Booting Clinic - Alternative Hoof Protection For Hoof Care Providers
When: Saturday, May 12, 2012
Clinician Linda Cowles http://HealthyHoof.com
Location: Flag Foundation's Equistar Farm http://www.theflagfoundation.org/
2920 Thorn Road, Sebastopol, CA 94572
Our Shoe Removal & Booting Clinic covers:all the essentials that a hoof care professional (a trimmer or farrier) needs to know to begin working with boots and booting.
Boots that will be on display and used for fitting include:
- EasyCare Glove, Epic, Trail, Edge, Boa, Rx, Old Mac, Bare
- Renegade, Cavello Sport, Cavello Simple
Topics that may be covered or demonstrated based on audience interest and time include:
- Shoe removal for barefoot, barefoot setup trim, choosing initial hoof protection.
- Boot sales, pricing, service considerations
- Techniques for booting and boot removal and how to teach them
- Performance booting & considerations
- Rehab boot selection & considerations
- Fitting various boot styles
- Adaptation, using pads & orthotics, heat-fitting ,
- Booting imbalanced & chronically pathological feet,
- Boot repair
- Using glues, epoxies, sole coverings, sole pack,
- Sole protection using Hoof Armor & Sole Guard
- When to use synthetic shoes, & hoof casting,
- Casting on Epona's with casting hooks
- How to handle problems with boots
Fee $150
Booting Clinic credit for PHCP Students!