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The Importance of Moving Beyond Your Mistakes

By Jeremy McGovern posted on March 1, 2015 | Posted in Business Practices
At the 2015 International Hoof-Care Summit, Dave Farley delivered the closing remarks, which fired up attendees to return home and work to excel in their footcare practices. The short presentation hit the mark and several attendees say that it was a highlight of their experience. You can hear that speech in its entirety at americanfarriers.com/farleyspeech.
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Shoeing for a Living

Setting a Standard in West Texas

El Paso, Texas, farrier Doug Hogue says other shoers are largely to thank for the progress of his practice
By Jeremy McGovern posted on January 26, 2015 | Posted in Forging, Shoeing
Intensity is a key trait found in most successful farriers. Concentration on the job at hand, striving for self-improvement and unwavering pursuit of established goals are a few ways it manifests with practitioners. Without that spirit, one will not last long in this industry.
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Small Van Gains Favor With Farrier

Light-duty vans offer fuel efficiency, but also can provide a surprising amount of storage with the proper planning
By Jeremy McGovern posted on December 1, 2014 | Posted in Equipment
Long the preferred style for mobile tradespeople in Europe, the light commercial van is catching on in the United States. Manufacturers of the two most popular lines, the Ford Transit and Mercedes Benz Sprinter, have reported increased sales in recent years with these vehicles in the U.S.
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Do You Run Your Business or Does it Run You?

Veteran farrier Dave Farley provides insight on the critical business needs for operating a farrier practice
By Jeremy McGovern posted on December 1, 2014 | Posted in Business Practices
The greatest danger to a farrier practice is complacency, according to Dave Farley. He recalls many farriers who had the business and income that they wanted because they believed change would never come. The Coshocton, Ohio, and Wellington, Fla., farrier told attendees at the early November 2014 Cornell Farrier Conference that this mindset allows someone who is hungrier to pass by the complacent farrier.
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Making The Horse A Willing Participant

If presented with a horse that isn’t used to being worked with, these three steps could be a way to improve the situation
By Jeremy McGovern posted on September 1, 2014 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing
Ted Shanks became a horseman out of necessity. Now a farrier in Kauai, Hawaii, he grew up on a rural Tennessee farm where horses were just as much working animals as they were used for pleasure riding. After he began shoeing in 1977, the certified journeyman farrier and Anvil 21 member continued to work with horses, he never lost sight of the inherent danger of the job.
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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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