INTERNATIONAL HOOF-CARE SUMMIT AGENDA
2019 PROGRAM NOW AVAILABLE! Featuring 70+ targeted sessions over 4 days, the 16th annual International Hoof-Care Summit will immerse you in in-depth hoof-care knowledge on everything from trimming and shoeing techniques to business management to treating hoof problems, and much more. Download the just-released speaker program to see for yourself why this will be your most productive 4 days of hoof-care learning all year.
Daily Agenda
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23
7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Registration Time
Stop by the Summit registration desk at the Duke Energy Center to pick up your attendee badge and materials, including five valuable bonuses jam-packed with critical hoof-care information. To continue your footcare education once you return home from the 16th annual International Hoof-Care Summit, you’ll be able to review at your leisure the latest tips, tricks and techniques gleaned from the very best minds in the footcare world in these five free bonuses valued at $557.70. These free bonuses alone will pay for the cost of your Summit registration!
8:00 to 8:10 a.m.
Get The Most Out Of Your Time At The IHCS
Before this morning’s opening general session, learn how to spot the real gems in today’s program. American Farriers Journal staff will outline proven steps to help you select the specific sessions that will be most valuable in furthering your hoof-care education.
8:10 to 8:55 a.m.
General Session: 40 Ideas In 40 Minutes: Revolutionary Business Ideas To Take Home
Sometimes a single idea or tip can make it worthwhile to attend a conference. In this fast-paced presentation, these three farriers will share short, but effective, advice that you can take home and immediately build into your practice. Mark Aikens of Norwich, England; Daisy Bicking of Parkesburg, Pa.; and Steve Foxworth of Berthoud, Colo. will each have 1-minute to share these 40 actionable ideas.
Mark Aikens
Norwich, England
Daisy Bicking
Parkesburg, Pa.
Steve Foxworth
Berthoud, Colo.
8:55 to 9:00 a.m.
Recognizing Summit Mail-In Forging Exercise Winner
Find out who submitted the best contest shoe (plain stamped bar shoe). This IHCS contest is sponsored by VICTORY. See the top shoes on display in the AFJ booth during the three Wednesday and Thursday Trade Show sessions.
9:00 to 9:50 a.m.
General Session: The Burney Chapman Memorial Lecture, Presented By Life DataLabs —
Defining Equine Limb Conformation
No two equine limbs are exactly alike. In this presentation, farrier Mike Wildenstein of Sharon, Vt., will share his systematic approach for identifying the deviations. Understanding conformation is a crucial skill every farrier and veterinarian must grasp to be effective practitioners.
Mike Wildenstein
farrier, Sharon, Vt.
10:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Trade Show Time
Get your first glimpse of all of the new products for 2019 and talk one-on-one with company experts. You also can purchase a lunch so you can take advantage of this opportunity to meet with and discuss ideas with more than 130 Trade Show exhibitors.
1:15 to 2:15 p.m.
5 Powerful Hoof-Care Classrooms
- Interpretations Of Radiographs For Farriers.
- The Uses Of The Half Heart Bar Shoe.
- INNOVATIVE FOOTCARE SERIES: Can Laser Therapy Help Address White Line Disease?
- BETTER BUSINESS SERIES: How To Break Through The Price Plateau Of Your Hoof-Care Practice.
- How Yoga Can Help The Farrier.
2:15 to 2:30 p.m.
Valuable Hallway Networking Time
Stretch your legs and share the latest footcare ideas with fellow attendees before this afternoon’s general session gets underway.
2:30 to 2:40 p.m.
2018 Rising Shoeing Star Awards
This program honors three outstanding students who are earning a living as farriers just 3 years after graduating in 2015 from one of North America’s more than 50 public and private horseshoeing schools. The program’s goal is to promote the importance of continuing footcare education, while encouraging young shoers to develop the talents needed for a successful career.
2:40 to 3:30 p.m.
General Session: Appropriate Farriery Of The Hind Limb
Keswick, Va. veterinarian and farrier Steve O’Grady finds that farriery in the hind foot has not been studied in comparison to the forefoot. The biomechanical forces exerted on the hind foot may not be similar to the front foot due to weight distribution, propulsionary function and the shape of the foot. Furthermore, the biomechanics also appear to differ with regards to the structures of the hind foot and the motion of the hind limb. The low heel ‘bull nosed’ conformation of the hind foot has become quite prevalent in performance horses. Not only can this hind foot conformation be a source of lameness but it can also have an adverse effect on the upper body due to its direct connection to the axial skeleton. This presentation will address the etiology of this hind foot conformation, the biomechanics and the appropriate farriery.
Dr. Steve O' Grady
Veterinarian, Keswick, Va.
3:30 to 7:00 p.m.
More Trade Show Footcare Product Time
Here’s your second chance to talk over new products and existing product applications with key industry leaders. Take advantage of this opportunity to meet with and discuss ideas with more than 130 Trade Show exhibitors.
8:00 to 9:30 p.m.
American Association Of Professional Farriers/International
Association Of Professional Farriers Annual Meeting
All Summit attendees are invited to the AAPF/IAPF’s annual meeting, where you will hear about the group’s previous year’s activities and look ahead to the plans for 2019-2020. Take advantage of this session to learn about programs that can further your education and improve your work with horses.
Learn Successful Hoof-Care Strategies From These Top Experts and Many More!
Jay Tovey
Bedfordshire, England farrier Jay Tovey has over 20 years of farrier experience and has many distinguishing accomplishments, including passing the Fellowship exam in 2017 — an achievement held by only a handful of people in the world. He was also awarded Farriery examiner and judge by The Worshipful Company of Farriers. Tovey was a farrier for the 2012 Olympics in London.
Dr. Simon Curtis
Simon Curtis is a practicing farrier and worldwide lecturer from New Market, England. With 40 years of hoof-care experience, he has demonstrated farriery on six continents and published three textbooks on farrier practices. Curtis was awarded a doctorate for his project studying the development of the foal's hoof and has completed a six year Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program at the University of Central Lancashire. Among many of his accomplishments, Curtis was awarded an Honorary Associateship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, being the first farrier to ever receive this award.
Mike Wildenstein
Mike Wildenstein is among only four people in the world to have passed the distinguished Fellow of the Worshipful Company of Farriers examination in the United Kingdom with an “Honors” designation, as well as one of only a handful of farriers in the U.S. who have passed the Fellowship exam. He spent 19 years as resident farrier and adjunct associate professor at Cornell University and continues to share his knowledge through clinics, consultations and various other forms of media.
Frank Reilly
Dr. Steve O' Grady
Dr. Mark Caldwell
Mitch Taylor
Dr. Scott Fleming
Steve Foxworth
Steve Beane
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 Jeremy McGovern
at (262) 777-2410 or jmcgovern@lessitermedia.com
To learn about group attendance discounts contact Dallas Ziebell
at (262) 777-2412 or dziebell@lessitermedia.com
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