How Horse Owners Rate Your Farrier Skills

Category Excellent Good Average Poor
Friendliness 78.7% 17.7% 3.3% 0.3%

Basic Shoeing
Knowledge

 73.3% 19.0% 7.2% 0.5%
Helpfulness 74.0% 20.3% 4.9% 0.8%
Rapport With
Others		 69.9% 24.4% 4.9% 0.8%

Explanations Of
Terminology And
Procedures     

 62.5% 26.3% 8.3% 2.9%
Corrective Shoeing 62.5% 21.8% 13.2% 2.5%
Scheduling 61.2% 24.2% 11.2% 3.4%
Billing 63.5% 26.0% 9.7% 0.8%
Veterinarian Relations 57.8% 28.8% 10.4% 3.0%
Trainer Relations 52.7% 30.7% 13.2% 3.4%
Reachable By Phone 57.5% 26.8% 9.8% 5.9%
Business Sense 52.9% 32.6% 11.4% 3.1%

 

— 2011 American Farriers Journal horse owner survey

How Much Time Do Farriers Spend On The Internet?

Farriers spend an average of 6 hours per week on the Internet.

— 2016 American Farriers Journal Farrier Benchmark Stud
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