MEMBER BENEFITS
What’s in it for you?
Educational Clinics
Every year we learn a lot from each other at our HammerINs and clinics. Each year we have 1-2 HammerINs in different locations throughout the state. We also have a 2 clinics each year. One with our annual state contest in Spring during the Hoosier Horsefair. The other in the fall and in the past we have hosted a variety of clinicians from here in Indiana to across the country.
What’s in it for you?
Member Benefits
The Injured Farrier Fund – Collectively, we pay into this fund as part of our membership dues. If you are injured, you can draw on these funds.
The IFA Newsletter – Published bi-monthly, this newsletter brings you news of current and future events, along with articles and letters of related interest.
Membership Directory – Published annually, the directory provides horse owner, veterinarians, farriers and others with contact information for the IFA members.
Membership Discounts – Celestial Designs: The IFA Official Clothier
Horse Owner Packets – Educational literature available to distribute to your clients.
What’s in it for you?
Professional Affiliations
As a chapter member of the American Farrier’s Association, the IFA and its members are represented to the American Horse Shows Association, and many other influential equine and legislative organizations. Within Indiana, we have strong ties and formal
liaisons with the Indiana Horse Council, the Indiana Association of Equine Practitioners and the Hoosier Horse Fair.
These relationships provide us with educational opportunities, exposure, and legislative input.
Another affiliation, which many farriers will eventually benefit from is our arrangement with the veterinary students at Purdue University.
Every other year, we participate in the Farrier Short Course co-sponsored by the AFA and the AAEP, where IFA members work with small groups of veterinary students, using dead legs and live horses to help them understand the intricacies of balance, nailing, shoe shape and removal, etc.
This hands-on clinic has been invaluable in fostering respect between future equine practitioners and farriers.
What’s in it for you?
Future Events
The IFA coordinates a minimum of two clinics each year. We are increasing our presence at the Hoosier Horse Fair, expanding our contest to
include a focus on live shoeing as well as forging, and introducing a creative/pot-luck forging class. Live shoeing will be conducted daily, and we have also added a draft class.
Who is the IFA?
YOU
Whether you have 25 years experience or you’ve just purchased your tools, whether you shoe hot or cold or both, full time or part
time, world champions or backyard ponies… the IFA is for you.
What’s in it for you?
Educational Clinics
Every year we learn a lot from each other at our HammerINs and clinics. Each year we have 1-2 HammerINs in different locations throughout the state. We also have a 2 clinics each year. One with our annual state contest in Spring during the Hoosier Horsefair. The other in the fall and in the past we have hosted a variety of clinicians from here in Indiana to across the country.
What’s in it for you?
Member Benefits
The Injured Farrier Fund – Collectively, we pay into this fund as part of our membership dues. If you are injured, you can draw on these funds.
The IFA Newsletter – Published bi-monthly, this newsletter brings you news of current and future events, along with articles and letters of related interest.
Membership Directory – Published annually, the directory provides horse owner, veterinarians, farriers and others with contact information for the IFA members.
Membership Discounts – Celestial Designs: The IFA Official Clothier
Horse Owner Packets – Educational literature available to distribute to your clients.
What’s in it for you?
Professional Affiliations
As a chapter member of the American Farrier’s Association, the IFA and its members are represented to the American Horse Shows Association, and many other influential equine and legislative organizations. Within Indiana, we have strong ties and formal
liaisons with the Indiana Horse Council, the Indiana Association of Equine Practitioners and the Hoosier Horse Fair.
These relationships provide us with educational opportunities, exposure, and legislative input.
Another affiliation, which many farriers will eventually benefit from is our arrangement with the veterinary students at Purdue University.
Every other year, we participate in the Farrier Short Course co-sponsored by the AFA and the AAEP, where IFA members work with small groups of veterinary students, using dead legs and live horses to help them understand the intricacies of balance, nailing, shoe shape and removal, etc.
This hands-on clinic has been invaluable in fostering respect between future equine practitioners and farriers.
What’s in it for you?
Future Events
The IFA coordinates a minimum of two clinics each year. We are increasing our presence at the Hoosier Horse Fair, expanding our contest to
include a focus on live shoeing as well as forging, and introducing a creative/pot-luck forging class. Live shoeing will be conducted daily, and we have also added a draft class.
Who is the IFA?
YOU
Whether you have 25 years experience or you’ve just purchased your tools, whether you shoe hot or cold or both, full time or part
time, world champions or backyard ponies… the IFA is for you.