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Finding Success In Simplicity

Organization, tough choices and hard work help Missouri farrier to excel
By Jeff Cota posted on May 8, 2015 | Posted in Business Practices, Clients, Equipment, Forging, Shoeing, Trimming
Keep it simple. It’s a popular adage, particularly among farriers. Ironically enough, keeping it simple isn’t really simple at all. Simplicity is the result of organization, tough choices and hard work. Yet, once it’s achieved, the rewards are plentiful.
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Building His Own Style In Southern California

California farrier Tim Shannon says the knowledge he has gained from others has helped develop his footcare philosophy
By Jeremy McGovern posted on March 1, 2015 | Posted in Shoeing

There are obvious advantages for farriers who grew up around horses and entered the trade at a young age. They should be further ahead in several aspects of farriery than their counterparts who entered the profession later in life. The earlier someone can build their knowledge of equine anatomy and skills trimming and shoeing feet, the greater the likelihood of success as a farrier.


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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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Sweating the Small Stuff

Quebec farrier Christian Roy has advanced his footcare practice by keeping horses sound, but he finds attention to detail is a difference maker in client satisfaction
By Jeremy McGovern posted on July 1, 2014 | Posted in Forging, Shoeing
Christian Roy has been a horseman for most of his life, owning draft horses for many of those years. Those draft horses deserve much of the credit in leading Roy to become a farrier.
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True to Fundamentals, Forward Thinking

A day with Minnesota farrier Mark Thorkildson delivered a mixed bag of horses and a consistent approach to quality work
May 1, 2014 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing
Ramsey, Minn., farrier Mark Thorkildson grew up around horses. During his youth, the work by the farriers who shod his family's horses didn’t spark Thorkildson's interest in footcare. It wasn't necessarily that their work was bad, but these shoers were in-and-out backyard practitioners. Nothing stood out about their work with horses that would catch the eye of a novice.
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Farrier Guided by 'Classical Shoeing'

Horseshoer Alexi Gutierrez uses a solid base of footcare fundamentals to cover a wide range of horses in South Florida
By Jeremy McGovern posted on April 1, 2014 | Posted in Business Practices, Shoeing
It seems today that many horseshoers found farriery after having careers in non-equine fields. The influence of that previous life emerges in their everyday work. A horseshoer who served in the military often is very disciplined in showing up to footcare appointments on time. Farriers with a background in accounting tend to closely mind the dollars and cents going in and out of their practice. You get the point.
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No Need to Specialize

By handling many kinds of footcare work in a concentrated area, this South Texas farrier stays close to home so he can spend valuable time with his family
By Frank Lessiter posted on March 1, 2014 | Posted in Shoeing
With a huge number of horses in his South Texas area, Matt Cooper finds he doesn't have to specialize with his trimming and shoeing work. Instead the Cleveland, Texas, farrier's diversified business offers quality footcare services to clients involved with trail rides, drafts, miniatures, rodeo, backyard horses, racing, mounted police and performance events.
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Shoeing In California’s Wine Country

Farrier Matt Frederick works on a front foot of a horse in California’s Napa Valley, the center of the California wine country.
By Pat Tearney posted on January 1, 2014 | Posted in Business Practices, Shoeing
Farriers come into the business in many different ways and from many different fields. But Matt Frederick, who shoes in Napa Valley, Calif., may come as close as any to having a unique beginning.
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