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Sunshine Coast Farrier/Blacksmith Academy
FARRIER/BLACKSMITH COURSES
Click Here To see information about our intensive six week course, this course gives students a good start on their way to becoming a successful craftsman and specialises in hand forged shoes, or scroll down to the bottom of this page to see information on our one day trimming workshop. There are some opportunities for students who have completed our Craftsmanship 1 course to gain employment placements.
2010 Craftsmanship 1 Course Bookings
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HOOF TRIMMING DVD
This DVD is a valuable tool for every horse
owner. Easy to follow 8 steps to a correctly
balanced horse. This includes basic anatomy,
tools, safety, shoe removal, trimming front
feet, trimming back feet and identifying correct
balance.
8 Steps To Balanced Trimming
1. Assess Horse
2. Remove Shoe (If applicable)
3. Clean out foot
4. Remove ragged edges & loose pieces from
the frog & flaky pieces from the sole
5. Identify areas of growth, for correct balance
6. Nip off excessive hoof
7. Rasp level and flat, with continuous assessment
8. Take hoof to the front, remove flares & roll edges
Order your copy today, available at Horseland
Selected Saddlers or directly from us.
Ph 07 54854678
Only $50.00 Au. (incl post)
Web orders CLICK HERE
or email us for more details
mark@smartfarrier.com
"Just gotta say I watched your Hoof Trimming DVD for the first time today (before my next trim) and found it to be very professionally done and extremely informative (reminded me of a few things I’d forgotten already!!!!) Best course I’ve taken in YEARS………" Karen from Mungindi Australia.
Our Mission Statement
The Sunshine Coast Farrier/Blacksmith Academy aims to provide high quality intensive farrier/blacksmith courses to those who aspire to be excellent in the business. Our goal is to elevate the standards of horse shoeing and everything related to this trade Australia wide. We plan to do this with a futuristic approach in a profitable way.
FARRIER BLACKSMITH
EDUCATION
We currently facilitate Farrier/Blacksmith
training courses at our Queensland Centre.
Farrier/Blacksmith Craftsmanship 1
This is a six week intensive training course
concentrating on:
Equine Anatomy and Physiology.
Horse Handling.
Basic Forge Work, Hot Shoeing.
Foot Balancing/Trimming.
Business Skills.
HAND FORGED SHOES.
Farrier/Blacksmith Craftsmanship 2
This is a four week intensive training course
concentrating on:
Detailed Forge Work.
Working with Problems in Conformation.
Evaluating the Lame Horse.
Trimming and Shoeing the Lame Horse.
Weekend Skills Workshops
These workshops are aimed at people that already know the basics of horse shoeing and want to gain more skills. The workshops are customised to the individuals level.
(eg. Various shoemaking techniques,
hoof preparation, toolmaking)
Two day workshop
Held one weekend a month
Includes camping DVD and manual
Full weekend only $500 per person.
We are currently taking expressions of interest for this course.
Hoof Trimming Workshops (one day)
This is a one day workshop designed for the horse
owner, entailing:
Safety, uses of tools, body positions under horse,
removing shoes, reducing various parts of
hoof, rasping and dressing the hoof.
Included are DVD and manual.
All for only $250 per person.
Camping Available on the fantastic
Noosa Trail Network.
We are currently taking names for our next workshop
at the end of February 2010.
Bookings essential, please contact us for
information and bookings.
We Can Also Design A Course For Your
Group At Your Chosen Location.
Call Us To Enquire
07 54854678
Hi there Mark, Jacqueline, Tsara and Mikyla,
I cannot thank you enough for enabling us to enjoy the BEST weekend we have had since we immigrated to Australia 6 months ago! You have the most AMAZING family that welcomed us and made us all feel so much at home there with you that nobody wanted to go back home Monday morning. The farrier course was so comprehensive, I had NO idea how much you had to consider before you even put a knife or rasp to the hoof!!! You make it look so easy – I can see that it’s going to take a LOT of practice before I’m remotely good at it, but that is now something for me to work towards…….. In 2 days I have done James’ 2 front hooves! With 6 weeks growth and no nippers I had a lot of rasping and checking and rasping to do! The flakey bits had never been cut off the soles of his hooves, so I had a lot of careful cutting to do before I even started to rasp. I am soooooo glad that James is great with his hooves, though (as you suggested) we had several breaks (for my sake as much as his.) He is such a leaner however, that the bottom of my thighs are bruised from all the leaning!!!! Fortunately I managed to measure up your stand, so I’m getting some square tubing from Mungindi Steel later this week for Ian to use to weld me up a stand!
J Karen Mungindi Australia
"I found the Sunshine Coast Farrier Blacksmith
Academy a warm and friendly environment in
which to learn the skills of a farrier. Mark Hogno's
equine knowledge in handleing, anatomy, shoeing
and shoe making is incredible. This is matched by
his natural ability to teach both practical skills
and pass on a wide range of information in an
easily understandible manner. My time at the
Academy has given me an excelent grounding in
the skills necessary to start on the road to being a
good farrier. I wish Mark, Jacky, Tsara and Mikyla
all the best in the future with the Academy and
would thoroughly recommend it to anyone
wishing to follow a career in this Industry"
Bill Butler, Waikaka, South Island, New Zealand.
If you would like to contact Bill you can email us
and we will give you his details.
mark@smartfarrier.com
For more information click on
"Education" at the top of this page.
Phone 07 54854678
or email
mark@smartfarrier.com
