HORSESHOEING
COURSE

SCHOOL TRAINING HOURS

Oklahoma State Horseshoeing School is licensed and approved by the OBPVS to offer the training hours in Clock or Contact Hours, where 1 (one) resident training hour equals 50 (fifty) minutes.

PROGRAM: Basic Horseshoeing Training Hours (6-week course): 300 clock hours

PROGRAM: Basic Horseshoeing (Six Week Course)

TRAINING HOURS: 300 Clock Hours

BASIC HORSESHOEING & BLACKSMITHING COURSE - (300 hours)

CURRICULUM:

Lectures, Reading Assignments and Demonstrations (30 Hours)

Section 1 (10hrs)

  • The Hoof
  • Trimming & Shoeing

Section 2 (4hrs)

  • Anatomy
  • Bones & Joints
  • Tendons & Ligaments

Section 3 (4hrs)

  • Conformation

Section 4&5 (10hrs)

  • Lameness
  • Faults of Gait

Section 6 (2hrs)

  • How to start and run your own business
  • How To Gain and Keep Clientele

  • How to start and run your own business
  • How to get and keep customers.

Horseshoeing & Blacksmithing (160 hours)

  • Shoeing and/or Trimming Everyday.
  • Training Horses to Stand and be Shod.
  • Hot Shoeing
  • Cold Shoeing
  • Shoeing With Handmade Shoes for Normal Horses.
  • Basic Corrective Shoeing

Forge Work (62 hours)

  • Creating handmade plain and corrective shoes from bar stock
  • Instruction in making specialty tools.

Horseshoeing in the Field (48 hours)

  • Shoeing in the field using the portable shoeing rig.

TUITION COST & FEES

Upon enrollment, each applicant will be required to pay a $150.00 enrollment fee. This fee is non-refundable and does not go towards the cost of tuition.

The Cost of Tuition for the six-week course is $8500.00. This amount includes:

  • Instruction of Curriculum
  • Supplies
  • Tools (See tool list below)

TOOL LIST

  • Hoof Nipper
  • Nail Nipper
  • Shoe Pull Offs
  • Crease Nail Puller
  • Clincher
  • Rasp (2)
  • Rasp Handle (2)
  • Hoof Knife

  • Textbook
  • Rasp Handle (2)
  • Hoof Knife
  • Center Punch
  • Clinch Cutter
  • Rounding Hammer
  • Hoof Nipper
  • Nail Nipper

  • Clinch Cutter
  • Pritchel
  • Driving Hammer
  • Rounding Hammer
  • Shoeing Box
  • Apron
  • Textbook
  • Anvil

  • Driving Hammer
  • Nail Puller
  • Shoe Puller
  • Clincher
  • Shoeing Box
  • Apron
  • Anvil
  • Rasp (2)

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS, PREREQUISITES, AND POLICY FOR PREVIOUS TRAINING

Any student who is physically capable, of sound mind, and between the ages of 16and 65 may enroll in our program. Students under the jurisdiction of a secondary school must provide written permission from their school principal to attend during regular school hours.

VA students are required to submit all prior educational credits for their file; however, no credit will be granted for previous training or education.

To enroll, complete the Enrollment Agreement, available online at www.oklahomastatehorseshoeingschool.com, and submit it along with the $150 enrollment fee. Upon receipt, a confirmation letter and payment receipt will be sent via email.

Tuition must be paid in full prior to the first day of class, unless an approved payment plan has been arranged in advance.

CLASS SCHEDULES

OSHS holds six class sessions annually, with up to 24 students per class. Once class begins, they are closed for enrollment until the next class is in session. Should an emergency or other situation arise that prevents a student from completing the six-week session, arrangements can be made to withdraw and begin with another class according to availability. Classes begin on the first Monday of every odd month.

2026 Class Dates:

  • January 05 - February 13
  • March 02 - April 10
  • May 04 - June 12
  • July 06 - August 14
  • September 07 - October 16
  • November 02 - December 11

2027 Class Dates:

  • January 04 - February 12
  • March 01 - April 09
  • May 03 - June 11
  • July 05 - August 13
  • September 06 - October 15
  • November 01 - December 10

DAILY CLASS SCHEDULES

7:30 AM - 9:00 AM: Classroom Lecture
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM: Shoeing and/or Trimming of horses
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM: Lunch
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Forge Work

7:30 am - 9:00 am : Classroom
9:00 am - 3:00pm : Shoeing and/or Trimming on horses in the shoeing classroom(barn)
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm : Forge Work – (Lunch from 12:00 to 12:30)

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

The school does not take any school holidays off except for Thanksgiving Day. The hours for that day are made up during our November class sessions.

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