In the March 2012 issue of American Farriers Journal, we looked at apprenticing and internships from the view of the mentoring farrier and business owner.
When you flip the calendar to July, you are probably hitting your peak shoeing period. Unlike the rest of the population, you aren’t counting down the days to a summer vacation on a sandy beach — you are focused on business
Veterans in the farrier industry are very used to being scrutinized, talked about and compared by clients on a regular basis. We are tagged as competent, reliable, personable (or not) as well as many other labels.
When Kevin White passed away last summer in Westlake Village, Calif., his shoeing rig along with those of his last three apprentices lined the street outside the funeral home for his Irish wake.
After hearing reports about horses becoming lame within 24 hours of vaccination, Texas A&M University researcher Ilka Wagner compared seven chronically laminitic horses and seven healthy horses.
After a quick stop for “double-doubles” — coffee with two sugars and two creams in the “States” — Hans Wiza and his crew of two other horseshoers are ready to embark on a day’s shoeing near Guelph, west of Toronto in Ontario.
Oleo Acres Farrier and Blacksmith Supply owner Rob Michel walks viewers through the Littleton, Colo., warehouse. Inventory is organized with the customer in mind. If the product is in stock and easy to find, farriers can spend more time under a horse, which Michel says is more money in your pocket.
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