Advancing Hoof Health Through Innovation & Expertise
The 2025 International Hoof-Care Summit Program
is NOW AVAILABLE!
Complete the form below to download a copy of the program!
DON'T MISS THESE CROWD-DRAWING SPEAKERS & SESSIONS IN KANSAS CITY
Session Topics:
- Horse Conformation for Farriers: Fallacies and Insights
- Equine Check, Stay & Reciprocating Systems: The Big Picture
- Supporting the Hoof, Supporting the Client: Lessons Farriers Can Teach
Session Topics:
- Horse Conformation for Farriers: Fallacies and Insights
- Equine Check, Stay & Reciprocating Systems: The Big Picture
- Supporting the Hoof, Supporting the Client: Lessons Farriers Can Teach
*** SOLD OUT ***
2-Hour Hands-On Dissection Wet Lab
Limited Spots | $169
Paige Poss will lead a lively and informative 2-hour discussion in which attendees inspect cadaver limbs before, during and after dissection. *Add your name to a wait list when you register.
Session Topics:
- How Lameness Affects the Distal Limb
- Pain in the Orthopedic Patient
- Uneven Feet: Causes, Effect & Case Management
Session Topics:
- Does a 4–6 Week Shoeing Interval Promote Optimal Foot Balance in the Working Equine?
- What Causes High-Low Heel Syndrome?
- Investigating the Incidence of the Crena
Classroom Session:
"Keys to Effective Business Practices"
co-presented by Eva Clark and Mark Male
Session Topics:
- Temporary & the Evolution of Hoof Care
- Laminitis & Founder: Options on the Road
Hands-On Sole-Hoof Wall Immobilization Wet Lab
Limited Spots | $199
Join Shane Westman for an exclusive hands-on wet lab to apply a novel sole-hoof wall immobilization technique for stabilizing P3 fractures.
Session Topics:
- Modern Materials in Farriery: Gimmick or Game-Changer?
- Equine Diagnostic Imaging: What Does a Farrier Need to Know?
2 Exclusive Book Signing Sessions
British farrier Simon Curtis will hold 2 exclusive book-signing sessions. All paid Summit attendees are also eligible to win a drawing for a 4-book set personally autographed by the International Horseshoeing Hall of Famer.
Session Topics:
- Benefits of a Patten Bar Shoe & How to Forge it, Presented by Hoofcare Essentials Foundation
- Hind Limb Trimming and Shoeing Considerations
Special Equine Limb Dissection
Limited Spots | $99
International Horseshoeing Hall of Famer Mitch Taylor of the Kentucky Horseshoeing School presents a special, extended equine limb dissection featuring an interactive discussion of vital structures that improves your understanding of qualify hoof care.
Session Topics:
- Strategic Placement of Traction According to a Road Horse's Limb Conformation, Presented by Amsterdam Farrier Supply
Session Topics:
- Shoeing the Sport Horse
- The Heart Bar: The Most Important Shoe in My Toolbox, Presented by Life Data Labs
- Keys for Effective Hoof Wrapping
Session Topics:
- Balancing the Burden: Effective Strategies for Proper Load Distribution
Session Topics:
- Simple Shoeing Solutions for Complex Therapeutic Problems
- Finances & Business Management for the Farrier
Session Topics:
- Dos & Don'ts as Farriers Begin Their Careers
- Farrier Conversation Series: Keeping Elite Athletes in the Show Ring (Panel Member)
Session Topics:
- How to Use Nutrition to Build A Better Foot, Presented by Triple Crown
4 REASONS TO ATTEND THE INTERNATIONAL HOOF-CARE SUMMIT
✔ Learn practical, proven strategies from the industry’s most successful hoof-care professionals to fit your needs.
✔ Exchange new ideas and get proven solutions from other farriers, researchers, suppliers and industry leaders during interactive roundtable discussions.
✔ Experience unrivaled networking and knowledge sharing opportunities in a diverse learning environment.
✔ Discover all of 2024’s newest footcare products and talk one-on-one with company experts at the world's largest equine hoof-care products trade show!
Questions about the International Hoof-Care Summit?
Contact American Farriers Journal
by phone at (866) 839-8455 or (262) 432-0388; by fax at (262) 786-5564;
by email at info@americanfarriers.com
To learn about sponsorship opportunities contact Michael Ellis
at (262) 777-2432 or mellis@lessitermedia.com
To learn about group attendance discounts contact Joanne Volkert
at (262) 777-2442 or jvolkert@lessitermedia.com
