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When & How to Fire Clients

Farrier safety & positive working relationships main factors in letting clients go
By Maclaren Krueger posted on March 10, 2025 | Posted in Clients
Choosing to fire a client can be a difficult decision. On top of losing business, farriers risk damaging relationships with surrounding clients. American Farriers Journal recently asked farriers why and how they go about firing clients.
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Why Do Farriers Fire Clients?

Check out the results of our December poll and learn how & why farriers break the news
By Maclaren Krueger posted on January 6, 2025 | Posted in Business Practices, Clients
Regardless of why farriers, vets or other equine professionals choose to let go of clients, ultimately their goal is to protect themselves and the horse. And while the majority of clients are responsible and respectful, it’s crucial to know how to handle difficult situations.
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Award-Winning Hoof-Care Content

November 12, 2024
American Farriers Journal consistently delivers high-quality hoof-care content as evidenced by the sampling of award-winning content listed here.
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Rood & Riddle to Host International Podiatry Conference

March 19, 2019 | Posted in Education
Source: Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital
Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital will be hosting the International Podiatry Conference in Lexington, Ky. The educational seminar is for veterinarians and farriers, aimed at creating a collaboration between the two professionals while also increasing and sharing their knowledge of biomechanics, laminitis and new innovations within equine podiatry.
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Developing the Eye for Detail

Learn to observe greater detail in the equine foot by breaking it down into smaller parts and sketching it
By Ric Redden posted on June 28, 2018 | Posted in Anatomy, Education, Therapeutic Shoeing
I am constantly striving to find ways to teach my veterinarian and farrier students how to tune their eyes to observe the smallest details. Many years ago, I learned that the caveman mentality is still a great way to teach. Simply studying the many messages left on stone by our predecessors from thousands of years ago allows us to step into their bare footprints and visualize what their eyes were seeing.
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Club Foot or Upright Foot? It’s All About the Angles

Proper diagnosis is important to determine a maintenance plan
By Katie Navarra posted on May 12, 2018 | Posted in Anatomy, Diseases, Lamenesses, Therapeutic Shoeing, Trimming
It’s not uncommon to observe minor asymmetries in any horse’s feet. But when there is a significant difference between a pair of hooves, typically the front, the unevenness may be attributable to club foot. Club feet are estimated to be present in 5% to 20% of the equine population.
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Greg Martin, CJF, of Boerne, Texas, takes the unique approach of marketing his hoof-care practice with a Christmas parade float in Boerne and Comfort, Texas. The award-winning float boasts a variety of surprising features.

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