There are endless ways to improve your practice. An idea of improved efficiency can save your time and health. A business tip may help you keep more of your hard-earned money. Often, great ideas in these areas come from other farriers who have picked them up along the way. Todd Allen of Vandergrift, Pa., Matt Cooper of Cleveland, Texas; and David Nicholls of West Sussex, England, will present their ideas for you to implement into your practice as soon as you get home. This fast-paced session allows each presenter 1 minute for each idea, so the presenters can cover as many ideas as possible in the time allowed.

If I were a horse, I would want to be friends with Dr. Frank Gravlee.

Part craftsman, part psychologist, part teacher, farriers are specialists in equine hoof care, particularly trimming hooves and shoeing horses.

A client has fired you at some point in your career. In the future, you likely will be fired again. It’s just the nature of the business. And the causes for firing are seemingly endless.

You’d be surprised how many heads will turn when you smell like the bottom of a horse’s hoof.

The American Farrier’s Association became the latest equine organization to endorse the American Horse Council’s National Welfare Code of Practice.

To improve in the farrier trade, education and experience are the obvious pathways to success. But some may fail to realize that you can achieve more through the help of others.

The American Quarter Horse Association will publish names of those breaking the organization’s rules pertaining to inhumane treatment and unsportsmanlike conduct.

How often do you use glue-on horseshoes?