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Farrier Careers

Farrier Competency for Horse Owners by Doug Butler

June 15, 2010 0 comments

I’m often asked how I would define farrier competency. “What should a competent farrier look like?” “How will I know one when I see one?” In the British Isles, they would call such a person “a qualified farrier.”
The way a person starts out is generally the way he or she ends up. Attitude is nearly [...]

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Farrier Competency for Farriers by Doug Butler

June 8, 2010 0 comments

Farrier work is a craft skill. It takes many years to master any craft. Farrier school is only the beginning. You must study and practice to become competent. You must train your eyes, your brain, and your motor nerves and muscles to do this precision work. You must obtain the knowledge and develop the skills [...]

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Learning to Learn – An Important Skill for Equine Professionals

April 29, 2010 0 comments

Learning to learn applies to every phase of life.
Recently I became aware, through an article titled “Divided Attention” by David Glenn published February 28, 2010, in The Chronicle of Higher Education, that many students today are having greater difficulty learning and applying what they’re being taught due to inattention and the illusion of competence that [...]

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FAQ #11 In my horseshoeing business, what is the best way to raise my prices for trimming and shoeing?

December 28, 2009 0 comments

This question and its answer depends upon your experience, length of time in practice, how many clients you currently have, status of your local economy, competition, etc.   Do you provide perceivable value for your clients?  How will you communicate this change — will you call and tell them, send them a letter,  postcard or email, [...]

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FAQ #10 Do I have to read all the pages in The Principles of Horseshoeing (P3) before coming to your school?

December 15, 2009 0 comments

Answer: You are not required to read all the pages before you arrive.
You’ll find after enrolling and completing the application process that a copy of P3 will be sent to you, and you are at liberty to use your copy to read and study as you wish. There is a homework assignment [...]

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Basic Farrier Skill Training Is Necessary

December 3, 2009 0 comments

To be successful, you have to do the right things.  Education is required to learn the right things.  When you are a teacher, the greatest pay you can receive is to see your students succeed.
Basic farrier skill training is still in great demand.  It appears that many today have gotten away from perfecting basic skills and [...]

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Law of the Farm

December 1, 2009 2 comments

There is a tendency in our modern society to look for short cuts in every aspect of life. We want the cheapest product even if quality must be compromised to get it; we want knowledge and skill without effort; we expect minimum effort to reap maximum reward. We learn the techniques of getting by. Only [...]

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