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PFS One Week Balanced Horse Trim Course

Aug 17, 2008 - Aug 22, 2008

When: Sunday, August 17, 2008 - Friday, August 22, 2008
Time: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Where: Smoke Rise Ranch, 6751 Hunterdon Rd., Glouster, OH 45732
Cost: $1,200.00 (meals and lodging included)

There are a limited number of seats available - reserve your seats now.

Trim Class Outline

* Evaluate and Analyze the horse to be trimmed
o Evaluate the stance and movement of the horse
o Evaluate imbalances of the feet and body.
o Analyze placement of the feet at standing rest.
o Analyze causes of imbalanced cadence.
o Determine course of action for trim
* Horse Etiquette and Safe Handling
o Instruct safe horse handling techniques for the handler
o Instruct safe horse handling techniques for the trimmer
* Fundamentals of the trim
o Explain how the trim affects the horse
o Explain how the horse affects the trim
o Explain how to determine what trim is needed for that horse at that point in time
o Explain the difference between Flat and Level
o Demonstrate how to check for Flat and Level
o Explain how and why to Back up the Toe
o Explain how and why to Lower the Heels
* Dis-eases and ailments of the feet
o Review the more common hoof ailments and their conceptions and misconceptions.
+ Laminitis / Founder
+ Chronic Founder
+ Navicular Syndrome
+ White Line Disease
* Tools to use for trimming
o Chaps
o Rasp
o Hoof Knife
o Hoof Stand
o Gloves
o Nippers
* Techniques of the trim
o How to hold and use the rasp
+ On the sole
+ On the hoof wall
+ How to perform the KES Roll
+ How to affect the finishing touches for a smooth, clean hoof wall
o How and when to use the Hoof Knife
o How to check for Flat and Level and make corrections for each as needed
o How to check for correct Pastern Alignment
o How to trim the feet to balance the shoulders and the body
o How to perform trim touch-ups to complete the trim
* Post trim evaluation
o Evaluate the new stance of the horse
o Evaluate the new movement and cadence of the horse
o How to determine where fine-tune touch-ups can be done to modify foot placement

Clinician - Keith Seeley: a Certified Journeyman II Farrier.
Keith has been specializing in lameness cases for the past 15 years. He has written articles for several local and regional publications and has been seen on both regional and national television stations helping to educate horse owners. His experience as a hoof care specialist has been featured in several national magazines including Fortune and Anvil.

Our Clinics are like no other.
The research, knowledge, and experience of our team is geared to provide the most current and up-to-date data available on how the hoof functions, what constitutes a healthy hoof, why the environment, nutrition, shoeing, trimming, conformation, use and stabling conditions affect the hoof and the whole horse. We use a common sense approach, backed by years of research and success. If you care about your horse, if you have a drive and desire to learn what affects your horse and how it's affected, this is the clinic for you. This clinic is designed to educate!

Printable brochure available here (PDF): http://keithseeley.com/clinicpix/12-brochure.pdf