVPA), especially regarding the farrier exemption elimination.
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Farrier Education: Heartland Horseshoeing School

Farrier Education: Heartland Horseshoeing School

Farriery requires knowledge and skills to provide proper equine hoof care. In this series, sponsored by VICTORY, American Farriers Journal visits Heartland Horseshoeing School in Lamar, Mo. In this edition, Chris Gregory discussed his journey to becoming an educator, his focus in teaching farrier students and the state of farrier education.

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