Objectives: 

• Learn about farriers’ tools and what they are used for. 
• Identify the basic styles of shoes and their uses. 
• Understand winter shoeing, traction devices and how to use them.

Resources:

• Lois has created many useful resources to help study for pony club testing, including a whole section on Foot & Shoeing at  https://canadianponyclub.org/AlbertaSouth/SpringBank/resources/ (ask Nicole for the password)
• Chapters on Foot and shoeing from the USPC D manual pages 199 to 207 the USPC C manual pages 251 to 259 and the MH (12th Ed.) pages 221 to 231 (it sounds like a lot but there are LOTS of pictures)
• There are also several YouTube videos you can watch where Farriers explain what they do and their tools

Projects: 

Choose from one of the following topics and create a poster, video or slide presentation that the pony club can share with other members:

• Shoes: explain the different types of shoes
• Hot and cold shoeing: explain the differences along with the pros and cons of both methods
• Farrier tools: include images and explain what they are used for
• Parts of the hoof/foot: create and label the parts of the horse’s foot
• Shoeing Issues: indications a horse needs shoeing, features to look for in a newly shod foot, and issues/problems to watch out for
• An interview with a Farrier (Kirk is coming again soon:)
• Another interesting tidbit about shoes, farriers, or hooves you’d like to share with members

Please submit your work to Nicole at niclniel@gmail.com or bring your work to a pony club meeting to share with everyone (and then let me know what you did).

The Canadian Pony Club has added a couple of new badges. To kick off our new year, members can complete the new Rider Attire badge. To complete this badge, members are encouraged to review the Alberta South Region Dress Code Guidelines and then complete the quiz to test your knowledge.