There will be a World Championship Blacksmiths competition in Madison. It will be held at the Midwest Horse Fair. The judge will be Tyler Marshall. The cost for categories 1-4 is $388.35, and the cost for novice class is $162.00. Student membership costs $107.88 and must currently be attending a horseshoeing school. Novices can't be a CJF, nor can they have competed in the novice class in previous seasons. The entry deadline is March 22, 2019. 

The shoe list for Madison 2019 is as follows:

Two Person Class: 60 minutes

• Pair of feather fullered roadsters

Individual Class: 60 minutes

• Diamond toe inverted bar
• Swiss/French hind

Novice Class: 60 minutes

• Class 1: Pair of fronts
• Class 2: Pair of hinds

Liberty Live Shoeing: 70 minutes, 2 person

• Tooled and fullered front

Individual Class: 12 minutes to start

• Plain stamped masselotte toe clip shoe

For more information, contact Craig Trnka at (505) 235-5952. To enter, call (505) 281-8982 or register online here.