6 Week Farrier Course

Instruction includes:

• The Anatomy and Physiology of the Legs and Feet
  You will learn to recognize and name the parts, and know how they work and interact with each other. You will also learn to recognize and correct problem areas.
• Equine Conformation
  This is the way the skeleton and muscles are put together, and varies from breed to breed. You will learn to recognize and correct traveling and lameness problems where they occur.
• Basic Blacksmithing
  This includes the use of the forge and how to build fires and get the proper heat for the type of job. You will learn the use of different types of metals, as well as forge welding and brazing of calks and garbs, as well as other techniques to enable you to do corrective shoeing.
• Trimming, Leveling and Balancing Of The Foot
• Normal and Corrective Shoeing
  This will include making hand tools, swedge blocks, race plates and various types of shoes for specialized uses.
• Horse Handling
  This will give you the opportunity to learn the finer points of handling, especially colts and horses being trimmed/shod for the first time.
• Equine Nutrition
  This will provide you with and understanding of basic horse diets to maintain health and high performance.
• Starting Your Own Business
  This will provide you with the basics for beginning a successful farrier business

Total number of hours in course: 240

• Examination and theory: 6 hours
• Lecture and forge work: 22 hours
• Shoeing and field work: 212 hours

Six Week Course Cost: $7,625.00