Course Description
Six Week Horeshoeing Course:
Areas of Concentration:
- Intermediate equine leg and foot anatomy and physiology
- Proper horse handling
- Foot trimming
- Shoeing
- Basic work on a forge
Expectations of Trainees at course completion:
Horse Analysis:
- Knowledge and understanding of lower leg and hoof anatomy
- Recognition and adjustment of hoof and lower leg deformities
- Ability to analyze and improve a horse's movement through therapeutic shoeing and trimming
Skills:
- Trim a horse in balance
- Shape or alter a keg shoe and nail it in correctly
- Correctly clinch and finish a foot
- Forge basic shoes from barstock
- Basic welding - both Arc and Acetylene
Tools:
- Knowledge of all tools
- Capability to use and maintain tools competently
Professionalism:
- Discuss fundamental horseshoeing concepts using appropriate terminology
- Display knowledge of basic leg and foot anatomy using appropriate terminology
- Fundamental knowledge of business record-keeping
Approximate Time Commitment Outline:
| Anatomy and Physiology : |
25 hours |
| Shoeing : |
40 hours |
| Horsemanship : |
20 hours |
| Nailing and Finishing : |
40 hours |
| Hoof Trimming : |
40 hours |
| Forging Techniques : |
10 hours |
| Welding Techniques : |
10 hours |
| Tool Maintenance : |
4 hours |
| Gait Analysis : |
5 hours |
| Shoe Shaping : |
30 hours |
| Written Exams : |
3 hours |
| Labs : |
6 hours |
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