| Online Class: Horseshoeing Basics: An Overview | The overall goal of this class is to produce competent and confident farriers that can create functional and healthy hooves. Students will understand hoof function and performance qualities. Then, students will become familiar with the tools necessary, their maintenance, use and purchase.
Reasons for trimming, steps, procedures and learning how to create a balanced hoof is a large portion of this class curriculum. Once students have a grasp on trimming a balanced hoof they will learn about shoeing procedures, types of shoes, and how to correct structural ailments. Major hoof diseases and treatments, such as navicular and thrush, will also be discussed.
The remaining three lessons of this class help those that want to turn farrier work into a thriving and successful business. Time management, insurance, advertising and learning to deal with clients are only a handful of the useful business advice that you will learn from a real working farrier.
Enroll today! This is a self-paced, online course. You have 6 months to finish.
An instructor will monitor your progress and assess your body of work at course completion. UniversalClass™ offers many wonderful learning tools
to help you get the most out of your online course, including an online portfolio service
that manages all your course completions.
This class has been officially reviewed by our Course Review Committee that scrutinizes course content and instructor participation. This course has received our Committee's highest rating: 4 stars.
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1.0 CEUs |
Course Description | This class will teach students how to become competent farriers. Students complete an in-depth study of hoof, lower leg anatomy and will understand hoof function and performance qualities. This class is ideal for the backyard farrier that wants to save hundreds of dollars a year by trimming their own horses. It is also a great class for those horse owners that just want to know more about the farrier process to help optimize the performance from their own horses. (The remaining three lessons of this class help those that want to turn farrier work into a thriving and successful business. Time management, insurance, advertising and learning to deal with clients are only a handful of the useful business advice that you will learn from a real working farrier.) You don't need your own horse to participate just a love of them!
The overall goal of this class Horseshoeing 101 is to produce competent and confident farriers that can create functional and healthy hooves. This will be accomplished by:
An in depth study of anatomy,
A working knowledge of tools, equipment, and shoes,
Understanding the reasons and history of trimming and shoeing,
Learning how to create a balanced hoof through trimming,
Learning how to correctly shoe a healthy hoof,
Understanding the methods of corrective shoeing for structural abnormalities,
Evaluating a horse for structural abnormalities,
Assessing and treating almost a dozen hoof diseases and ailments,
Learn how to own and operate your own business and
Expanding vocabulary of horse terminology. This course involves an in depth look at equine hoof anatomy. In order to fully understand the material the student must have a high school reading and writing level.
This course is supplemented with internet based graphics so a high speed internet connection with a quality graphics card would be beneficial.
The physical use of a horse is not a requirement. Instructor Angie Senter teaches several courses on aspects of horse care for UniversalClass. She owns and operates Senter's Quarter Horses - 21
acres of Palouse ranch land. Her business includes a boarding facility, training and
lessons arena, breeding services, massage and farrier services as well as
trick horse performances and training.
This course offers 1.0 CEUs upon successful completion. You may take this
online course with or without CEU documentation. An online and hard-copy Certificate of Course Completion displaying your coursework and
CEUs earned is included with the CEU Option. We also offer an expedited Transcript Service for sending your accomplishments to a third party.
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Course Lessons Optional Certificates Awarded - Certificate of Attendance
- Certificate of Class Participation
- Certificate of Appreciation
- Certificate of Merit
- Certificate of Outstanding Achievement
- Certificate of Academic Excellence
Certificates awarded by the instructor will vary and are based upon student merit.
Any awards you earn are considered unofficial (or temporary) unless you decide to make the award official.
To make an award official, there is a $30.00 processing fee that covers the customization, printing, and shipping of a hard copy of the certificate as well as access to the UniversalClass™ Transcript Service.
Official awards include a serial number that verifies the authenticity of the award you earned for a lifetime (great for employers
to verify your achievement).
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