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Plenty Of Lessons In Bullying Case Against Queen’s Farrier

Across the pond, the queen’s farrier is in something of a royal mess.
By Jeff Cota posted on April 8, 2016 | Posted in Clients
Across the pond, the queen’s farrier is in something of a royal mess. Stuart Craig is accused of using some rather salty language while putting Joseph Hopkins, then 17, through his paces as a farrier’s apprentice.
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Real Estate’s Rule Also True for Farriers

By Jeremy McGovern posted on March 24, 2016 | Posted in Clients
The ever-changing demographics of the United States and Canada affect the types of clients farriers serve, stresses the farrier instructor from Kwantlen Polytechnic University outside of Vancouver, British Columbia. The area one chooses to live in greatly affects the types of horses and clients that farriers serve.
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Three Steps for Molding Better Clients

By Jeff Cota posted on March 10, 2016 | Posted in Business Practices
Every farrier has at least one client who square dances on your last nerve while wearing 4-inch spike heels. Although it’s tempting to fire an emotional or difficult client, improving your communication skills can go a long way toward improving your practice and keeping an otherwise good paying account.
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Want Better Vet-Farrier Relations? Improve Communication

By Jeff Cota posted on February 12, 2016 | Posted in Business Practices
Have you found yourself thinking that you were on the same page with someone only to find that you weren’t even in the same chapter? What very well could be a genuine attempt to be helpful by either party might be construed as something altogether different. That’s what makes the farrier-veterinarian relationship tricky.
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4 Easy Ways To Be Fired

By Jeremy McGovern posted on January 15, 2016 | Posted in Business Practices
Sometimes exceptional work with a horse won't matter — a farrier could be fired by the client regardless. All of the skill and knowledge with a horse didn't help. And as that farrier, maybe you're left wondering what the heck happened.
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