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All's Well At Stone Well

From Upstate New York, Brent Chidsey’s distinctive shoeing bodies spread across the country
By Pat Tearney posted on January 1, 2005 | Posted in Business Practices
It may not be exactly the assembly line of a “Big-3” automaker, but in a short visit to the headquarters of Stone Well Bodies & Equipment in Genoa, N.Y., you can quickly see the basics of how the company’s popular shoeing bodies go together.
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A Room On Wheels

Traveling farrier Danny Dunson values workability over portability for his rig
By Ron Perszewski posted on December 1, 2004 | Posted in Business Practices, Equipment
Shoeing From California to Boston, farrier Danny Dunson travels often, but his rig doesn’t. In fact, his Homesteader trailer is usually parked inside the Nolensville Veterinary Clinic, in Nolensville, Tenn., where he runs an equine podiatry clinic.
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Shoeing for a Living

Putting Together a Shoeing Day on the Fly

Scheduling gets tricky when a horse show intervenes
By Pat Tearney posted on December 1, 2004 | Posted in Business Practices
Some days just don’t start out well. Hank Highfield, the normally affable farrier from Indianapolis, Ind., is clearly a little miffed as he sets up his shoeing rig outside the barn at his first stop of the day.
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Analyze Your Business By The Numbers

In the only extensive farrier business practices survey of its kind, here’s your chance to see how you stack up against the averages
By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 2004 | Posted in Business Practices
Over the past 2 years, the typical full-time farrier in the United States has boosted the income for his or her hoof-care business by three and one-half times the average 1.9 percent inflation rate — by 7 percent or an average of $5,454 per year.
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