There is nothing easy about shoeing or trimming horses. We just make it look that way because we are conditioned to do it. It’s HARD WORK. We find most people get into it for the wrong reasons. They want a career working with horses and besides Farriery and

Veterinary medicine there are not a lot of solid options. People tend to watch or see a working Farrier and think to themselves I can do that. Shoeing horses is NOT for everyone. You must love horses, be able to tolerate pain, and you cannot be afraid of hard work, sweat and dirt.

It’s not a matter of if you are going to get hurt; it’s when and how bad!

Here at C.H.S we are not gender specific nor require you to have a certain amount of horse experience. The strongest man will never out power even a small horse. We find the people with good work- ethics and little horse experience do well, as they haven’t developed any bad habits.

HORSEMANSHIP is probably the most important skill in becoming a successful farrier. The Canadian Horseshoeing School , welcomes you to an interview at your convenience. This will allow you to see what the C-H-S has to offer you , plus meet the present students and staff .

From our program you can expect to learn , trimming and shoeing techniques to keep a sound horse sound . This enables the successful
graduate to be competent at his/her skilled level of farriery .

Most students look for the shorter courses offered , however we feel you need to look at the longest course , and the best student - to - teacher ratio .We find We find 15 weeks is bare minimum and have an open door policy for any past students to continue to use our facility.
You should plan on at least five years of dedication to the trade before running a solid and successful practice. We focus on balance of the skeletal column and it’s support. We also cover practically all aspects of the industry.

We here at C.H.S do not consider ourselves to be experts, an expert is someone who can testify in a court of law……there are too many grey areas when it comes to studying the equine digit………you can never
stop learning.

However, we are very passionate about what we do for the horse.