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Community Involvement Helps Avoid Isolation as a Farrier

Building a support network helps protect against anxiety, loneliness and depression, which farriers are more susceptible to

By Maclaren Krueger posted on July 24, 2024 | Posted in Safety & Healthcare

By nature of the profession, farriers are susceptible to feelings of isolation.

Frankly Speaking

You’re Not an Imposter

By Jeff Cota posted on February 26, 2024 | Posted in Business Practices, Education, Safety & Healthcare

Chances are good that there are people reading this who feel like they are imposters. You might find yourself in a roundtable at the International Hoof-Care Summit or a farrier clinic thinking, “I’m not as smart as these people. I’m not good enough. I don’t deserve to be here.”

Frankly Speaking: If Your Business has Skyrocketed, Beware of Burnout

By Jeremy McGovern posted on October 28, 2021

As in the past, our November issue provides several articles to help our readers improve their business practices. One of these articles shows how the onset of COVID-19 eventually gave way to increased business for most farriers.

Friday’s Farrier Facts & Figures

Are You Burned Out with Farrier Work? | Part-Time Farriers Work with About Four Dozen Horses

By American Farriers Journal Staff posted on July 23, 2021 | Posted in Business Practices, Safety & Healthcare

This week's facts and figures ... Are You Burned Out with Farrier Work? and Part-Time Farriers Work with About Four Dozen Horses . This edition of Farrier Facts & Figures is brought to you by the International Hoof-Care Summit.

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Balance isn’t Just for Horse’s Feet

By Jeff Cota posted on July 10, 2021 | Posted in Clients, Safety & Healthcare

Farriery is more than a career, it’s a lifestyle. It instills a strong work ethic, sense of duty and pride. Yet, a balance is necessary. Without it, you risk costly consequences.

Tips for Identifying and Managing Compassion Fatigue

Emotional highs and lows of caring for clients’ horses can take a toll

By Katie Navarra posted on December 4, 2020 | Posted in Safety & Healthcare

Missouri farrier Sydney Kotow remembers that one horse, that one case, above all others. Early in Kotow’s career, she was asked to work on Flash, a foundered horse. Kotow also holds a Bachelor of Science in equine nutrition and remembers thinking that through her nutrition and farrier expertise she could save the horse, or at least make it more comfortable.

Seeing the Invisible Illness

Post-traumatic stress disorder doesn’t have to rule your life, damage your career or define your identity

By Allison Armstrong Rehnborg posted on January 31, 2020 | Posted in Business Practices, Safety & Healthcare

For farrier Steve McConnell, the day his life changed started out like any other. One moment, the Waterford, Ontario, native was absorbed in the ordinary task of fueling his shoeing rig for the week; the next, he was drowning in a powerful vortex of emotions and memories he’d spent years trying to forget.

Identify Problem Clients and Discharge Them

By Bob Smith posted on July 26, 2018 | Posted in Business Practices, Clients, Education

As your shoeing career progresses, you are going to have clients who raise your blood pressure as soon as you see their name on your schedule. After working hard to build a solid business, getting rid of clients seems to fly in the face of your desire to increase your client base and income. But firing clients just might be what your business and your mental health need.

Heed the Warning Signs for Stress

Long-time shoer turned counselor offers coping strategies to avoid burnout, which can prematurely end a farrier career

By Jeff Cota posted on November 6, 2017 | Posted in Safety & Healthcare

Harry Trosin loved his job. The Oklahoma shoer simply couldn’t wait to get to work each morning for more than 30 years. Then it all changed.

Frankly Speaking: Business Management Means Focusing On Yourself

By Jeremy McGovern posted on November 6, 2017 | Posted in Business Practices

The annual Farrier Supplies And Services Directory has become a trusted resource for the industry in its years of existence. Another benefit to this issue is the collection of business articles that appear in its pages. Since 1982, this special issue has helped farriers find valuable strategies for growing and protecting their businesses, earning more income and keeping that money in their pockets.

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Remembering Red Renchin with Mark Ellis: Part 3

In this episode, Mark Ellis, a Wisconsin farrier who learned the ropes with Renchin, recalls Red’s relationships with area veterinarians, his legacy and the second career as American Farriers Journal’s technical editor.

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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