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Each week our editors will bring you data we collected in our 2025 American Farriers Journal Business Practices Survey. Continue reading below for our latest update and check back weekly for the next set of information.
By American Farriers Journal Staff posted on June 17, 2026 | Posted in Anatomy, Business Practices, Clients, Disciplines & Breeds, Education, Equipment, Forging, Diseases, Lamenesses, Nutrition, Safety & Healthcare, Shoeing, Therapeutic Shoeing, Trimming
Each week our editors will bring you data we collected in our American Farriers Journal Business Practices Survey. Check back weekly for our latest update.
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Business Practices

Why Farriers Need to Be Concerned About Screwworm

Every warm-blooded animal — horses, cattle and even the family dog — needs to be inspected before it can be moved from a quarantined area.
By Frank Lessiter posted on June 12, 2026 | Posted in Business Practices, Safety & Healthcare

With New World screwworms (NWS) making their way from Mexico into the U.S. in early June, farriers need to be taking precautions when working with horses housed in a quarantined area.


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Prepare for the Inevitable Injury

By Jeff Cota posted on April 10, 2026 | Posted in Business Practices, Clients, Safety & Healthcare
It’s not a matter of if, but when. Salem, Mo., farrier Parker Van Wyk was working on a bay horse’s right hind foot when it launched him into a cinder block wall. You might have seen the video making the social media rounds. The butcher’s bill included a lacerated liver, a collapsed and torn lung and bruised ribs.
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How Does Your Business Compare? Take the Farrier Business Practices Survey Today

By American Farriers Journal Staff posted on March 4, 2026 | Posted in Anatomy, Business Practices, Clients, Disciplines & Breeds, Education, Equipment, Forging, Diseases, Lamenesses, Nutrition, Safety & Healthcare, Shoeing, Therapeutic Shoeing, Trimming

American Farriers Journal needs your help in assessing the state of the farrier industry. Take the confidential Farrier Business Practices Survey today. Responses close March 15, 2026.


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