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What was the best change you introduced to your practice in 2012? Was is something with how you treat hoof care or how you run your business?
November 2, 2012 | Posted in Business Practices
What was the best change you introduced to your practice in 2012? Was is something with how you treat hoof care or how you run your business?
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The Backyard Horse

Pluses and Minuses of Working with Backyard Horses

Readers share the good and bad of having backyard horses make up a major part of their shoeing books.
March 1, 2012 | Posted in Business Practices
We asked farriers to tell us what they like best — and least — about keeping backyard horse accounts on their books. Many readers responded with their pluses and minuses of shoeing these smaller accounts.
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Digital Farrier Series

Defining your Web Site's Mission

Whether your business’s site presents a boilerplate message or is an intricate information source, determine what it should be before creating it
By Jeremy McGovern posted on November 1, 2009 | Posted in Business Practices
Before you launch a Web site for your farrier business, you have to determine its purpose. Will you use it to attract new customers, address your current clients or sell products? Like any other project, you need to have a clear set of goals before heading down the path of building a Web site.
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Shoeing For A Living

Shoeing To Fit A Need

New York farrier Tom Martin’s philosophy is to find what works for a particular horse, then deliver it
By Pat Tearney posted on May 1, 2004 | Posted in Shoeing

AS TOM MARTIN pilots his shoeing rig down winding upstate New York roads on a cold February morning, a number of cars pull over to the side and let him pass.


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Brian Raines and Pamela Raines

For Better Or For Worse

A wife for a business manager might drive some farriers to the marriage counselor, but it’s a profitable match for Brian Raines and wife, Pamela
By Mike Lessiter posted on January 1, 2004 | Posted in Business Practices

YOU’VE HEARD THE story about the farrier who won the lottery and was asked by a reporter what he intended to do with his millions? “Well,” he replied, “I guess I’ll keep shoeing till the money runs out.”


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Can You Put that in Writing

Can You Put That In Writing?

Spoken communication can reflect a casual comfort with clients, but it can also leave room for problems. A well-crafted note might make your work easier.
By Gina Keesling posted on November 1, 2003 | Posted in Clients

Every farrier has experienced it during his or her career: You tell a client something, and he or she hears something completely different.


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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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Life Data Labs

Life Data Labs Inc

Life Data Labs Inc. is a dedicated product manufacturer committed to producing premium quality animal nutrition and health products through continuous product improvement and new product development. First-class ingredients, fresh products, consistent high quality and scientifically proven effectiveness are the principal features of Life Data Labs animal health products. And that's why they've produced the #1 recommended hoof supplement by farriers for 12 consecutive years.
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Kawell USA

Kawell develops and produces copper alloy horseshoes and inserts, giving horses the care that they need to fight issues associated with white line disease, seedy toe and thrush.
Smart Pak

SmartPak

From the feed room to the tack room, SmartPak offers innovative solutions to help riders take great care of their horses. SmartPak was founded in 1999 with the introduction of the patented SmartPak™ supplement feeding system. The revolutionary, daily dose SmartPaks are custom-made for your horse, individually labeled and sealed for freshness.
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