Articles by Pat Tearney

Getting Ready for Fly Season

As the weather heats up, so do the shoer’s problems with insects

By Pat Tearney posted on March 1, 2007 | Posted in Clients, Education

Farriers generally agree that there’s at least one nice thing about shoeing horses in winter. No bugs.

Shoeing for a Living

Florida Farrier Never Stops Learning

Kelly McGhee works hard at his shoeing, but is never too busy to credit his mentors

By Pat Tearney posted on March 1, 2007 | Posted in Education

Kelly McGhee is one of those farriers who’s not really sure just when he first helped shoe a horse.

Shoeing for a Living

Shoeing Facility Built with Therapeutic Cases in Mind

Oklahoma farrier helps equine hospital put together a well-equipped shoeing shop

By Pat Tearney posted on January 1, 2007 | Posted in Shoeing, Therapeutic Shoeing

When John Muldoon moved to the Oklahoma City area in 1984, he thought he was putting horseshoeing behind him.

Local Association Spotlight

Iowa Farrier Makes Friends in Brazil

Jeff Ridley finds South American colleagues eager to learn

By Pat Tearney posted on December 1, 2006 | Posted in Business Practices

Jeff Ridley made at least 47 new friends in Brazil recently.The farrier from Leighton, Iowa, made a trip to the South American nation to conduct a clinic for horseshoers in conjunction with Fabio Furquim, a Brazilian veterinarian.

Shoeing For A Living

Master of Shoeing the Legendary Missouri Fox Trotter

Missouri’s Keith Mizer draws on more than 4 decades of experience with these smooth-stepping horses

By Pat Tearney posted on December 1, 2006 | Posted in Clients, Disciplines & Breeds

The autumn air is crisp as Keith Mizer leaves the Shoney’s restaurant in his home town of Lebanon, Mo. He fires up his truck and gets ready to do what he’s done just about every day for more than 40 years — go out and shoe horses.

Simple Scheduling Trick Nets Farrier 4 Weeks of Vacation

Wisconsin shoer exerts control over his workload

By Pat Tearney posted on November 1, 2006 | Posted in Clients

So how would you like to schedule 4 weeks of vacation every year? It may sound like a pipe dream, but Mike Ehlert, a veteran farrier from Hartford, Wis., has figured out a way to do it, and shared his method with an audience at the International Hoof-Care Summit in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Arlington Park's: ""Against All Odds"" Captures One of Horse Racing's Great Moments

By Pat Tearney posted on November 1, 2006 | Posted in Disciplines & Breeds

If you’ve been to Arlington Park near Chicago sometime since 1989, perhaps you’ve already recognized the subject of the cover photo of this year’s Farrier Supplies And Services directory.

Tackling the Human Side of Horseshoeing

Husband-wife team says your interpersonal skills are as important as your shoeing skills for building your business

By Pat Tearney posted on November 1, 2006 | Posted in Business Practices, Clients

It seems like a simple question, but when Walter and Lee Fuermann put it to an audience of farriers at the International Hoof-Care Summit, it clearly caught more than a few of them by surprise.

Find Your Place on the Scale

Bi-annual business practices survey provides a window on how things are going in the shoeing business

By Pat Tearney posted on November 1, 2006 | Posted in Business Practices, Clients

The average gross income of American farriers took a dramatic upswing during the last 2 years, but whether or not you rode that rising tide depends largely on where you were shoeing.

Frankly Speaking

Some Part-Time Farriers Can Earn Big-Time Paychecks

By Pat Tearney posted on November 1, 2006 | Posted in Business Practices, Education

Trying to come up with the description of a “typical farrier” is kind of like trying to get a straight answer out of a politician — it’s nearly impossible.

Videos

Hoof Care on Parade

Greg Martin, CJF, of Boerne, Texas, takes the unique approach of marketing his hoof-care practice with a Christmas parade float in Boerne and Comfort, Texas. The award-winning float boasts a variety of surprising features.

Events

Michigan Horseshoers Association 55th Annual Clinic

Date: 01/02/25

Location: Lansing, MI

The Michigan Horseshoers Association will host its 55th annual clinic Jan. 2-4, 2025 in East Lansing, Mich.

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