* PLEASE NOTE: You will need to register for BOTH the contest and the FAWS conference separately.  They will be held in two separate locations so please pay attention to each location address.

Registration Fees:

Student (w/proof of farrier school enrollment) - Free

Novice - $75

Intermediate - $125

Open - $175

Hotel Information:

Comfort Inn and Suites in Ellensburg, WA.  DO NOT CALL the 1-800 number, call the front desk and mention FAWS to receive your room block rate. Rooms must be reserved by Friday September20th.  509-243-6026

Friday September 27 @ Central Washington Equine Arena

1850 Venture Rd, Ellensburg, WA 98926, USA 8am Eagle Eye 9am Forging 1 10:30 Forging 2 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Shoeing RD 1 2:30 Shoeing RD 2 4:00 Shoeing RD 3 6:00 Dinner

Eagle Eye 15 min

Novice - Keg 

Shoe Int- Plain Stamp 

Open 3/4 fullered  

Shoeing class 70 min

Novice- Hind foot shod with keg shoe. Specimen clipped keg shoe for opposite foot. 

Int-Hind clipped concave on foot. Specimen hind clipped concave for opposite hoof. 

Open- shoe pair of fronts with toe clipped concave. 

Novice Forging Class 70min 

Hammer finish Concave Hind from  12 inches 3/8x3/4 . 5-1/16x 5-1/2 . E4slim nail .  

Hammer finish Plain stamp hind - 13-1/2 inches of 1/2x1 . E6 slim nail .  

Intermediate forging class 70 min

Calk and feather- 3/8x3/4  - (no more than 13-1/2 needed but cut to forge to size - inside feather is strong and will need bumping /upsetting ) 4-1/2x5-1/2 .  

3/4 Fullered Hind Barshoe 15 inches of 3/8x3/4 . 5-1/8x5-1/2 (length is toe to back of bar) Combo 4slim nail . 

 Open Forging class  “Whip & Diamonds “ class 👌🏻70min 

Reverse graduated Diamond Toe HAMMER FINISH  - with specialty Hammer finish diamond 💎 toe . 5/8 square . Cut what is appropriate to forge to size - Toe is strong and will need bumping/ upsetting . 4-7/8 x 6-1/4 (toe to outside trailer ) 5-1/2 (toe to inside heel ) . Heel space 2-1/4. Cross pein clip or similar only . E4slim nail .  

Whip Across Front Barshoe HAMMER FINISH . Can be made from either 3/8x3/4 or 3/8x1 . You are either bumping or drawing . Shoe section /size needs to match speciman . 5-3/4x 6-1/8 (toe to outside heel ) 5-1/2 (toe to back/middle of bar . Nail to suit  

Novice Pairs class 

Pair of plain stamp Hammer finish fronts 12-1/4 “ 3/8x3/4 - 5-1/8x5-3/8  4 combo slim nail . 

Intermediate  pairs class Pair of 3/4 Fullered Hinds Hammer finish . 11-1/4 a 3/8x1 5x5-1/2 . E4 slim nail .  

Open Pairs class Pair of Italian palmerlibrium Barshoes . Clipped with the round of the turning hammer only .  3/8x1 -(no more than 15 inches needed but cut to preferred length to forge to size ) 5x6 - bar 2-3/8 . E5 nail . File and finish .