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