Are you ready to build your hoof-care career?

After graduating from horseshoeing school, it’s tempting to believe that your education is complete.

You know as well as anyone that today’s society is dramatically different than it was even just a decade ago. Few children grow up on ranches or farms.

The prices of a decent rig can be overwhelming when you’re straight out of farrier school. Often, expenses such as school tuition, equipment and supplies can get in the way of purchasing a new rig.

Effective communication is key to maintaining relationships. Working with veterinarians to assess and treat hoof pathologies is common, but verbal and nonverbal miscommunication can get in the way.

Most farriers know that if you work in the hoof-care business, your clients are not just horses but the people who own, ride and care for them.

“Be gritty, be prompt, be willing to learn,” are the three characteristics that Julia Lundeen says every new farrier needs to succeed in the industry.