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Farrier Apprenticeship Program Suspended In The United Kingdom

By Frank Lessiter posted on June 7, 2013 | Posted in Education
For decades, the British farrier apprenticeship program has been held up as the gold standard throughout the world when it comes to training horseshoers. Yet the highly regulated program came under fire on April 15 when the British government's Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) published a report questioning the effectiveness of the farrier apprenticeship program.
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Farrier Apprenticeship Program Suspended In The United Kingdom

By Frank Lessiter posted on June 6, 2013 | Posted in Education
For decades, the British farrier apprenticeship program has been held up as the gold standards throughout the world when it comes to training horseshoers. Yet the highly regulated program came under fire on April 15 when the British government's Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) published a report questioning the effectiveness of the farrier apprenticeship program.
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Spring Footcare

May 28, 2013 | Posted in Education
What has been the toughest challenge for you so far this spring? A particular case? Recurring issues?
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Are You A Wonder Junkie?

By Jeremy McGovern posted on May 17, 2013 | Posted in Education
On a recent flight from Providence, R.I, to Detroit, Mich., I read the airline magazine that featured and interview with filmmaker/TV host Jason Silva. Silva explains how the late Carl Sagan, famed astronomer/cosmologist, coined the phrase “wonder junkie,” which meant once wonder of a subject afflicts you, it becomes an addiction.” How does a term coined by an astronomer have anything to do with farriery?
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[Video] Keys To Successful Apprenticeships

May 13, 2013 | Posted in Business Practices, Education
Uxbridge, Ontario (Canada) farrier Dave Dawson has been shoeing horses for almost 20 years. He mainly works in the show industry with jumpers, hunters, dressage and some gaited horses. In the following video, Dawson provides some tips to being a successful apprentices, and how to find worthwhile apprenticeships.
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