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By Pat Tearney posted on May 1, 2003 | Posted in Business Practices
One of the best things about attending events like the 2003 American Farrier’s Association convention in Salt Lake City, Utah, in late February is the opportunity to pick up little nuggets of advice from the real masters of the shoeing trade.
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Boot Up Your Shoeing Income

With a better design than in the past, slip-on horse boots are making a comeback
By Jaime Jackson posted on April 1, 2003 | Posted in Business Practices, Shoeing
Keeping in step with the changing times, some farriers are offering modern horse boots as an alternative to shoes. Horse boots used for riding, as opposed to medicinal boots, are beginning to make waves among some horse owners due to a new generation of state-of-the-art boot designs that actually work.
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Make Your Business Cards Work For You

Having an eye-catching, professional business card is a great step toward building a profitable shoeing business
April 1, 2003 | Posted in Business Practices
There's an old saying, "You never get a second chance to make a first impression." This saying is especially relevant to today's farriers, as you need to make sure that your business card represents you and your shoeing business to its maximum potential.
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Use A Computer To Improve Your Bottom Line

Adding a quality business management software program to your shoeing business toolbox provides two primary benefits: time and money
April 1, 2003 | Posted in Business Practices
Although it may take some time to initially set up the program (entering clients, horses, your services list, etc.), a good computer software program can save you significant amounts of time every week, with an additional time savings at tax preparation time.
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Briefings

April 1, 2003 | Posted in Business Practices
After developing carpal tunnel problems 9 years ago and waking up almost nightly at 4 a.m. in severe pain, Lee DeLisle started using curved handles on his driving and turning hammers.
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Tax Court Opinion Makes It Easier For Farriers To Deduct Home Office Expenses

March 1, 2003 | Posted in Business Practices
While it has been possible in the past for shoers to deduct the cost of an office in the home that is used 100 percent for business purposes, a new U.S. Tax Court opinion may make it possible to do so even if the room is used for some personal uses. But one caution is that this opinion went against the existing tax law, which requires a room be used “regularly and exclusively” for work in order to take a home office tax deduction.
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