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No Matter the Path a Young Farrier Takes, the Learning Curve is Steep

By Matthew Raskin posted on August 3, 2019 | Posted in Education

There are many paths to take to becoming a farrier. There is no right or wrong path to take. As a young person getting started, they say a journey of 1,000 miles starts with a single step. I’m going to tell you about my first step and journey from school to a year into my apprenticeship.

Without a Will, Who’ll Get Your Shoeing Rig?

Inheritance laws demonstrate why all farriers, regardless of age, need a written will to have any say in how their assets and property will be distributed after death

By Frank Lessiter posted on June 22, 2019 | Posted in Business Practices, Safety & Healthcare

When Aretha Franklin, Howard Hughes and Prince died without having bothered to create a legal will, they left their huge estates in a disastrous legal mess. While a farrier’s assets and property aren’t likely to be anywhere close to the value of what these three well-known individuals left behind, you want the legal protection that can be yours by taking a few hours to pull together a needed legal document.

Let’s Wait Until Spring

By Kathleen Preece posted on May 18, 2019 | Posted in Clients, Diseases

The words felt like wads of cotton in my mouth — thick, difficult to swallow. I could barely spit them out: “Neal, should I put her down?” “Neal” is my farrier, Neal Martin; “her” is Annie, my defiant, independent little rescue pony. Neal’s answer: “Let’s wait until spring.”

More than a Century Later, Feds Terminate Horseshoe Antitrust Case

The Federal Trade Commission has decided it’s time to drop an antitrust case that dealt with the lack of competition for horseshoes, calks and pads in 1908

By Frank Lessiter posted on May 8, 2019 | Posted in Business Practices, Education

While most everyone recognizes the federal bureaucracy moves slowly, the Department of Justice may hold the record as it brings an end to some of its long-open cases regarding monopolistic practices and unfair competition.

PAST Act Gets a Boost in the U.S. House

By Jeff Cota posted on May 4, 2019 | Posted in Business Practices, Clients, Disciplines & Breeds, Shoeing

Since the introduction of the first Prevent All Soring Tactics Act in 2013, the legislation has received remarkable support in both houses of Congress, only to die in committee. Yet, a rule change could finally bring a vote on a bill that aims to significantly change farriery of gaited horses such as Tennessee Walkers.

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No Matter the Path a Young Farrier Takes, the Learning Curve is Steep

Without a Will, Who’ll Get Your Shoeing Rig?

Let’s Wait Until Spring

More than a Century Later, Feds Terminate Horseshoe Antitrust Case

PAST Act Gets a Boost in the U.S. House

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