Articles Tagged with ''customers''

The Hoof-Care Bottom Line

No Show, No Shoer

Wisdom shared from the archives of American Farriers Journal
Dealing with customers who are late or who do not show up for their scheduled appointment is a common issue for many farriers.
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More on Overcoming Pricing Concerns

I’ve been in the business for almost 5 years and have not increased my shoeing or trimming prices. I am now going to increase them, but am trying to find out what others are charging and what other shoers think about mailing a letter to clients regarding the increase. I’m not sure how to go about addressing the issue with my clients.
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General Store

Location, Location, Middle of Nowhere

New Mexico farrier supplier finds success in real small-town America

If you don’t get McGinn’s joke, try finding Solano, N.M., on the map. That’s where Bachen owns and runs Wagon Mound Ranch Supply, a leading horseshoe supply house with nearly 25 years in business. The store is located basically in the middle of nowhere. There are nine people living in the town and only 750 in the entire county, which covers 2,500 square miles.


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A Half-Century’s Lessons on Working Smarter

Hall-of-Fame shoer Lee Green shares lessons he wishes he’d learned earlier in his career
While he’s learned many things in his horseshoeing lifetime, Lee Green continues to analyze shoeing techniques and how to work smarter to make more money, save time and minimize labor. He encourages younger farriers to learn from older farriers’ war stories and to avoid the mistakes they’ve made.
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Brian Raines and Pamela Raines

For Better Or For Worse

A wife for a business manager might drive some farriers to the marriage counselor, but it’s a profitable match for Brian Raines and wife, Pamela

YOU’VE HEARD THE story about the farrier who won the lottery and was asked by a reporter what he intended to do with his millions? “Well,” he replied, “I guess I’ll keep shoeing till the money runs out.”


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Farrier Basics

Quick Tips from a 49-Year Shoeing Veteran

California farrier Lee Green offers his advice when it comes to measuring for the right shoe, shoeing the horse and working conditions
Lee Green has been around horses and an anvil his entire life.
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