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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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Investigation Criticizes Anti-Soring Bill's Lobbying Contacts

November 11, 2014 | Posted in Business Practices
Source: The Tennesean
An independent ethics investigation concluded that there is "substantial reason to believe" that Kentucky Rep. Ed Whitfield, the lead sponsor of anti-soring legislation opposed by a Tennessee Walking Horse group, had improper lobbying contacts with his wife in connection with legislation he sponsored and co-sponsored in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Be Your Client's Footcare Expert

By Jeremy McGovern posted on November 5, 2014 | Posted in Clients, Business Practices
This past weekend, I attended the Cornell Farrier Conference. Steve Kraus and the team at Cornell deserve much praise for putting together a great agenda. Nearly 75 farriers returned home from the university with great hoof-care information from the leading farriers and veterinarians.
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