With nearly 170 years of combined hoof-care experience, three veteran farriers share their client and business management wisdom based on years of working with high-level sport horses
In the upcoming December issue of American Farriers Journal, I wrote about a conversation I had with Steve Kraus...I won't give a way too much detail from the magazine story, but the head of farrier services at Cornell University's veterinary clinic explained how he sees too many cases of poor horseshoeing come into his shop.
Data gleaned from the latest American Farriers Journal Farrier Business Practices survey indicates hoof-care income is holding its own and continues to do better than other aspects of the equine industry
Even with a sluggish U.S. economy, political worries and hardships in the equine community, high-quality footcare work is still in high demand. That's among the significant conclusions drawn from the recent 2012 Farrier Business Practices survey conducted among American Farriers Journal readers earlier this summer.
On a day that featured a variety of breeds and disciplines, the constant within Taylor Keenan’s practice was quality hoof care delivered with sound reasoning
Have an understanding of the how and why when making hoof-care decisions. Keenan says you are on the wrong path when you can't explain your methodology to clients. Every horseshoer knows a farrier who found the trade after previously pursuing one, two or maybe more alternative careers.
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.
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Kawell develops and produces copper alloy horseshoes and inserts, giving horses the care that they need to fight issues associated with white line disease, seedy toe and thrush.
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