Hoof-Care 101

Five Legal Topics Every Farrier Must Know

Extending yourself beyond your skill and knowledge levels will get you in legal hot water with your clients.
Through your education, you acquire the fundamentals of farriery. You work a lifetime to hone your craft. And although you entered this profession for the good of the horse, there is a business side to this profession. One component of the business is dealing with the legal issues that may arise in your practice.
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¿Hablo Espanol?

Learning a foreign language is not an easy. However, knowing a few key sentences can improve your ability to communicate with Spanish-speaking grooms.
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25 Top Tips For Satisfying Customers

These are successful horseshoers because their skills aren’t only limited to forging or hoof care, but also include quality customer service.
Customer service has always been a popular business topic in the pages of AFJ. We’ve pulled 25 of the best tips on the subject, beginning in 2000 that will serve as solid advice for delivering your best customer service.
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Make The Little Things Count

You can make little things in your farrier business go a long way in ensuring your success. A farrier business is a service-based business and it is important to pay attention to more than just nailing shoes on feet. Here are some tips on little things that cost you nothing, but go a long way to ensure a successful farrier business.
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Finding Clients

You are beginning a career in which you rely on clients for income. Perhaps the realization has set in that you are likely launching this new occupation with no clients on your books? Despite this apprehension, there are ways you can grow your business and acquire customers in an ethical manner.
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Life As A Farrier? Start Here

Congratulations on your choice of industries. If it becomes for you half of what it has been to me, you are in for a great life. There are few jobs or industries that I know of that will give back like this one, so enjoy the ride.
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On-The-Job Safety

Proper positioning and stretching exercises will help prevent long-term injuries.
As a farrier, you're going to be working in a field with certain inherent dangers. You already know that and if you're finishing up horseshoeing school, odds are you've already had first-hand experience with some of them.
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