Rookie farriers or those new to an area often have the temptation to undercut prices to work their way into the market. You can set your prices low, but the work will catch up to your pricing. Low-end pricing will mean working on low-end horses.
What's the farthest you are willing to travel to a client? What factors contribute to that decision (number of horses to work with at one location, fuel charge, etc.)?
What does it cost to trim and shoe a horse? The obvious answer includes the price of shoes, nails and other items like adhesives or pads. Many farriers fail to reflect on how the prices that they charge are actually determined.
So what's a farrier, anyway? Well, think of it as a blacksmith with a master's degree in horse feet! Billy Blackman, a farrier in Jefferson County, says a farrier needs three core qualities: "The strength of Samson, the wisdom of Solomon, and the patience of Job."
Looking through your career, does one case or horse stand out as your toughest hoof-care challenge? What made this tough? What did you do to overcome the problem?
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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