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Changes are Coming to the Hoof Care Industry: Are you Getting Ready?

Veteran farrier Gerard Laverty outlines some of the challenges he thinks farriers will face in the not-too-distant future.
By Pat Tearney posted on September 1, 2012 | Posted in Business Practices, Education
Gerard Laverty, who teaches farriery at Kwantlen Polytechnical University in Surrey, British Columbia, says the recent economic downtown is the first one he's seen that will have a major effect on the horse and hoof-care business since he came to North American from his native Northern Ireland in 1981.
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Essential Principles Of Horseshoeing, Foundation Guide To Sound Trimming And Shoeing
By Doug Butler and Bob Smith posted on September 1, 2012 | Posted in Business Practices
For hundreds of years, books on horseshoeing have followed a very similar format. The books have focused exclusively on the mechanical aspect of shoeing. Some reflect the author's passion for the forge while others focus on shoeing to overcome numerous gait and lameness issues.
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Raising your Prices as Your Hoof-Care Practice Grows

Being able to charge more for your work is based on how you established your practice, as well as how well you’ve reinvested in it
By Jeremy McGovern posted on September 1, 2012 | Posted in Business Practices
The business end of working with performance horses doesn't appeal to everyone. If that is your case, but you would prefer to work within these various disciplines, Esco Buff suggests joining a multi-farrier practice. Besides avoiding the aggravations that can accompany a business, you will be closer to a guaranteed salary than if you are a business owner/operator.
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[Video] The Origins Of Anvil Brand Shoe Company

August 28, 2012 | Posted in Business Practices
Alan Horton and Steve Hoselton of Anvil Brand Shoe Company (Lexington, Ill.), take us back in time to Anvil Brand's roots, followed by a discussion of current business practices, how they set themselves up in the marketplace and what farriers can stand to benefit from being involved with their supplier.
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