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Recognizing When To Hire And Fire Clients

By Jaime Elftman posted on August 1, 2015 | Posted in Clients

Building relationships with clients and knowing when to let them go may sound as easy as saying hello and goodbye, but there are a few things farriers should keep in mind when developing and ending client relationships that can make everything go a little more smoothly.


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Horse Owners are Asking for More Footcare Details

By Frank Lessiter posted on March 1, 2015 | Posted in Clients
As described in detail on pages 24 and 25 of the March 2015 issue of American Farriers Journal, several recent surveys reveal significant differences between what farriers believe clients are seeking in terms of footcare information and what horse owners say they really want.
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It Is Time To Follow Our Own Advice

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By Jeremy McGovern posted on February 12, 2015 | Posted in Business Practices
For the past 27 years, readers have relied on our November issue to deliver practical business information. This issue has focused on the non-footcare aspects of the farrier profession. The articles are intended to help farriers build better business practices through tested advice provided by other farriers.
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Getting The Client’s Buy-In On Hoof Care

Farriers have various strategies to encourage horse owners to be involved in their horse’s footcare
By Heather Smith Thomas posted on January 1, 2015 | Posted in Clients
When the owner takes an active role in hoof care the farrier and, ultimately, the horse are the beneficiaries. However, it can be difficult to get that buy-in with novice horse owners because many of them are new to owning horses and inexperienced in their understanding of equine care and handling.
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Do You Run Your Business or Does it Run You?

Veteran farrier Dave Farley provides insight on the critical business needs for operating a farrier practice
By Jeremy McGovern posted on December 1, 2014 | Posted in Business Practices
The greatest danger to a farrier practice is complacency, according to Dave Farley. He recalls many farriers who had the business and income that they wanted because they believed change would never come. The Coshocton, Ohio, and Wellington, Fla., farrier told attendees at the early November 2014 Cornell Farrier Conference that this mindset allows someone who is hungrier to pass by the complacent farrier.
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Recognize Different Types Of Problematic Clients

Identifying traits of problematic clients will help you determine which ones to keep
By Bob Smith posted on November 1, 2014 | Posted in Clients
I'm sure you have clients who raise your blood pressure as soon as you see their name on your schedule. After years of hard work building a solid business, getting rid of clients seems to fly in the face of your desire to increase your client base and income. But firing clients may just be what your business and your mental health need.
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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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