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l998 AMERICAN FARRIER'S ASSOCIATION CONVENTION
February 24-March 1, 1998
Rochester, New York

Preliminary Program Highlights

Wednesday and Thursday Lectures:

• Therapeutic shoeing -- Dave Farley
• Chiropractic for horses -- Dr. Sue Ann Lesser
• Lower leg anatomy and what goes wrong -- Dr. Susan Hackett
• Proper techniques when using forging tools -- Roy Bloom
• Treatments of laminitis -- Burney Chapman
• Computers for farriers -- Tom Wilson
• The Internet -- Fran Jurga

Wednesday and Thursday Table Topics

• How to comply with AHSA rules when shoeing Arabians, Morgans, and National Show Horses -- Doug Pokorney and Jim Bondra
• How to run a shoeing business -- Bob Schantz and Red Renchin
• Hunter/jumper and field hunter shoeing -- Bob Skradzio and John Blombach

Wednesday and Thurday Anatomy Dissections

• Club feet, foundered feet, and limb misalignment with Allie Hayes' ("Horse Sense") freeze-dried legs

Friday Table Topic

• Standardbred shoeing -- Bruce Daniels and Myron McLane

Friday Live Demonstrations

• Grant Moon and Luc Proulx

Saturday

• Dr. Victor Rendano - reading and understanding radiographs and ultrasound
• Dr. Doug Butler- "Shoeing in your right mind"
• Dr. Marvin Beeman - How conformation effects soundness
• General membership meeting and banquet

Trade show Wednesday and Thursday 4 to 7 pm; Friday 1-5 pm

More activities and special events will be announced in the weeks to come.

Hotel: Sheraton Four Points, 120 Main Street East, Rochester, NY 14604; tel 716/546/6400 pr 1 800 325-3535. Convention rate: $83 if booked by January 31, 1998, subject to availability.

Address all registration and tradeshow inquiries to: American Farriers Association, 4059 Iron Works Pike, Lexington, KY 40511; tel 606.233.7411; fax 606.231.7862. Email: farriers@aol.com.

Pre-registration is due January 15, 1998.

Don't forget to sign up for the ice fishing group trip! (Brrrr!) Skiing at Lake Placid is about four hours away. Foreign air travellers can easily get to Rochester on commuter flights from international airports in New York (JFK, Newark, LaGuardia), Toronto, or Montreal.

Convention on-site coordinator: Charley Orlando (OrlandoFrg@aol.com)

Much more information about the convention is available on the AFA's web site on the Internet: http://www.amfarriers.com.

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