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ADVANCING HOOF HEALTH THROUGH INNOVATION & EXPERTISE

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Hoofcare Essentials Foundation

GET NON-STOP HOOF-CARE LEARNING AT EVERY TURN TO REFINE YOUR SKILLS AND BUILD YOUR BUSINESS

Centered around the theme of Advancing Hoof Health Through Innovation & Expertise, the International Hoof-Care Summit is happy to announce its NEW location in Kansas City, Mo. on Jan. 21-24, 2025! Join us for our 22nd annual event at the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center filled with focused learning that will change your practice forever.

As we continue in our third decade, our goal is to continue to help you expand your hoof-care education through a focused educational program covering the most important topics to today’s equine footcare professionals. The 22nd annual Summit offers dozens of hours of solid answers to your most critical challenges from outstanding farriers, equine vets and hoof researchers. Get a first look at 2025’s newest and best products at the Summit Trade Show. And profit from unlimited “face-to-face” hallway networking time with the giants of the footcare profession.

Come see for yourself why past attendees say they take home an average of $4,576 in ready-to-use ideas!   

The 2025 International Hoof-Care Summit Program
is NOW AVAILABLE! 

DON'T MISS THESE CROWD-DRAWING SPEAKERS & SESSIONS IN KANSAS CITY

Dr. Deb Bennett

Session Topics:

  • Horse Conformation for Farriers: Fallacies and Insights
  • Equine Check, Stay & Reciprocating Systems: The Big Picture
  • Supporting the Hoof, Supporting the Client: Lessons Farriers Can Teach
Blane Chapman

Session Topics:

  • Horse Conformation for Farriers: Fallacies and Insights
  • Equine Check, Stay & Reciprocating Systems: The Big Picture
  • Supporting the Hoof, Supporting the Client: Lessons Farriers Can Teach
Paige Poss

  *** SOLD OUT *** 

2-Hour Hands-On Dissection Wet Lab

Limited Spots | $169

Paige Poss will lead a lively and informative 2-hour discussion in which attendees inspect cadaver limbs before, during and after dissection. *Add your name to a wait list when you register.

Dr. Jenny Hagen

Session Topics:

  • How Lameness Affects the Distal Limb
  • Pain in the Orthopedic Patient
  • Uneven Feet: Causes, Effect & Case Management
Dr. Kirsty Lesniak

Session Topics:

  • Does a 4–6 Week Shoe­ing Interval Promote Op­timal Foot Balance in the Working Equine?
  • What Causes High-Low Heel Syndrome?
  • Investigating the Incidence of the Crena
Dr. Deb Bennett

Classroom Session:

"Keys to Effective Business Practices"
co-presented by Eva Clark and Mark Male

Steve McConnell

Session Topics:

  • Temporary & the Evolution of Hoof Care
  • Laminitis & Founder: Options on the Road
Shane Westman

Hands-On Sole-Hoof Wall Immobilization Wet Lab

Limited Spots | $199

Join Shane Westman for an exclusive hands-on wet lab to apply a novel sole-hoof wall immobilization technique for stabilizing P3 fractures.

Session Topics:

  • Modern Materials in Farriery: Gimmick or Game-Changer?
  • Equine Diagnostic Imaging: What Does a Farrier Need to Know?
  • Stabilizing P3 Fractures with a Novel Sole-Hoof Wall Immobilization Technique
Simon Curtis

2 Exclusive Book Signing Sessions 

British farrier Simon Curtis will hold 2 exclusive book-signing sessions. All paid Summit attendees are also eligible to win a drawing for a 4-book set personally autographed by the International Horseshoeing Hall of Famer.

Chris Gregory

Session Topics:

  • Benefits of a Patten Bar Shoe & How to Forge it, Presented by Hoofcare Essentials Foundation
  • Hind Limb Trimming and Shoeing Considerations
Mitch Taylor

 Special Equine Limb Dissection

Limited Spots | $99

International Horseshoeing Hall of Famer Mitch Taylor of the Kentucky Horseshoeing School presents a special, extended equine limb dissection featuring an interactive discussion of vital structures that improves your understanding of qualify hoof care.

Joshua Sanders

Session Topics:

  • Simple Shoeing Solutions for Complex Therapeutic Problems
  • Finances & Business Management for the Farrier
Steve Teichman

Session Topics:

  • Shoeing the Sport Horse
  • The Heart Bar: The Most Important Shoe in My Toolbox, Presented by Life Data Labs
  • Keys for Effective Hoof Wrapping
Gary Gullo Jr

Session Topics:

  • Balancing the Burden: Effective Strategies for Proper Load Distribution
Conrad Kaufman

Session Topics:

  • Strategic Placement of Traction According to a Road Horse's Limb Conformation, Presented by Amsterdam Farrier Supply
Beck Ratte

Session Topics:

  • Dos & Don'ts as Farriers Begin Their Careers
  • Farrier Conversation Series: Keeping Elite Athletes in the Show Ring (Panel Member)
Dr. Clair Thunes

Session Topics:

  • How to Use Nutrition to Build A Better Foot, Presented by Triple Crown

5 Reasons You Don't Want to Miss the 2025 International Hoof-Care Summit

1. IMPROVE COLLABORATION:
Find tips for contributing to a more collaborative and communicative farrier-veterinarian-horse owner team.

2. BETTER CLIENT MANAGEMENT:
Learn client management strategies to elevate a problem client from marginal to model. 

3. DISCOVER TOP PRODUCTS & SUPPLIES:
Talk with industry leaders at the world’s largest hoof-care tradeshow as you learn about the newest and best products and supplies that can save you time, money and effort.

4. IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS:
Build your overall knowledge and skill set to effectively work with different materials, select various modalities, modify shoes and treat different disciplines.

5. GROW YOUR INCOME:
The Summit's educational sessions will provide valuable ideas and advice to increase your efficiency, build your knowledge, and grow your hoof-care income. According to attendee surveys, past attendees of the Summit say they gain more than $4,576 in ready-to-use hoof-care ideas by attending the Summit.

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Questions about the International Hoof-Care Summit?

 Contact American Farriers Journal 
by phone at (866) 839-8455 or (262) 432-0388; by fax at (262) 786-5564; 
by email at info@americanfarriers.com

To learn about sponsorship opportunities contact Michael Ellis
at (262) 777-2432 or mellis@lessitermedia.com

To learn about group attendance discounts contact Joanne Volkert
at (262) 777-2442 or jvolkert@lessitermedia.com

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