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This course is
designed to teach you to become a professional farrier. Anatomy,
shoeing theory, corrective shoeing techniques, correcting faults of
gait, therapeutic shoeing techniques, tool and handmade horseshoe
forging, and running a successful business are all taught in this
course. Students in this course will also perform a leg dissection.
Only one text book is used in this course. If you are in the first
or last course of the year, you will need The Principles of
Horseshoeing II By Dr. Doug Butler, PHD, CJF, FWCF. If you are
enrolled in the second course of the year, you will need Hickmans
Farriery, by Martin Hickman, FWCF and Humphrey. The final horse test in this course is equivalent to the AFA Certified Farrier exam, which means that successful graduates will be prepared to take and pass the practical portion of the AFA Certified Farrier test. Students will be assigned more than 20 forge projects in this course, covering everything from simple tools to complex handmade shoes such as the straight bar shoe. Successfully completing all of the forge projects in this course will prepare you for the shoe display portion of the AFA exam. There are two written tests in this course. The first covers anatomy, and the second is comprehensive The Practical Farrier Course is offered 3 times a year. A Certificate of Completion will be awarded to all students who succesfuly cmplete all of the required work to the high standard demanded at Heartland Horseshoeing School. Tuition:
$4,000.00 |