Six Week Course $5000
240 Hour Course
Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m
The six-week course is the complete course. During the last two weeks of this comprehensive training, students are challenged and assigned horses that have special needs. Emphasis will be placed in diagnosing problems and prescribing shoes. Graduates of this course are qualified to step into the entry level of their new vocation with confidence.
The cost of the six-week course is $5000 and includes housing and the use of tools throughout the course.
RECORD HOLDERS: In 2021, Jordan Lewis set a record for doing 186 feet in 6 weeks. In 2022, Klay Yaussi broke that record by doing 206 feet. The current record holder is Eli Henna who did 282 feet in 2025.
(Lola Bredesen is the first woman to win a buckle)
2026 COURSE DATES
Two Week Break: August 1, 2026-August 16, 2026
August 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
August 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
August 31, September 1, 2, 3, 4
September LD, 8, 9, 10, 11
September 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
September 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
Two Week Break: September 26, 2026-October 11, 2026
October 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
October 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
October 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
November 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
November 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
November 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
The THS will be closed on Memorial Day (MD), the 4th of July, Labor Day (LD), the last week of November for Thanksgiving, and from December 12, 2026 - January 3, 2027 in observance of the Christmas and New Year Holidays. The school is open November 30, 2026 through December 11, 2026 for a two week course this year.
2027 COURSE DATES
January 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
January 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
January 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
January 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
February 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
February 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Two Week Break: February 13, 2027 - February 28, 2027
March 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
March 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
March 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
March 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
March 29, 30, 31, April 1, 2
April 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Two Week Break: April 10, 2027 - April 25, 2027
April 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
May 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
May 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
May 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
May 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
MD, June 1, 2, 3, 4
Two Week Break: June 5, 2027 - June 20, 2027
June 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
June 28, 29, 30, July 1, 2
July 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
July 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
July 19. 20, 21, 22, 23
July 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
Two Week Break: July 31, 2027 - August 15, 2027
August 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
August 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
August 30, 31, September 1, 2, 3
LD, September 7, 8, 9, 10
September 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
September 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Two Week Break: September 25, 2027 - October 10, 2027
October 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
October 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
October 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
November 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
November 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
November 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
The THS will be closed on Memorial Day (MD), the 4th of July, Labor Day (LD), the last week of November for Thanksgiving, and from December 11, 2027 - January 2, 2028 in observance of the Christmas and New Year Holidays. The school is open November 29, 2027 through December 10, 2027 for a two week course this year.