Welcome to Prairie Farrier School   

The Prairie Farrier School was established due to the large demand for skilled, competent,
 farriers and horseshoers. It is the goal of the Prairie Farrier School to meet the challenge
of this growing trade by graduating skilled professionals.  

The farrier program at Prairie Farrier School covers; safety body positioning horse handling anatomy ; bones, joints, tendons, ligaments...their purpose and functions lameness issues and diseases of the hoof conformation evaluations & gait faults trimming for balance hot and cold shoeing horseshoes, pads & nails forge work shoe modifications hoof reconstruction and glue-on shoes tools and truck set-up the business of being a farrier customer relations    *** and  so much more Limited students per course so we keep the student to instructor ratio as low as possible.   Class hours are; Mon - Thur 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. Fri. 9:00 am - 12:00 noon for 12 weeks. Friday afternoons are left for catch up work. These are the minimum hours. We may be working on horses from 8:00 am til 8:00 pm on many ocassions, there are road trips and travelling. There are many asssignments, tons of homework, actual case studies, and alot of reading in this intense hands on, lab and lecture based course.   We have guest farriers, vets, prior students and horse owners to discuss various problems and issues related to horses. When you leave Prairie Farrier School you will have a great education and a great start on your new carreer as an entry level professional farrier.   As a student, you will get under a ton of horses, but please keep in mind that quality is always more important than quantity.     The next course starts soon

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