Immigration continues to be a hot- button topic for American political debate. Core to this issue has been the influx of workers from Latin America. Every industry with a physical labor element has been impacted by Spanish-speaking laborers joining the workforce. For the equine industry, that is most obvious among grooms. From high-priced Thoroughbred farms in Kentucky to boarding barns in California, the grooms at barns more often than not will originate from a Latin American country.

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.

Last year, American Farriers Journal celebrated its 35th anniversary. Over the years, we've seen impacts that have hurt those trying to enter the industry.

The coffin joint is the most distal joint in the equine limb and, consequently, comes under a tremendous amount of pressure from above.