Farrier School

Owned and Directed by Dr. Jack Roth, DVM since 1973


HOW and WHY we run Oklahoma Horseshoeing School the way we do!!!

  1. By beginning a small group every Monday and graduating a small group every Saturday we always have advanced students here in school. This means that our shoeing customers have a high degree of confidence in our work and they are always bringing their horses. In fact, we have horses backed up on our appointment calendar for two months. We have shod for some of these people for almost 40 years. Suppose we did not do this. Our work would be of a very inconsistent quality for the first couple of weeks of a cycle in which we would have all brand new students. We would lose customers. Then we would have to go out hunting horses and go out in the field every day to have enough horses for you students to shoe. Figure one hour driving out and one hour driving back to the school. That makes two wasted hours driving time every day instead of teaching time. That is how it is done elsewhere but not here. All of our clients bring their horses in for us to shoe in our shop. No wasted time and an average of two more hours per day of instruction.
  2. We do not just pay lip service to teaching corrective shoeing; we actually do it day in and day out. The only possible way to have the necessary cases for our students to learn corrective shoeing is to always have advanced students who are capable of performing the craftsmanship necessary to shoe these difficult cases. These cases do not just crop up at our convenience. They must be done on an as needed basis. This means that we must always be ready to serve these cases if we are to get them and to keep them.
  3. When we have a particularly interesting case come into our shop (which is on most days) and the instructors shoe the horse, The students think "Of course you can do it, you are an instructor", and never learn to do it themselves. BUT, if they see the advanced students in class doing the work they quickly realize that they will be able to do that work later on in school.
  4. We take pains that our head instructors NOT go to give lectures and seminars at conventions and horseshoer's meetings. We belong here Oklahoma Horseshoeing School teaching you, our student, not going around to other places to teach other people. We serve only ONE MASTER - which is teaching the very best quality horseshoeing that we can. We stay here and do our job.
  5. We are pretty hard core here. This is the only horseshoeing school in the world that works on Saturdays and even on holidays (even on Christmas day). We always encourage you to do more and sometimes it may seem that we are never satisfied. This is how we get the fine craftsmanship from our students that we do. Our shop is open during the evening for our students to prepare assignments for the following day. We do not encourage other activities than learning horseshoeing so that you will be able to start your own horseshoeing business the day you return home from school. We encourage our most advanced students (the last four weeks of the twelve week course) to shoe with hand made shoes on most days.
  6. All of our forges are directly across the aisle from the shoeing stalls which makes it convenient to do corrective and specialty shoeing requiring the fire.

 

The Oklahoma Horseshoeing School was founded in the summer of 1973 to place within your reach a trade with which you can earn $500.00 to $1000.00 per day working with horses.

Since its beginning, the Oklahoma Horseshoeing School has trained men and women from all areas of the world. More than 85% of Oklahoma Horseshoeing School graduates go on to become gainfully employed in the horse industry.

With an investment in equipment and an education at the Oklahoma Horseshoeing School, you can be a successful, independent businessman doing the work you enjoy most. Dorm rooms are absolutely free of charge.

If at all possible, please make it a point to visit here. Your education may very well affect the rest of your life. If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail us, or give us a call.

 

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Oklahoma Horseshoeing School • 26446 Horseshoe Circle, Purcell, Oklahoma 73080 • Phone: 405-288-6085
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