Thank you for coming to Heartland Horseshoeing School’s website. This is a unique place in the awesome world of the farrier’s trade. HHS is a Mecca for great farriers that want to improve their abilities, and it is the birthplace of many of today’s farrier industry leaders. Perhaps you will be the next star of this amazing craft, and HHS is the best place for you to start.
This is not an easy school. HHS attracts some of the finest students in the world, so you will be one of many among champions. Graduating is not a given, and your dedication and drive will be tested. However, for those that are meant to wield a hammer to forge hot steel, and produce results and soundness for our friend the horse, there is not a better place in the world for you to come. If your desire is to be “in demand” as a farrier, and the one that every horseman wishes they could get, then come and test yourself at HHS. Don’t make this choice lightly.
We welcome you with open arms. Come become one of the best.
Sincerely,
Chris Gregory, CJF, FWCF
Heartland Horseshoeing School
327 SW 1st Lane
Lamar, MO. 64759
(417) 682-8484
anvil@earthlink.net
was wandering how many horses you have to have for you to come and shoe. How much do you charge per horse ? I live in Everton, do you travel that far ? thanks, Tammy Garver
Hi Tammy. We get $28 for shoeing and $14 for trimming with the school. We need a minimum of 12 anywhere near here. I would love to have between 20 and 30 if we came to Everton. Right now, we have a few days left in April if you want to schedule something.
I’m interested in becoming a farrier. I’m considering your school. Could you please send me more information about your school?
Thanks,
Carlos.
Hi Carlos. If you send your address, I would be happy to send you our school catalog. You can also download one from this site by clicking on “About the School”, and then scrolling to the bottom of that page. It will have the catalog on the site, or you can download it.
Thanks.
Chris Gregory, CJF, FWCF
Thanks. Here’s my address: 11495 RT E, Pineville, MO. 64856
I have a 3 yr. old thoroughbred filly that is (recently) lame in both front feet. Her right front hoof is starting to gape wide at coronary band, sort of like peeling the skin from a grape. Also, her left front hoof is cracked and seeping. She is in excruciating pain…..don’t want to have to put her down, she is an excellent filly in every other way….do you do corrective shoeing? She needs immediate help….she is on bute for pain and pennicillan to fight infection….in addition we have been soaking her in an epsom salt solution once a day. She lays down a lot to take the pressure/pain off her feet…and is getting up and down okay…bowels are fine, bladder is fine, she is eating grain, grazing when she can, drinking okay….she has lost some weight but not too stoved up, yet. I’d really like to give this game little filly a chance….please let me know if you can help.
Sorry to hear about your problem, but I would get a vet out immediately. It sounds like she may have foundered, but that is only a guess without seeing her. When a horse founders, the cavity in the dorsal wall can become filled with serum and abscesses. This would lead to what you have described. Get a vet and a competent farrier out right away. Best of luck.
I am thinking about going to our School to be a Farrier. I have looked around and this seems to be the one for me, but I would like to have more information on it. Please send me one of your catalogs, I am very interested. Thank you.
Hi Brandon. If you click on “About the School” from the home page of the website, you can download a catalog. If you would still like a hard copy, let me know and I will send you one.
Thanks for your interest.
Chris G
Is this school accredited?
We are approved and licensed to operate by the Coordinating Board of Higher Education, but we are not accredited. We are only open for 6 months of the year, and we want to run this school the way that we want to run it, so that has kept us from seeking accreditation.
I want to become a farrier so very much. My Farrier said your school was the best in the country. Please send me a school brochure. My ADD. is 151 Jackson Place, Gray GA 31032. Thank You.
I Would like to come to your school. It looks like everyone works hard and has fun doing it. where do i get an application?
what is the price of your school
The cost of the courses vary, but you can find out on each course by going to ‘courses’ on the home page and then looking at the course you are interested in. At the end, it will have the course dates and the cost.
Hello Mr. Gregory,
I am very interested in the Certification course in October, however would I need a student visa for this course, coming from Canada? I would be coming from Ontario as an OFA and AFA member work towards my CF. Also, what would I need to bring for equipment. this would make the difference between flying and driving?
Thanks so much and I look forward to meeting up with you again at the Professional farrier Supply Clinic Oct 1st.
Mikael
Do you have an age requirement to attend your school? I would like to start after I graduate in May, 2012. I will be 18 years old at the end of May, 2012. Also, I am currently attending riding/horsemanship training. What level of knowledge is required to start your school? I am still pretty green but plan to continue training for the next 8 months. Also, How much lecture/homework is involved?
Hi Jared. There isn’t an age requirement. A student has to be strong enough to do the work, and old enough to handle the situation. For students that are under 18, we do like to meet them before they come to school. It is a very intense course, so most students spend 45 hours a week with Kelly, Cody, and I, and then an additional 20 hours a week studying and forging to keep up. It is a lot of work, but if you make it here, you can make it anywhere. A good course will be a hard one.
Hey Chris, I am am from Johnson City Tenn. and have been shoeing horses on my own for about four years part time.I am considering going to a school and I have watched your videos on hoof watch, My question is I’m 47 years old and is this to old to attempt this.
Thank You for Your time.
Hi Kenneth
This is a great trade for everyone that has a passion for it. My oldest student ever was 68, so I don’t think 47 is too old. If you are fit and willing to work, there is a place in this industry for you.
I’m very interested in attending this school. I’ve done lots of looking around and narrowed it down to three. Any way I could obtain more information about your school?
Hi Emily. Thanks for your message, and I am glad that we made your short list. If you would like a school catalog, email me your address and I will send one to you. You can also download a copy of it from the website. Further, you can find videos of the class in session on YouTube. Thanks, and hope to have you in school someday.
Hey I was wondering if you guys had any openings for the 2013 class.
Hi Austin. Right now, I only have about 4 people signed up for the Journeyman Course in 2013. We would love to have you.
Do you have any openings for classes right now?