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Re: [RC] shoeing in vet school - rides2farJust a suggestion when picking a farrier school. Might want to call the closest equine vet to where they practice. There's one up here that used to keep my vet & farrier really busy...head guy can really talk the talk though. My neighbor had a really nice AQHA fun/kid's horse. Got a bad case of whiteline but no worse than what I'd seen get well many times. I tried to show the guy how to treat it but he took him down there to that school and the guy told him it was going to cost at least $1200 worth of shoeing to save the horse...so they donated it to him! Made me furious. But from what I hear, you can start an association, vote yourself into the hall of fame, then have a TV show and say whatever you want and people will believe you whether you can shoe a horse or not. Ever since I've started being published myself, I question *all* authority. If I can get printed...ANYBODY CAN! >g< Angie I checked out a bunch of farrier schools last year. All of them teach physiology, locomotion and biomechanics in addition to how to trim/shoe and make shoes. I think they get a much more thorough education in farrier school than the typical veterinarian receives in vet school. I haven?t met very many veterinarians who know too much about hooves. The two I know personally who know quite a bit have taken it upon themselves to get a lot of continuing education to learn what they know. In addition they have both associated themselves with a farrier school in order to continue learning which has opened opportunities for them to participate with the school in pathology cases (helps the farriers out to have x-rays and such and helps the vet out to learn more in the process). _____ From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Karen SullivanI wonder how much the current horse-shoeing schools are teachinghoof physiology, versus just how to file a hoof flat and nail on a shoe?KarenNo virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.2/1143 - Release Date: 11/21/2007 10:01 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.2/1143 - Release Date: 11/21/2007 10:01 AM Angie McGhee http://www.lightersideofendurance.com Work it harder, Make it better, Do it faster, Makes us stronger! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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