For farriers, poor communication ranks up there as a work place hazard that can do significant damage to a practice. Although there isn’t the physical injury that comes from other dangers, like being kicked by a spooked horse, poor communication can lead to loss of business severe enough to cripple one’s business.
In this episode of the American Farriers Journal podcast, brought to you by SmartPak, Danvers Child talks about his history in farriery and how he approaches high/low hooves.
In this episode of the American Farriers Journal podcast, brought to you by SmartPak, Danvers Child talks about his history in farriery and how he approaches high/low hooves.
Attrition rate is a business management term that’s used to describe the loss of business, product or employees. Companies do not want to see a high attrition rate.
Many folks in this industry know that solid vet/farrier relationships are necessary for providing the best quality hoof care for horses. For the farrier community surrounding Tryon, N.C., one way to develop these relationships comes in the form of monthly Farrier Jam Sessions.
Communication is difficult under the best of circumstances. The endless differences in personalities, principles and philosophies have a way of making a mountain out of a proverbial molehill.
Travis Burns, chief of farriers services/lecturer at Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterniary Medicine, describes how to determine a horse's ideal weight using a formula and how that can be used to help communicate with the client.
Travis Burns, chief of farriers services/lecturer at Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterniary Medicine, discusses how a farrier should explain the diagnosis of a client's horse.
At the 2013 International Hoof-Care Summit in Cincinnati, Ohio, farrier Dave Farley talks about how he communicates with clients and informs them of his practice's principles.
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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Kawell develops and produces copper alloy horseshoes and inserts, giving horses the care that they need to fight issues associated with white line disease, seedy toe and thrush.
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