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Shoeing for a Living

Island Shoeing is Not Always Paradise

Basic shoeing skills, ordering supplies early and finding ways to deal with a harsh environment are keys to shoeing success on this mid-Atlantic Ocean island
By Frank Lessiter posted on January 1, 2001 | Posted in Business Practices
Think of Bermuda and your thoughts probably turn to beautiful beaches, warm temperatures, cooling breezes, thousands of tourists and a great vacation spot.
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Help Your Business Forge Ahead

Designed for farriers, this software program will let you more effectively manage your business
By Donald E Mayerhofer posted on January 1, 2001 | Posted in Business Practices
In managing my shoeing business, I use the Forge Ahead v3.3 software program because it’s fast, easy, flexible and gives me the essential business management information that I need.
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More Concerns About Licensing
December 1, 2000 | Posted in Business Practices, Education
While it dealt with equine massage therapists, a bill introduced last summer in the California State Assembly could have had serious ramifications for horseshoers. Fortunately, the bill was killed in committee, thanks to the efforts of Bob Smith, a farrier and owner of the Pacific Coast Horseshoeing School in  Sacramento, Calif.
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For The Love Of The Horse

For some, shoeing horses is a job. For others, it’s what life is all about.
By Katherine Meitner posted on December 1, 2000 | Posted in Business Practices, Therapeutic Shoeing
Every shoeing business has a limited amount of services. Whether it’s hand-making shoes from bar stock or giving prepurchase advice, no two businesses offer exactly the same thing. But if there ever was a farrier service that had unlimited services, it would have to be Ross Smith’s at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
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The Perfect Apprenticeship!

Planning is the key to this close working relationship
By Charles Orlando posted on December 1, 2000 | Posted in Business Practices
The American Farrier’s Association has an apprentice program, which some potential farriers have tried. Many more work out apprenticeship agreements with veteran farriers with varying levels of success.
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Farrier Education: Heartland Horseshoeing School

Farrier Education: Heartland Horseshoeing School

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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