Palm Beach County FL

$695.00

  . High Speed video gait analysis using ONTRACKEQUINE software
  . Lower limb dissection and leg press
  . Shoeing demonstration with video analysis

Instructors:Dave Farley, APF, CF and Mitch Taylor, CJF

This two day seminar will provide the student with a background to analyze the foot and lower limb, discuss shoeing options and recognize potential issues. Utilizing videos, limb dissection and leg press analysis and incorporating the ONTRACKEQUINE analysis software students will get a visual illustration and hands on experience of the lower limb and foot, form and function and biomechanics as it relates to shoeing.

ONTRACKEQUINE video analysis of gait with emphasis on the lower limb will be performed before and after trimming and shoeing, with the goal of demonstrating the impact of horseshoeing on equine locomotion. Included in this course will be discussion and current information regarding footing, equestrian sport specific demands, as well as common hoof imbalances, and association with lameness.

A brief review of lower limb and foot anatomy will be provided, but the student is expected to have a basic understanding of the bones, ligament and tendons of the lower limb and footbefore attending the course. Written materials will be sent in advance to facilitate.

Bio: Dave Farley

Dave Farley, APF, CF of Coshocton, Ohio has been shoeing horses for over 35 years. He has shod for a broad range of disciplines, including western horses, reining, dressage, hunters and jumpers. His business today is focused on hunters and jumpers on the “A” circuit.

Throughout his shoeing career he has participated in educational functions. For a number of years he has been doing shoeing clinics in the US and Canada, many sponsored by FPD but also as a guest speaker and clinician at events like the AFA Convention and the International Hoof Care Summit. In 2000 he received the Clinician of the Year Award from the AFA, in recognition of his contributions to the industry. In 2008 he was inducted into the International Horseshoeing Hall of Fame. Dave is known for his willingness to share his knowledge and experience with farriers throughout the industry. His dedication is obvious to those who have heard him speak in the past.

Dave is a founding member and currently Vice-President of the American Association of Professional Farriers. This is a new national farriers association focused on continuing education for the trade.

He also partnered with Roy Bloom to form a video company called Hot Iron Productions. The goal of the company is to produce top quality video footage to help explain shoeing and forging concepts, including their latest issues, 12 Points of Reference – Balancing the Equine Hoof and Shoeing the Jumper.

Bio: Mitch Taylor

Mitch Taylor, a Certified Journeyman Farrier in the American Farrier's Association (AFA), is the owner and director of the Kentucky Horseshoeing School (KHS)in Lexington Kentucky. Mitch has been a professional farrier and an avid competitor in international horseshoeing competitions since 1975. Recognized throughout the farrier industry as a premiere clinician and educator, Mitch stays actively involved in all aspects of the farrier profession. In addition to his work at KHS, he conducts numerous clinics for the international farrier and veterinary community.

Mitch has been a featured speaker and clinician at farrier events from Canada to South America and has recently conducted educational seminars in several European countries. Additionally, Mitch served as the primary author for the AFA's Education Manual, and his work has been featured in numerous other farrier publications, including the American Farrier's Journal. Taylor earned a B.S. in Biology and Chemistry from Colorado's Western State College before pursuing graduate studies in Animal Science at the University of Kentucky. While at UK, Taylor worked as an assistant to James Rooney, Ph.D., a noted author and authority on equine anatomy and biomechanics, who served as Director of the renowned Maxwell Gluck Equine Research Center.

Schedule: Day 1

 8:00 Anatomy Review
 8:30 Dissection and loading of the lower limb
 10:00 Break
 10:45 Ground Reaction Forces on limb from footing
 12:00-1:00 Lunch
 1:00 Recognizing &understanding common imbalances of the foot.
 2:00 Ground Reaction Forces on limb
 3:00 Break
 3:15-5:00 Basic understanding of the trim& shoeing options.

Day 2

  8:00 Lab: Evaluation feet & conformation
     Video gait before intervention
     Trim and Shoe Video Gait after intervention
 10:30 Break
 10:45 Lab: Students evaluate feet
 12:00-1:00 Lunch
 1:00 Sport specific demands and their effects on the limb
 2:00 Complications/disease
 3:30 Break
 3:45-4:30 Review and Q/A