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Jumpstart Your Farrier Career

The best way to jumpstart a farrier career is to attend a good school. Here at the Cornell Farrier School we are accepting applications for the Spring and Fall 16 week sessions. We are also offering 1 week blocks for farriers wishing to upgrade their skills or prepare for AFA Certification.

Check us out on Facebook (Cornell Farrier Program) or our website www.vet.cornell.edu/education/farrier

Steve Kraus, CJF
Head of Farrier Services
Cornell University

Save the date-cornell farrier conference

There will be the Cornell Farrier Conference, Nov. 12 & 13, 2011
The new format will include:
Hands On Clinic
Vendor/ Manufacturor Trade Show
Tribute to Buster Conklin
Bar-B-Que in the Breezeway
Speakers include Mitch Taylor, Dennis Manning, Dr. Mike Steward,
Dr. Lisa Fortier, and more
Event schedule out soon or call 607-253-3200

Steve Kraus, CJF
Lecturer, Large Animal Surgery
Dept. Clinical Science
Cornell University Hospital for Animals

Buster Conklin has passed on

It is with great sadness that I inform you all that Marshall “Buster” Conklin has passed on today, after a long battle with a failing liver. Buster was a great example for me to follow early in my career and became a great friend and traveling companion. He shod horses around the Central NY state area for 30 years before taking the Resident Farrier position at Cornell University Veterinary College, for another 16 years. He stayed active in our profession after his retirement and was a life time member of the Western NY Farriers Assn. as well as a long time member of the American Farriers Assn.

Buster was a horseshoer’s horseshoer and a man’s man. He roped calves, hunted, was a serious marksman, a seasoned traveler and a great outdoorsman. He taught and encouraged countless beginning farriers and helped thousands of horses. Above all he was a true friend to anyone he met. I feel honored to have been friend of his.

Steve Kraus, CJF