2012 Convention Schedule

Monday, February 27

8am – 6pm Registration Open

8am – 6pm Clothier Open

8am – 6pm FIA Registration Set-Up

Tuesday, February 28

8am – 6pm Registration Open

8am – 6pm Clothier Open

8am – 5pm Certification Committee Meeting

8am – 3pm MarketPlace Decorator Set-Up

8am – 12pm Competition Set-Up (Arena Only)

12pm – 5pm FIA Registration Open

4pm – 6pm Rules Committee Meeting

3pm – 5pm FIA Exhibitor Move In

6:30pm – 8pm AFA/FIA Leadership Dinner

Wednesday, February 29

7am – 8:30am Officer & Chairman Breakfast

8am – 12pm Registration Open

3pm – 7pm Registration Open

8am – 12pm Contest Set-up

12pm – 5pm Contest Practice

8am – 7pm FIA Registration Open

8am – 6pm Clothier Open

8am – 4pm MarketPlace Move In

9am – 3pm AFA Board of Directors Meeting

3pm – 4:30pm FIA Vendor & Member Reception

4:45pm FIA Exhibitor Meeting

5pm – 7pm MarketPlace Open – Opening Reception

7:30pm – 8pm Judges & Stewards Meeting

8pm – 9pm Judges, Stewards & Competitors Meeting

5:30 – 7pm Certification Workshop with Greg Burdette, CJF and Danvers Child,CJF

7pm – 9pm Certification & Therapeutic Endorsement Written Tests

7:30pm – 9pm International Attendees Reception

8:00pm – 11:00pm Wednesday Night Jam

Thursday, March 1

6am – 8am Anvil 21 Club Breakfast (Members only)

7am – 5pm Registration Open

8am – 6pm Clothier Open

8am – 6pm Auction Display

8am – 10am FIA Board Meeting

10am – 7:30pm FIA Registration Open

10am – 11:30am Vendor & Member Only Time

 8am – 2:30pm 2012 National Forging & Horseshoeing Competition

8am – 8:45am Journeyman Class

9:15 – 10am NACC Qualifying Class

10am – 11:30am Lunch Break

11:30am – 1pm Delta Specialty Forging – Sponsored by Delta Mustad Hoofcare Center

1:30 – 2:30pm 8th Annual Vern Hornquist Memorial Class – Sponsored by Walt Taylor, CF & Myron McLane, CJF

8am – 11:30am Lectures

8am – 9am Ric Redden, DVM – How to Understand What We See When Observing Feet

9:15am – 10:15am Ric Redden, DVM – The Mechanical Formula

10:30am – 11:30am John Muldoon – How Jammed and Compacted Soles Can Dictate Outer Wall Reaction and Shape

11:30am – 1:30pm MarketPlace Open

1:30pm – 4:30pm Vendor & Member Only Time

1:45pm – 4:30pm Lectures

1:45pm – 2:45pm Allie Hayes, CF – Anatomy Lab

3pm – 4:30pm Susan Harris – Anatomy in Motion: An Inside Look at Athletic Movement in Horses

3pm – 5pm – Dusty Franklin, CJF – Hands On

4:30pm – 7:30pm MarketPlace Open

5:30pm – 11pm TE Exam Presentations

6pm – 7:30pm Tester Update – How to Judge

Journeyman Barshoes

Friday, March 2

7am – 8am World Farriers Association Breakfast

8am – 10am FIA Membership Meeting

8am – 6pm Registration Open

8am – 6pm Clothier Open

8am – 6pm Auction Display

9am – 3pm Spouse/Guest Tour

11am – 3:30pm FIA Registration Open

8am – 2pm 2012 National Forging & Horseshoeing Competition

8am – 9:10am Two Person Draft Class

11am – 2pm NACC Live Shoeing Class – Vector North American Challenge Cup

8am – 11:30am Lectures

8am – 9am Martin Kenny, CJF & Dr. Tookie Myers – Stretch Your Process, Not the Hooves You Tend To!

9:15am – 10:15am Martin Kenny, CJF & Dr. Tookie Myers – Stretch Your Process, Not the Hooves You Tend To!

10:30am – 11:30am Pedro DePedro, DVM – Laminitis and Metabolic Diseases: “What Can Farriers Do To Achieve a Good Outcome?”

10:30am – 11:30am Vendor & Member Only Time

11:30am – 3:30pm MarketPlace Open

1:45pm – 5:15pm Lectures

1:45pm – 2:45pm Roundtable Discussion-Farrier/Client Relationship

3pm – 4pm Allie Hayes, CF – Anatomy Lab

4:15pm – 5:15pm Dusty Franklin, CJF

3:30pm – 5pm FIA Exhibitor Move Out

5pm – 7pm Cultural Exchange Interviews

6pm – 7pm Region 1 Meeting

6pm – 7pm Region 2 Meeting

6pm – 7pm Region 3 Meeting

6pm – 7pm Region 4 Meeting

6pm – 7pm Region 5 Meeting

7pm – 8pm Reception (Cash Bar)

8pm – 10pm Annual Auction

Saturday, March 3

8am – 12pm Registration Open

8am – 12pm Clothier Open

8:00am – 11:30am Lectures

8:00am – 9:00am Billy Lewis, CJF & Dr. David Harrington – Club Foot Management

9:15am – 10:15am Billy Lewis, CJF & Dr. David Harrington – Club Foot Management

10:30am – 11:30am Myron McLane, CJF – Frog Support for Treating Lameness and Subpar Performance Issues

12:15pm – 2:30pm Lectures

12:15pm – 1:15pm Roundtable-Vet/Farrier

1:30pm – 2:30pm Mitch Taylor, CJF – Medial Lateral Balance & The Orientation of the Coffin Bone Within the Hoof Capsule

2:45pm – 4:45pm Annual Membership Meeting

6pm – 7pm Reception (Cash Bar)

7pm – 10pm Annual Banquet & Awards Presentation