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Bruce Daniels Memorial Clinic
The Bruce Daniels, CJF, Memorial Clinic was held April 2-4 at Dream Park Equestrian Center in Logan Township, New Jersey. The first two days consisted of hands-on clinics and live demos. The clinicians included Chris Diehl, CJF, FE, Jim Quick, CJF, Bob Pethick, CJF, Lamar Weaver, CJF, Steve Kraus, CJF, and Esco Buff, CF.
Day 3 featured a free clinic with live demos, PowerPoint presentations, a banquet serving over one hundred people, including Daniels family members and friends, and an auction. During the banquet, Bruce was remembered by Bob Pethick, CJF, Steve Kraus, CJF, Bruce's son, Tad, an Alumni of Bruce's Farrier School, Dean Geis, CF, and others.
Chris Diehl, CJF, FE, his wife Rebecca, Dennis Hall and several others worked tirelessly to present this event.
SNEFA Forge-In at Jim Smith's Forge
April 10, 2015
By Jim Smith, CJF
Tim McPhee, CJF, and Tim Bolduc, CF, assisted by Tyler Marshal, were the stars of the show, demonstrating forging techniques needed for the upcoming contest that we will put on at Mhyre Equine Clinic in Rochester, New Hampshire on May 2, 2015. We are fortunate to have such willing talent to help right here in this area. Tim McPhee is on the AFA team for the second time, Tim Bolduc made the cut at the convention, but not having finished the written portion of the CJF, is not on the team. Tyler Marshal is an artist as well as being very accomplished in the forge.
Fifteen farriers and one veterinarian were here from 3:00 - 9:00 pm having a great time with rigs set up, being tutored as they worked and after each demo. Tyler brought a deer antler that he forged in a day and a half with the aid of a wire feed welder. What a beautiful replica it is! There were various real antlers around the shop to compare, making it obvious how realistic it is. Our clinicians were using many tools that they have made, and described how to make them.
We had invited three local veterinarians in our attempt to advance relationships. Taren Pearson, DVM expressed her appreciation for the invitation and the opportunity to network with local farriers and observe their skills.
Certification is coming to the forefront as farriers realize the need to advance their standing in the profession. As awareness of the skills required and the relationships developed in the process of becoming certified are realized by equine professionals and owners, certification will become worth the effort, and more in demand.
Illiana Contest and Clinic
The Land of Lincoln Horseshoers Association and Indiana Farriers Association would like to thank our sponsors and contestants. The Illiana Contest and Clinic was great. Austin Edens, CJF, gave a great clinic on Friday morning. For the contest, we had 40 plus competitors. There was $2000 added to the Draft class, in which we had a total of 9 teams. LLHA and IFA would also like to thank Amy Highfield for all her hard work.
Select the link below to see the list of placings.
Illiana Contest Results
First AFT Practice
The 2015 American Farrier's Team will have their first practice at the Kentucky Horse Park Farrier Shop during the Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event in Lexington, KY April 24 & 25. If you are at the park for Rolex, please make sure you stop by to support your team!
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Civil War Horses
The AFA office has been contacted by a film maker who is producing a film about horses in the Civil War and he is looking for farriers who may have knowledge of the shoeing of these horses during that period- perhaps through involvement with historical reenactments or your own study of the history of that period.His name is Doug Lazarus and his contact info is douglazarus@gmail.com or
802-388-0239.
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