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How to Tell Hoof-Care Clients You’re Increasing Prices

By Jeremy McGovern posted on August 5, 2022 | Posted in Business Practices, Clients

As inflation increasingly burdens farriers’ bottom lines, most are raising prices to remain profitable. But how do you communicate the price change to your hoof-care clients?

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Need an Omni-Directional Shoe? Go to Your Scrap Pile

By Laura Gillespie and Mike Hayward posted on July 22, 2022 | Posted in Lamenesses, Therapeutic Shoeing

When a horse needs an omni-directional or light-rail shoe, the options often can be cost-prohibitive. However, there’s an easy way to avoid denting your bottom line.

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One Way to Gain Your Hoof-Care Clients’ Trust

By Jeff Cota posted on July 1, 2022

Building a stable roster of good clients takes time, effort and quality hoof care. Keeping the clients means maintaining these variables, but there’s one more that Jake Stonefield finds is critical.

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Training Young Farriers is Enriching for All

By Jeremy McGovern posted on June 17, 2022 | Posted in Business Practices, Education

Training young farriers aids longevity for veteran farriers in two ways. Obviously, they can decrease the amount of work for the lead farrier. By training and building mentees into skilled farriers, it can be enriching and bring motivation to both parties.

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Don’t Take Shortcuts When Repairing Hoof Cracks

By Jeff Cota posted on May 20, 2022 | Posted in Clients, Disciplines & Breeds, Education, Lamenesses, Therapeutic Shoeing

When an equine athlete suffers an injury, the clock begins to tick as pressure increases to get the mount back into competition.

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Tool Coatings Make a Difference in the Performance of Drill Bits and Taps

By Ryen Carlson posted on May 6, 2022 | Posted in Equipment

Do you consider coatings when shopping for drill bits and taps?

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New York Farrier Gets a Better Bar Shoe When Modifying Keg Shoes

By Jeff Cota posted on April 15, 2022 | Posted in Diseases, Lamenesses, Therapeutic Shoeing

Morrisville, N.Y., farrier Doug Corey uses an assortment of bar shoes, but none of them is store-bought. He welds them all in his trailer.

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Are You Losing Shoes with Leather Pads?

By Jeff Cota posted on April 1, 2022 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing

Do you find that your clinches aren’t holding up throughout the shoeing cycle after applying leather pads? Or worse, are you losing shoes?

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Rely on Farriery’s Pioneers for Properly Designed Tools

By Jeremy McGovern posted on March 4, 2022 | Posted in Equipment

Tool design is critical to not only completing your hoof-care work, but also has a tremendous bearing on your efficiency. One Hall of Fame farrier suggests becoming familiar with the influence of the industry’s pioneers.

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Cover Your Bases Before Referring Hoof-Care Clients

By Jeff Cota posted on February 4, 2022 | Posted in Business Practices, Clients

Strasburg, Pa., farrier Patrick Meck and Lebanon, Pa., shoer Conrad Smoker worked together on a number of horses. After learning about Meck’s work with glue-on shoes, Smoker approached Meck with a proposition.

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How to Tell Hoof-Care Clients You’re Increasing Prices

Need an Omni-Directional Shoe? Go to Your Scrap Pile

One Way to Gain Your Hoof-Care Clients’ Trust

Training Young Farriers is Enriching for All

Don’t Take Shortcuts When Repairing Hoof Cracks

Tool Coatings Make a Difference in the Performance of Drill Bits and Taps

New York Farrier Gets a Better Bar Shoe When Modifying Keg Shoes

Are You Losing Shoes with Leather Pads?

Rely on Farriery’s Pioneers for Properly Designed Tools

Cover Your Bases Before Referring Hoof-Care Clients

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5 Lessons & Insights from Farriers Who Shoe for a Living

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