During our visit to Anvil Brand Shoe Co. in Lexington, Ill., Alan Horton of Farrier Product Distribution discusses the problem of workload and value that farriers make. Steve Hoselton, owner of Anvil Brand, and Horton also give advice on cash flow and inventory.

According to Alan Horton of Anvil Brand Shoe Company (Lexington, Ill.), farriers will get more from a clinic if the clinician engages the audience in the presentation.

Alan Horton and Steve Hoselton of Anvil Brand Shoe Company (Lexington, Ill.) discuss the trend of more female farriers entering the profession and how it changes their business.

Alan Horton and Steve Hoselton of Anvil Brand Shoe Company (Lexington, Ill.) discuss horsemanship's importance as a personal quality that farriers need to be cognizant of, and how to improve on acquiring it.

Alan Horton and Steve Hoselton of Anvil Brand Shoe Company (Lexington, Ill.), take us back in time to Anvil Brand's roots, followed by a discussion of current business practices, how they set themselves up in the marketplace and what farriers can stand to benefit from being involved with their supplier.

Alan Horton and Steve Hoselton of Anvil Brand Shoe Co. Anvil Brand Shoe Company (Lexington, Ill.) share how conditions affect farrier buying habits.

Many mobile payment devices attach to your smartphone and allow you to accept debit and credit card payments. There are many designs, but you may find one that attaches directly to your smartphone through the headphone port as the most practical for your business.

Days before the commencement of the 2012 Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration in Shelbyville, Tenn., The Humane Society of the United States is launching a national tip line in English and Spanish to help crack down on the illegal and cruel practice known as "soring."? The HSUS offers a reward of up to $10,000 to anyone who provides any information leading to the arrest and conviction of a violator of the Horse Protection Act or any state law which prohibits horse soring, the deliberate infliction of pain to force horses to perform an artificially high-stepping gait for the show ring.