Course Information

Students handle horses and tools from the first week of school, and continue with as much hands-on experience as time allows throughout the course. Hand forged shoes are fabricated for basic and therapeutic shoeing, as students study anatomy, physiology, and the conformation of the horse.

The motivated student has virtually unlimited opportunity to shoe a wide variety of horses under the supervision of an experienced instructor. The student to instructor ratio is low, allowing for individualized feedback and instruction that includes client relations, business practice, and other skills necessary for students to successfully begin their own business.

The Sierra South Horseshoeing School has been granted approval by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary & Vocational Education.

2012 Class Schedule

• 03/12/2012 - 04/06/2012
  This is a 4 week course covering only trimming.
• 03/12/2012 - 06/01/2012
  This is a 12 week course which will be broken into 3 4-week blocks. 3/12-4/6 Trimming only; 4/9-5/4 Forging and shoeing horses; 5/7-6/1 Therapeutic shoeing, fitting horses with handmade shoes
• 04/09/2012 - 05/04/2012
  This is a 4 week class covering forging and shoeing horses.
• 05/07/2012 - 06/01/2012
  This is a 4 week class covering therapeutic shoeing, and fitting horses with handmade shoes.
• 08/27/2012 - 09/21/2012
  This is a 4 week course covering only trimming.
• 08/27/2012 - 11/16/2012
  This is a 12 week course which will be broken into 3 4-week blocks. 8/27-9/21 Trimming only; 9/24-10/19 Forging and shoeing horses; 10/22-11/16 Therapeutic shoeing, fitting horses with handmade shoes
• 09/24/2012 - 10/19/2012
  This is a 4 week class covering forging and shoeing horses.
• 10/22/2012 - 11/16/2012
  This is a 4 week class covering therapeutic shoeing, and fitting horses with handmade shoes.

Fees

8 Week Class: Tuition is $4,500.00US per class. $500.00US deposit is required with the balance ($4,000.00) due on the first day of class. If bunkhouse accommodation is required, an additional $750.00US applies, and is to be paid on the first day of class.

4 Week Class: Tuition is $2,500.00US per class. $500.00US deposit is required with the balance ($2,000.00) due on the first day of class. If bunkhouse accommodation is required, an additional $375.00US applies, and is to be paid on the first day of class.

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