Training Programs Around the Globe
If you love horses and the outdoors, learning to shoe horses can be a well paying profession, or can supplement a less lucrative one! Proper education is the best way to start. The schools listed below offer various levels of study ranging from short two-week courses to intensive year-long programs. Most cost something, but farriers can make up to $150 per hour for their services.
If you’re interested in becoming a skilled farrier, start with this website: www.horseshoes.com/schools/fullist/cmpfrsll.htm for links to horseshoeing schools all over the globe. Here’s a selection from the Southeast:
- Auburn Horseshoeing Program (Alabama)
395 St. John Church Road
Notasulga, AL 36866
Phone: 334-332-0545
Email: auburnhorseshoeing@yahoo.com; herbschneider@earthlink.net - Casey & Son Horseshoeing School (Georgia)
14013 East Highway 136
LaFayette, GA 30728
Phone: 706-397-8909
E-mail: RCaseySch@aol.com
www.caseyhorseshoeing.com - Danny Ward's Horseshoeing School (Virginia)
51 Ward Road
Martinsville, VA 24114
Phone: 540-638-7908 - Lookout Mountain School of Horseshoeing (Alabama)
400 Lewis Road
Gadsden, AL 35901
Phone: 205-546-2036
E-mail: tmcnew@microxl.com
www.horseshoeingschool.net - Maryland Horseshoeing School (Maryland)
11200 Wolfsville Road
Smithsburg, MD 21783
Phone: 301-416-0800
E-mail: mdhorseshoeing@xecu.net
www.lrn2shoe.com - Meredith Manor International Equestrian Centre (West Virginia)
Route 1, Box 66
Waverly, WV 26184
Phone: 800-679-2603
www.meredithmanor.com/farrier - NC School of Horseshoeing and Equine Lameness (North Carolina)
P.O. Box 921
Pilot Mountain, NC 27041
Phone: 336-994-9497