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With lower-income backyard horse owners, how do you balance recommended therapeutic shoeing in cases of lameness with the reality of what they are willing to pay for your services?
September 1, 2011 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing
Q. With lower-income backyard horse owners, how do you balance recommended therapeutic hoeing in cases of lameness with the reality of what they are willing to pay for your services?
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Farriers' Roundtable

I have a client with a large barn who shoes halter horses. The client wants wedge pads on her yearlings, which I don’t agree with. What’s the best way to tell her no?
January 1, 2011 | Posted in Education
Q:I have a client with a large barn who shoes halter horses. The client wants wedge pads on her yearlings, which I don’t agree with. What’s the best way to tell her no? — Michigan Farrier
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That’s a tough one. Some folks want it straight up, while others want it sugar-coated. You have to know which type they are. Be professional and show them what you’re talking about.
December 1, 2010 | Posted in Clients
That’s a tough one. Some folks want it straight up, while others want it sugar-coated. You have to know which type they are. Be professional and show them what you’re talking about.
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Farriers' Roundtable

May 1, 2009 | Posted in Equipment, Shoeing
Experience! After seeing thousands of horses over the last 42 years, I use a straight bar for horses that have a sheared heel, an overreaching or forging problem.
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Farriers' Roundtable

March 1, 2004 | Posted in Shoeing
Q: “If a horse bears more weight on the front side of the hind hoof, why do so many shoers seem to compromise this area by squaring the toes and setting the shoe back?”  —Washington Farrier
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Farriers’ Roundtable

March 1, 2003 | Posted in Lamenesses, Trimming
In our practice, we work with a number of veterinarians and service several “rescue” facilities. The entire team — owner, veterinarian and farrier — must carefully evaluate each case. 

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Gary Stangeland and Brian Gnegy

Consult with Vets, Boost Your Shoeing Income!

Working closely with equine vets can result in an average increase of $16,621 in annual shoeing income
By Frank Lessiter posted on December 1, 2002 | Posted in Business Practices
While many shoers indicate their relationship with equine vets is fine, nearly everyone agrees that working together on shoeing problems depends on how willing each person is to listening to other ideas and opinions.
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Farriers' Roundtable

“Can you have too much sole on a foundered horse?” —New Mexico Farrier
May 1, 2002 | Posted in Education, Diseases
Since the question is regarding a foundered horse, I will assume that it is beyond laminitis and the third phalanx has rotated.
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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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