BASIC HORSESHOEING COURSE

The Basic Horseshoeing Course is a two week course that provides a sound basic foundation of horseshoeing skills. It is designed for the person who plans to shoe part-time while maintaining his present employment or attending college.

The intent of this course is to teach you to shoe your own horses and perhaps build up a part-time clientele. Many graduates of the Basic Horseshoeing Course have built their clientele into a full- time business; however, we do not recommend this. If you want to be a professional horseshoer, we would like to have you in school for at least eight weeks - longer if possible.

For those of you who are on vacation from work, rest assured that upon successful completion of the two week course, you will have learned sound basic horseshoeing. You may return to school to continue your education at any time. Upon graduation from the Basic Horseshoeing Course, if you work at shoeing horses, you will be able to turn out the same high quality work you learned at school at the rate of one horse shod per hour within one month's time.

LENGTH: 2 WEEKS (108 hours of instruction) 15% classroom, 85% hands-on-work

TUITION: $1500.00

CLASS DATES: A new class begins every Monday throughout the year

SCHEDULE: Monday though Saturday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

CURRICULUM:

Lectures: (18 hours)

Horseshoeing: (90 hours)

Anatomy of the Hoof

Shoeing and/or trimming horses every day of class

Anatomy of the Leg

Training horses to stand and be shod

Proper Angle of the Hoof

Handcrafting from raw steel:

Corrections for Traveling Problems

Forepunch

Lameness of the Leg

Pritchel

Lameness of the Hoof

Basic front shoe

Introduction to Forge Work

Basic hind shoe

Determining a Horse's Age

How to Start and Run Your Own Business

REQUIRED SUPPLIES FOR BASIC HORSESHOEING COURSE: Students must have hand tools, text book and manual. The required hand tools and text are itemized in the Required Tools section of this Site. You may bring your own tools with you or you may purchase all or any part of them at school.  You will be given your course manual when you arrive.