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Keep It Legal! Taking Care of Business

Now that the quality of shoeing has improved over the last 25 years, this farrier says attention should be shifted to making sure farrier businesses run smoothly...and legally
By Katherine Meitner posted on November 1, 1999 | Posted in Business Practices
WHATEVER YOUR PLANS are for the next five minutes, change them. Stop and think about how far your industry has come in the last quarter century.
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Nominate The Very Best!

We’re accepting nominations of outstanding farriers for the International Horseshoeing Hall Of Fame’s class of 2000
By Katherine Meitner posted on May 1, 1999 | Posted in Business Practices
As farriers, you know first-hand that it takes a tremendous amount of hard work and determination to be successful and to gain a rock-solid reputation for horse care.
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Take A Load Off, You've Earned It!

By Katherine Meitner posted on May 1, 1999 | Posted in Education
For 51 weeks out of the year, you do your part to promote the profession of farriery. You attend clinics, read professional publications such as American Farriers Journal and work with equine vets- all in an effort to be the best possible steward of the horse.
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Louisville Learning!

With all the practical, cutting edge shoeing tips gathered at the 13th annual Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium, farriers did not go home disappointed
By Katherine Meitner posted on March 1, 1999 | Posted in Education

 If you're struggling with a laminitic horse, craving for new advice and didn’t attend this year’s Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium, you should be kicking yourself for missing the boat.


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