ABC HOOF CARE CLINIC OUTLINE

Half Day   6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Anatomy Sampler

Presenting what are healthy hooves

Why balance is important

Damages created by Bar and Disease

Case studies that improved from hopeless to thrive

          using the ABC HoofPrint Method

  "hopefully people will want to continue the education over the next two FULL days"

Day Two   9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Lecture with slides, freeze dried cadavers and bones to demonstrate a clear knowledge of the physiology of the hoof.

In-depth Anatomy (everyone will see how the hoof grows

(inside and out) 

Understanding the How's and why's of trimming

Recognizing the clues of wear and imbalance to the capsule, sole, frog and pastern.

Learning to "See what you are looking at".

Learning How to use the ABC HoofPrint Method

How using the gauges will "Hone the Eye" and "Verify the Clues"   seen in the hoof.

Learn how to apply hoof mapping prior to trimming

(coming up with a plan)

Learn what sabotages the hoof from thriving

   Recognizing Laminitis and Founder

   Recognizing Bar

   Recognizing Disease

   Recognizing Imbalance

Tool handling

Case Studies showing all the above.  .

Q&A

Voluntary: Quizzes that are not graded or passed.  This will help you see if you are unclear of parts in the lecture.

Day Three  9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

"Pathology: Disease of the hoof"

Attendee's bring their flashdrives, CD or pictures of the feet they are interested in knowing about "Coming up with a game plan".

We will map and go over the participants pictures of hooves as a group to help focus our learning and develop our eyes to seeing the subtle clues and then seeing how the gauges validate this on the screen.

One option if available but not necessary, is to have some horses for people to practice

getting the concept.  This would be for the host to plan to have several (maybe 4 or 5) horses

that can be mapped.

There isn't enough time in the two and half day clinic to have people trimming live feet.  That would be a 3rd full day clinic (for those that attended the previous days) and would cost an additional $100.

Note:  Generally the 3 hour educational the first day is Free to Public.  If people coming for the weekend cannot be there for these 3 hours it will all be covered in-depth over the next two days.

ABC HOOF CARE

 2 1/2 DAY - CLINIC OUTLINE

Half Day  6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

"Anatomy Sampler"

"Healthy Hooves"

"Why Balance"

"Understanding the Bar and Disease"

"Case Studies"

Second Day 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

"In-depth Anatomy"

"How's and Why's of Trimming"

"Recognizing the Clues"

"See What You Are Looking At"

"Using the ABC HoofPrint Method"

"Hone the Eye" and "Verify the Clues"

"Coming up with a Plan"

"What Sabotages the Hoof"

"Tool Handling"

"Case Studies"

Third Day 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

"Pathology: Diseases of the Foot"

"Coming up with a Game Plan"

"Seeing the Subtle Clues"

"Getting the Concept"