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How do you bill your clients? Do you expect payment the day of service? What is your preferred way of collecting payment?
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Caught In A Hoof-Care Records Quandary
A client fires you, but then asks for a copy of your records to share with the new farrier. How do you respond?
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Should You Charge by the Hour?
Part-time farrier Abby Nemec goes against conventional wisdom by charging clients by the hour rather than by the horse
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Don’t Just be Good — be Successful
Texas farrier Chad Chance outlines principles that helped him achieve success with his hoof-care practice
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Bidding a Shoeing Contract
Footcare contracts can be profitable, but you can lose your shirt if they are not written properly
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What’s it Cost to Trim, Shoe Horses?
If you don’t have a handle on all your costs, it’s impossible to know what you should be charging
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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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