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Two Week Course $2000
80 hours
Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The two-week course was developed for the qualified applicant who is limited in time or money. A good background in horses is essential in order for this course to be practical. Good health and a willingness to learn are the only other qualifications.
Each day will start with one hour of class in which principles and theory are presented. Approximately one chapter is covered from the text, Principles of Horseshoeing II.
Other materials are integrated as improved technological and scientific methods become available. All students are involved in the live application of horseshoes from the very first day.
In the two-week course, students will apply ready-made and hand-made shoes. They will learn basic corrective shoeing procedures. Comparative anatomy and physiology is learned by studying freeze-dried leg specimens. Aging horses by observing tooth eruption and wear is taught in the first week, as is maintenance of teeth.
​​The cost of the two-week course is $2,000 which includes housing and the use of tools throughout the course.
​2025 COURSE DATES
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Two Week Break: November 22 - November 30, 2025
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December 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
December 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
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The THS will be closed on Memorial Day (MD), the 4th of July, Labor Day (LD), the last two weeks of November for Thanksgiving, and from December 14, 2024 - January 5, 2025 in observance of the Christmas and New Year Holidays.
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2026 COURSE DATES​​​
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January 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
January 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
January 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
January 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
January 19. 20, 21, 22, 23
January 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
January 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
February 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
February 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
February 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Two Week Break: February 14-March 1, 2026
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March 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
March 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
March 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
March 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
March 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
March 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
March 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
March 30, 31 April 1, 2, 3
March 30, 31 April 1, 2, 3
April 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Two Week Break: April 11-April 26, 2026
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April 27, 28, 29, 30, May 1
May 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
May 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
May 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
May 11, 12,13, 14, 15
May 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
May 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
May MD, 26, 27, 28, 29
May MD, 26, 27, 28, 29
June 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Two Week Break: June 6-June 21, 2026
June 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
June 29, 30, July 1, 2, 3
June 29, 30, July 1, 2, 3
July 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
July 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
July 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
July 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
July 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
July 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
July 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
Two Week Break August 1-August 16, 2026
August 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
August 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
August 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
August 31, September 1, 2, 3, 4
August 31, September 1, 2, 3, 4
September LD, 8, 9, 10, 11
September LD, 8, 9, 10, 11
September 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
September 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
September 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
Two Week Break: September 26-October 11, 2026
October 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
October 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
October 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
October 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
October 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
November 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
November 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
November 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
November 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
November 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Two Week Break November 21-November 29, 2026
November 30, December 1, 2, 3, 4
December 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
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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.
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