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Tucson School of
Horseshoeing
Course Outline & Costs |
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The
staff at Tucson School of Horseshoeing is please to announce a modified
curriculum, which we believe will facilitate your goals toward becoming
a qualified Farrier. We realize that you may be considering
a career change and because of job commitments, cannot take the
required eight week course in consecutive weeks. Therefore,
we have broken down our course into two-week segments to satisfy
your particular needs. By contacting George Goode, you can
complete the Farrier course at your convenience, stepping into a
slot in the currently scheduled program, subject to availability.
Our newly modified program will allow you more flexibility. Working
within the scheduled curriculum dates, you can design you own program.
The courses are broken into the following segments.
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| Horseshoeing
Course (two weeks) |
| Instruction
includes shoeing the hoof, trimming, forge work and field work.
Hands-on experience with horses, draft horses and mules. The
course is designed as an introduction to horseshoeing, and will provide
the student with enough information to shoe on a part-time basis,
while maintaining his/her present employment. |
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| Course
Outline: |
| Students
are taught how to bend and shape shoes and to operate gas forges.
They will learn how to make a shoe from bar stock and punch nail holes
in the shoes. Videos are used for proper demonstration of mule
and horse shoeing, and includes safety procedures. Instruction
includes field trips to various stables and shoeing of privately owned
horses. The course covers, (1) Shoeing from bar stock, (2) Front
shoe/back shoe, (3) Rocker toe, and (4) Swedge blocks. Students
are graded at the end of the two-week session on shoeing, forging
work, and a written test. |
| Total number
of hours in course 80 |
| Examination and theory: 2 hours |
| Lecture and forge work: 10 hours |
| Shoeing and field work:
68 hours |
Plus 10 hours of after hours
assignments
(after 5:00pm) |
| Tuition: |
Tools: |
Books: |
Bunkhouse: |
| $1,450.00 |
$659.05 |
$35.95 |
$0.00 |
| Total
Cost: $2145.00 |
Schedule of Classes
| Schedule of Classes
2008 |
Schedule of Classes
2009 |
| Start |
End |
Start |
End |
| Jan 7 |
Jan 18 |
Jan 5 |
Jan 16 |
| Feb 4 |
Feb 15 |
Feb 2 |
Feb 13 |
| March 3 |
March 14 |
March 2 |
March 13 |
| April 7 |
April 18 |
April 6 |
April 17 |
| May 5 |
May 16 |
May 4 |
May 15 |
| June 2 |
June 13 |
June 1 |
June 12 |
| July 7 |
July 18 |
July 6 |
July 17 |
| Aug 4 |
Aug 15 |
Aug 3 |
Aug 14 |
| Sept 1 |
Sept 12 |
Sept 7 |
Sept 18 |
| Oct 6 |
Oct 17 |
Oct 5 |
Oct 16 |
| Nov 3 |
Nov 14 |
Nov 2 |
Nov 134 |
| Dec 1 |
Dec 12 |
Dec 7 |
Dec 18 |
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| Primary
Horseshoeing Course
(four weeks) |
| This
is a very basic course for individuals who wish to have a part-time
business or acquire shoeing knowledge for private stock.
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Anvil
and Forges are assigned; students are taught how to operate gas
forges and how to make shoes from bar stock, including bending and
shaping of shoes. Videos are shown depicting the basics of
horseshoeing, glue-on shoes, Founder Horses, punched egg bar shoes.
Field trips are included to various stables and ranches for hands-on
shoeing experience. Students make the following types of shoes:
Back shoes, front shoes, block heel, clip on shoes, roll toe, rocker
toe shoes, trailer on shoes, square toe shoes Swedge Black Heel
shoes and egg bar shoes. |
| Students
are graded weekly and complete a written examination. |
| Total number
of house in course: 160 |
| Examination and
theory: 4 hours |
| Lecture and forge
work: 20 hours |
| Shoeing
and field work: 136 hours |
| Plus 20
hours of after hours assignments
(after 5pm) |
| Tuition: |
Tools: |
Books: |
Bunkhouse: |
| $2,700.00 |
$659.05 |
$35.95 |
$0.00 |
| Total Cost:
$3395.00 |
| Schedule
of Classes
| Schedule of Classes 2008 |
Schedule of Classes 2009 |
| Start |
End |
Start |
End |
| Jan 7 |
Feb 1 |
Jan 5 |
Feb 3 |
| Feb 4 |
Feb 29 |
Feb 2 |
Feb 27 |
| March 3 |
March 28 |
March 2 |
March 27 |
| April 7 |
May 2 |
April 6 |
May 1 |
| May 5 |
May 30 |
May 4 |
May 29 |
| June 2 |
June 27 |
June 1 |
June 26 |
| July 7 |
Aug 1 |
July 6 |
July 31 |
| Aug 4 |
Aug 29 |
Aug 3 |
Aug 28 |
| Sept 1 |
Sept 26 |
Sept 7 |
Oct 2 |
| Oct 6 |
Oct 31 |
Oct 5 |
Oct 30 |
| Nov 3 |
Nov 28 |
Nov 2 |
Nov 27 |
| Dec 1 |
Dec 26 |
Dec 7 |
Jan 1 |
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| Farrier
Course
(six weeks) |
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| (1) |
The Anatomy and Physiology of the Legs and Feet. |
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You will learn
to recognize and name the parts, and know how they work and interact
with each other. You will also learn to recognize and correct
problem areas. |
| (2) |
Equine Conformation |
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This is the way
the skeleton and muscles are put together, and varies from breed
to breed. You will learn to recognize and correct traveling
and lameness problems where they occur. |
| (3) |
Basic Blacksmithing |
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This includes the
use of the forge and how to build fires and get the proper heat
for the type of job. You will learn the use of different types
of metals, as well as forge welding and brazing of calks and garbs,
as well as other techniques to enable you to do corrective shoeing. |
| (4) |
Trimming, Leveling and Balancing Of The Foot |
| (5) |
Normal and Corrective Shoeing |
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This will include making hand tools,
swedge blocks, race plates and various types of shoes for specialized
uses. |
| (6) |
Horse Handling |
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This will give
you the opportunity to learn the finer points of handling, especially
colts and horses being trimmed/shod for the first time. |
| (7) |
Equine Nutrition |
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This will provide
you with and understanding of basic horse diets to maintain health
and high performance. |
| (8) |
Starting
Your Own Business |
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This will provide
you with the basics for beginning a successful farrier business
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Total
number of hours in course: 240 |
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Examination
and theory: 6 hours |
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Lecture
and forge work: 22 hours |
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Shoeing
and field work: 212 hours |
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Plus up
to 30 hours of assignments to be completed
after 5 pm or on weekends |
| Tuition: |
Tools: |
Books: |
Bunkhouse: |
| $3,550.00 |
$659.05 |
$35.95 |
$0.00 |
| Total Cost: $4245.00 |
| Schedule of
Classes
| Schedule of Classes 2008 |
Schedule of Classes 2009 |
| Start |
End |
Start |
End |
| Jan 7 |
Feb 15 |
Jan 5 |
Feb 13 |
| Feb 4 |
Mar 14 |
Feb 2 |
Mar 13 |
| March 3 |
April 11 |
March 2 |
April 10 |
| April 7 |
May 16 |
April 6 |
May 15 |
| May 5 |
June 13 |
May 4 |
June 12 |
| June 3 |
July 11 |
June 1 |
July 10 |
| July 7 |
Aug 15 |
July 6 |
Aug 14 |
| Aug 4 |
Sept 12 |
Aug 3 |
Sept 11 |
| Sept 1 |
Oct 10 |
Sept 7 |
Oct 16 |
| Oct 6 |
Nov 14 |
Oct 5 |
Nov 13 |
| Nov 3 |
Dec 12 |
Nov 2 |
Dec 11 |
| Dec 1 |
Jan 9 |
Dec 7 |
Jan 15 |
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| Two
Month Farrier Course (eight weeks) |
| Curriculum
which includes learning hot shoeing horses, making and putting clip
on shoes, and training for working with problem horses, plus many
more advanced techniques and procedures involving all aspects of shoeing
for qualification as a Farrier. Written test for advanced farrier certification for the American Farriers Association
will be given at the request of the student upon completion of the course. This test is given by the instructor at the school. Also, the student may take a test for the Brotherhood of Working Farriers. After passing the tests, the student can apply for membership with the Brotherhood of Working Farriers for a fee
of $85.00 and a picture. |
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| Total number
of hours in course: 320 |
| Examination and theory: 8 hours |
| Lecture and forge work: 30 hours |
| Shoeing and field work: 282 hours |
Plus up to 40 hours of assignments to be
completed
after 5 pm or on weekends |
| Cost
of Eight Week Course |
| Tuition: |
Tools: |
Books: |
Bunkhouse: |
| $4,250.00 |
$659.05 |
$35.95 |
$0.00 |
| Total Cost:
$4945.00 |
| Schedule
of Classes
| Schedule of Classes 2008 |
Schedule of Classes 2009 |
| Start |
End |
Start |
End |
| Jan 7 |
Feb 29 |
Jan 5 |
Feb 27 |
| Feb 4 |
March 28 |
Feb 2 |
March 27 |
| March 3 |
April 25 |
March 2 |
April 24 |
| April 7 |
May 30 |
April 6 |
May 29 |
| May 5 |
June 27 |
May 4 |
June 26 |
| June 2 |
July 25 |
June 1 |
July 24 |
| July 7 |
Aug 29 |
July 6 |
Aug 28 |
| Aug 4 |
Sept 26 |
Aug 3 |
Sept 25 |
| Sept 1 |
Oct 24 |
Sept 2 |
Oct 30 |
| Oct 6 |
Nov 28 |
Oct 5 |
Nov 27 |
| Nov 3 |
Dec 26 |
Nov 2 |
Dec 25 |
| Dec 1 |
Jan 23 |
Dec 7 |
Jan 29 |
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Three
Month Farrier Course
(12 week) |
| Curriculum is same as eight
week course with the following Course outline Enrollment Orientation.
Issue basic tools, Assign forges and anvils. Students are taught
how to start fires and how to bend and shape shoes. Students are
given help, by the instructor any time during the course with any
problems they might have utilizing the forge. They are taught how
to punch nail holes in the shoes. Students are shown various videos
concerning basic fundamentals of horse shoeing, common hoof problems,
therapeutic shoeing and corrective shoeing.
Students also go on field trips to various Guest Ranches to shoe
horses. Students are required to hand make the following shoes (4)
front shoe, (8) crossfire shoe, (6) block toe shoe with side clips,
(6) bar shoe, (8)half round shoe, (8) half wedge/half round shoe,
(8) full wedge shoe, (8) saddlebred shoe, (12) walking Horse shoe
with heels, (14) rolled toe, toe weight shoe, (15) lateral extension
shoe, (10) sliding plates, (10) toes clip and outside trailer calk
and (10) |
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| Written test for advanced farrier certification for the American Farriers Association
will be given at the request of the student upon completion of the course. This test is given by the instructor at the school. Also, the student may take a test for the Brotherhood of Working Farriers. After passing the tests, the student can apply for membership with the Brotherhood of Working Farriers for a fee
of $85.00 and a picture. |
Total number of hours in course: 400 |
