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Hoof Trimming Clinic - LAIRD, ON


  • Laird Township Hall 3 Pumpkin Point Road West Echo Bay, ON, P0S 1C0 Canada (map)

Please bring your own food, snacks, beverages and a lawn chair.

There will be a morning coffee break and a lunch break. ⏰ Classes may run late depending on the amount of material to be covered.


Tools you should have for the in-class trimming include rasp, hoof knife, knife sharpener, gloves and a hoof pick. Nippers, chaps and a hoof stand are NOT a requirement, but if you have them bring them. We will have tools and stands available for use and for sale as well. Or purchase ➜ here.

It is recommended you wear steel-toed shoes or work boots and jeans for the hands-on trimming portion of the class.


Prior to attending our clinic, students must complete these online video modules.

  • When you purchase Day 1 you will receive access to the β€˜Taking Pictures’ course.

  • When you purchase Day 1-2 will receive access to the β€˜Taking Pics + Nutrition’ courses.

  • When you purchase Days 1-3 or Days 1-4 you will receive access to all 3 online courses. The 3rd course is β€˜Equine Oral Soundness’.

*You will receive a link to the courses 2 weeks before the clinic. You can work at your own pace as long as you’ve completed it by the time you attend the clinic.


Clinic Outline

Day 1 - LECTURE DAY

9AM-5PM

  • The pillars of a healthy horse

  • Anatomy, Structure and Function

  • Dissection

  • External and Internal hoof relationships

  • Evaluating hoof health/ Evaluating Lameness / Reading the hoof capsule

  • Hoof grooming lecture

  • Trimming tool discussion/demo

  • Hoof grooming practice (cadavers)

Day 2 - LECTURE + CADAVER DAY

9AM-5PM

  • Set-up trim lecture

  • Set-up trim demo

  • Hoof pathologies and how to address them

  • Trimming practice (cadavers)

Day 3 - LECTURE + CADAVER DAY

9AM-4PM

  • How teeth affect feet review/questions

  • Navicular

  • Laminitis/Founder

  • Trimming practice (cadaver)

Day 4 - TRIMMING DAY

9AM-4PM

  • Assessing your horse, mapping, formulating a plan

  • Trimming your horse's hooves

Deadline for payment: JULY 31, 2025

Follow-up telephone/email consultations and manuals are included in the clinic price.


 

PAY AND REGISTER

When you add the product to the cart β€” fill out the short registration form and you can choose to use Afterpay to make 4 equal payments for your clinic (you may want to do this from a computer as there’s some information to read and agree to).

  • Day 1 only - $400

  • Days 1 - 2 - $600

  • Days 1 - 3 - $800

  • Days 1 - 4 - $1000


*please note there will be an option to β€˜pick up in person’ you’ll see during check out, this is simply to remove shipping from the checkout process so please ignore it.

 
Laird, ON Aug 21-24, 2025
from $400.00
 

Stalls are available for boarding your horse if you need. Please call Rachel at 705-206-2434

 

 

You don’t have to pay to do our clinics again if you bring a new student!

 

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