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Course Content Details – 2 Day Courses (Oakbank SA)
This is a hands on course.
All participants will trim one horse each day, and apply shoes
if they choose.
Course is tailored to suit individual participants, regardless
of experience or lack of it! All participants work at their own
level and speed.
DAY 1
8.30-10am
- Safety
- Working conditions
- Anatomy of the hoof
- Discussion and gait analysis of course horses
- Controlling your workspace
- Horsemanship
- How and where to stand
10am-12.30
- How to trim the hoof to achieve correct balance
12.30-1pm
1-4.30pm
- Continue trimming
- How to select shoes and nails
- How to apply shoes if required
4.30-5.30pm
6.30-8pm
- Course dinner & discussion
8-9pm
- Slides, DVDs & discussion
DAY 2
8.30-9.30am
- Recap of Day 1
- Discussion and gait analysis of course horses
- Lameness problems discussion
9.30-12.30am
- Trimming extreme hoof problems
- Preventative maintenance
12.30-1pm
1-4pm
- Further trimming / shoeing
- Altering machine made shoes
- Hoof reconstruction
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