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Toe Vs. Side Clips | Footcare Helpers

January 26, 2018 | Posted in Business Practices, Education

This week's facts and figures... Toe Vs. Side Clips. Hiring Footcare Helpers. This edition of Farrier Facts & Figures is brought to you by Markel Insurance Co.

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Five Attributes Of A Good Apprentice

By Mitch Taylor posted on November 30, 2017 | Posted in Business Practices, Education

There are a number of attributes that help make a good apprentice. Among them are mastering the fundamentals of the trade, personal integrity, horsemanship and a desire to learn.

Benefit Your Practice By Understanding How To Help Apprentices Excel

A primary hoof-care education is essential to a successful working relationship with a mentor

By Mitch Taylor posted on November 6, 2017 | Posted in Business Practices, Education

Apprenticeships play an integral role in the industry by helping to educate tomorrow’s farriers while increasing the mentor’s earnings and managing the workload. Before the mentor and farrier school graduate enter into a working relationship, it’s important to understand the definition of the word “apprentice.”

Frankly Speaking: The Complexity Of Paying Your Farrier Help

By Jeremy McGovern posted on July 3, 2017 | Posted in Safety & Healthcare

In late May, the Illinois House of Representatives and Senate passed a $15 minimum wage bill. Currently, Illinois’ minimum wage is $8.25. Should this plan pass the governor’s desk, the full $15 rate would be reached in 2022 for those age 18 and older. At the time of press, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner had yet to sign this bill, and isn’t expected to do so.

Shoeing For A Living (Jake Whitman): Integrating Apprentices Into Your Hoof-Care Practice

May 17, 2017 | Posted in Business Practices, Education, Safety & Healthcare

Weatherford, Texas, farrier Jake Whitman discusses how apprentices progress in his footcare practice.

He Prefers Working For Others

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 29, 2016 | Posted in Business Practices

Walt Neel has worked for 4 1/2 years for Mike DeLeonardo. The Porterville, Calif., AFA Certified Journeyman Farrier makes a 200-mile trip to Salinas several times a month.

Get A Good Start With A Mentor

By Heather Smith Thomas posted on July 25, 2016 | Posted in Business Practices, Education

Even if you have graduated from shoeing school, this is just a start, in terms of practical knowledge. Learning from someone who has been shoeing horses for many years is invaluable.

Shoeing For A Living

For the Love of Shoeing and Teaching

Ritner Goff emphasizes hard work and continuing education in his North Carolina multi-farrier practice

By Jeff Cota posted on May 9, 2016 | Posted in Business Practices, Clients, Disciplines & Breeds, Education, Diseases, Lamenesses, Shoeing, Therapeutic Shoeing

Just 4 months ago, Ritner Goff was ready to hang up his apron and call it a career after 30 years of shoeing horses.

News & Notes

Flying Anvil Foundation — Goals And Challenges For 2016

January 27, 2016 | Posted in Education

Source: Bernard Duvernay, Flying Anvil Foundation Newsletter

Founder and International Horseshoeing Hall Of Fame member Bernard Duvernay discusses the volunteer farrier organization's goals for the coming year, as well as their successes in 2015.

News & Notes

Hawaiian Farrier, Blacksmith Prefers Old-School Methods

January 12, 2016 | Posted in Business Practices, Education, Forging

Source: The Garden Island

Cowboy poet, farrier and blacksmith, Ted Shanks loves metal almost as much as he loves the Bible.

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Illinois farrier Vern Powell shares the benefits of looking at feet in terms of steel length instead of a standard factory shoe sizes. It could give you a leg up in a forging competition or when sitting for an examination.

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