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November 2022

Volume: 48

Edition: 7

American Farriers Journal is the “hands-on” magazine for professional farriers, equine veterinarians and horse care product and service buyers.

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Frankly Speaking: Survey Results Serve Cautionary Reminders

By Jeremy McGovern posted on October 28, 2022 | Posted in Business Practices

For more than 30 years, American Farriers Journal has used our November issue to provide insight into running an efficient and profitable business. In this issue, you’ll find several articles that deliver keen business advice, alert you to shoeing rules of various breeds and disciplines and give you a guide to products and services.

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Briefings: November 2022

October 28, 2022 | Posted in Business Practices, Clients, Disciplines & Breeds, Education

Metal Horseshoes Alter Hoof Expansion and Contraction, Study Finds
Farrier Industry Offers Help to Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority
Biden Administration Proposal Could Change Farrier Hiring Practices
Researchers Examine Benefits of Controlled Exercise for Foals to Prevent Bone Fractures

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What's This? The Outer Rim

October 28, 2022 | Posted in Education, Therapeutic Shoeing

A continuous cuffed rim horseshoe was commonly used at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center to repair and manage coffin bone fractures.
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Book Review

For the Want of a Nail, the Shoe Was Lost

By Chris Gregory, FWCF, CJF, ASF

By Jeff Cota posted on October 29, 2022 | Posted in Business Practices, Education, Forging, Shoeing

Who has directly influenced your farrier career? If you’re just starting out, your list likely isn’t long. A little time and initiative will eventually fill the gaps. If you have some skin in the game, your list might resemble the one compiled by Chris Gregory in his book, For Want of a Nail, the Shoe Was Lost.

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2022 Farrier Business Practices Survey

Increased demand for farriers improves farrier gross income

By American Farriers Journal Staff posted on October 29, 2022 | Posted in Business Practices, Equipment

Every 2 years, American Farriers Journal surveys the industry based in the United States to take its financial pulse. The most recent Farrier Business Practices Survey examined a multitude of factors during 2021. The results reveal that overall the industry has seen substantial financial gains. In almost every financial measurement, farriers increased revenue from 2 years prior — which also saw considerable gains.

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Identify and Manage Your Stress for Better Production

Improve your personal and work life with these tips for dealing with stressors

By Jeffrey Newnham posted on October 29, 2022 | Posted in Safety & Healthcare

What is stress?
A good definition is that it’s a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances.

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Manage Clients with Direct Communication

Oklahoma farrier Tom Trosin finds better client relationships through speaking directly with clients rather than relying on texting and email

By Jeremy McGovern posted on October 30, 2022 | Posted in Business Practices, Clients

Last year, a younger farrier rode in Tom Trosin’s shoeing truck. While chatting between stops, the junior horseshoer identified one aspect of farriery that the Oklahoma farrier excels at — and it has nothing to do with trimming and shoeing.

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What Makes a Professional Farrier?

Development in crucial areas define what makes a modern farrier

By Tim Shannon posted on October 30, 2022 | Posted in Business Practices, Clients, Education

A farrier gets a call. The voice on the others end of the line asks how much to shoe a horse. He is told. That voice then says he needs his horse Dobbin shod by tomorrow late afternoon. The prospective client gives an address and signs off, “See you then.”

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Paying Closer Attention to Your Farrier Equipment Can Save Your Bottom Line

Inventory adjustments saved a California farrier thousands each year

By Albert Dickenson posted on October 30, 2022 | Posted in Business Practices, Education, Equipment, Products

Sometimes the smallest change makes the biggest difference in your own business. That’s what Steve Wiberg, a Hayward, Calif.,-based farrier discovered when he made the switch from leather impact horseshoe pads to plastic pads.

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Earning Your Clients’ Trust is Equally Important to Educating Them

Before you start working with a horse owner, explain your expectations for the job

By Albert Dickenson posted on October 31, 2022 | Posted in Business Practices, Clients, Education

Dave Farley, a farrier based in Wellington, Fla., started a practice decades ago to improve farrier-client communication and understanding. In the 1980s, he began sending his clients a yearly newsletter in early January. The contents of this newsletter could include product usage changes, tips for properly cleaning hoofs or life/business updates, but uniquely, the newsletter also included the price changes Farley was going to enact for the coming year for his services.

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A Practical Forging Challenge that Helps with Dropped Fetlocks

The 2023 Summit Mail-In Forging Exercise will earn a winner a buckle and all participants a T-shirt for making this horseshoe

By Craig Trnka posted on October 31, 2022 | Posted in Forging, Shoeing, Therapeutic Shoeing

The 2023 International Hoof-Care Summit celebrates its 20th anniversary at this January’s event. This is also the ninth Summit Mail-In Forging Exercise, so I wanted to create a good challenge of solid forging elements for you. But as much as I want to push you out of your comfort zone with this exercise, I also want to create a practical shoe that you might find useful under the right circumstances.

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When Service is Just as Critical as Quality Farrier Work

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

By Frank Lessiter posted on October 31, 2022 | Posted in Business Practices, Clients, Disciplines & Breeds

A Warm, Efficient Work Space

Minnesota farrier’s well-designed van improves his team’s efficiency

By Jeff Cota posted on November 1, 2022 | Posted in Business Practices, Equipment

As the cold season arrives in Minnesota during November, Rich Lomen and Nate Stener and their four-man multi-farrier practice can expect temperatures to fluctuate between 41 and 9 degrees Fahrenheit over the next 5 months in the metropolitan Minneapolis area.
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Asking Questions at Clinics Increases Your Return on Investment

Rely on your inquisitive nature to better your understanding of topics

By David Hazlett CJF posted on November 1, 2022 | Posted in Education

I have attended many farrier clinics and conventions over the years. They are a great resource to connect with other farriers and equine professionals and to learn more about our craft.

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Shop Talk: November 2022

November 1, 2022 | Posted in Disciplines & Breeds

House Committee Approves Anti-Soring Bill

Equine Hoof-Care Groups Announce New Leadership

Equine Research Hall of Fame Inducts Lisa Fortier

Global Equestrian Group Buys Palm Beach Equestrian Center and Chronicle of the Horse Magazine

In Memoriam

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Featured Articles

Featured Articles

What Makes a Professional Farrier?

Development in crucial areas define what makes a modern farrier

By Tim Shannon posted on October 30, 2022 | Posted in Business Practices, Clients, Education

A farrier gets a call. The voice on the others end of the line asks how much to shoe a horse. He is told. That voice then says he needs his horse Dobbin shod by tomorrow late afternoon. The prospective client gives an address and signs off, “See you then.”

Read More

A Practical Forging Challenge that Helps with Dropped Fetlocks

The 2023 Summit Mail-In Forging Exercise will earn a winner a buckle and all participants a T-shirt for making this horseshoe

By Craig Trnka posted on October 31, 2022 | Posted in Forging, Shoeing, Therapeutic Shoeing

The 2023 International Hoof-Care Summit celebrates its 20th anniversary at this January’s event. This is also the ninth Summit Mail-In Forging Exercise, so I wanted to create a good challenge of solid forging elements for you. But as much as I want to push you out of your comfort zone with this exercise, I also want to create a practical shoe that you might find useful under the right circumstances.

Read More

A Warm, Efficient Work Space

Minnesota farrier’s well-designed van improves his team’s efficiency

By Jeff Cota posted on November 1, 2022 | Posted in Business Practices, Equipment

As the cold season arrives in Minnesota during November, Rich Lomen and Nate Stener and their four-man multi-farrier practice can expect temperatures to fluctuate between 41 and 9 degrees Fahrenheit over the next 5 months in the metropolitan Minneapolis area.
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October 27, 2022

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Online Extras: November 2022

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Looking Back at the Early Days of Wellington

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