We conducted a survey with the readers of American Farriers Journal's weekly e-newsletter in which we asked farriers what are the most frequent questions that they receive from novice backyard horse owners. The 103 farriers who contributed to this survey have a combined average of 66% of backyard horses on their books. Here are all of the questions by novice horse owners, ranked in order of frequency in the survey.
A couple of winters ago, I spent a cool, dry day with a Texas farrier who shoes outside of Dallas. As we rode to the next stop, he said, "I feel sorry for you because you are chained to a desk and have to answer to a boss."
What do you do when your clients ask you questions about if your work can hurt the horse? These types of questions can be your best opportunity to establish yourself as their hoof-care professional.
We regret an error in providing the wrong phone number for contacting Doug Butler Enterprises. This mistake ran in the Book Notes of the September/October 2012 issue of AFJ. This column featured a review of the book Essential Principles Of Horseshoeing, Foundation Guide To Sound Trimming And Shoeing.
The AHP's thorough survey covers the entire equine industry and showed that more than 80% of horse owners have kept their horses or acquired more within 1 year.
Nothing beats sound horses as a means for keeping your clients happy. However, a farrier business is a service-based business and it is important to pay attention to more than just trimming feet and nailing shoes on feet.
Farriers who spend a lot of time providing hoof care of backyard horses should be forgiven if they sometimes feel as if they're being swamped by a cascading torrent of foot problems. It seems to go with the territory.
In this episode, Mark Ellis, a Wisconsin farrier who learned the ropes with Renchin, recalls Red’s relationships with area veterinarians, his legacy and the second career as American Farriers Journal’s technical editor.
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