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Monday, March 48:00am – 5:00pm Certification Committee Meeting H: Remington

Noon – 6:00pm AFA Board Meeting Conference Hall D

1:00pm – 6:00pm AFA Registration & Auction Display Open Conference Hall BN

4:00pm – 6:00pm Rules Committee Meeting H: Regency Board Room

7:30pm – 9:30pm AFA/FIA Leadership Dinner H: Remington

7:30pm – 8:00pm Judges & Stewards Meeting H: Buckingham

8:00pm – 9:00pm Judges, Stewards & Competitors Meeting H: Buckingham

Tuesday, March 57:00am – 6:00pm Concessions Open Center Cafe

7:30am – 12:30pm 2019 NATIONAL FORGING & HORSESHOEING COMPETITION Exhibit Hall B

7:30am – 8:20am Class 1: Intermediate Journeyman Class Sponsored by FPD, Inc. Exhibit Hall B

8:30am – 8:40am Opening Ceremony Exhibit Hall B

8:40am – 9:30am Class 2: Open Journeyman Class – Round 1 Sponsored by Kahn Forge, Inc. Exhibit Hall B

9:40am – 10:30am Class 3: Open Journeyman Class – Round 2 Sponsored by Kahn Forge, Inc. Exhibit Hall B

10:40am – 11:30am Class 4: Open Journeyman Class – Round 3 Sponsored by Kahn Forge, Inc. Exhibit Hall B

11:45am – 12:30pm Class 5: Intermediate Bar Shoe Class Sponsored by FPD, Inc. Exhibit Hall B

8:00am – 5:00pm AFA Registration & Auction Display Open Conference Hall BN

8:00am – 5:00pm Clothier Conference Hall BS

9:00am – 7:00pm Therapeutic Exam Presentations & Written Tests H: Manchester

9:00am – 5:00pm WHOLE HORSE ANATOMY LAB Presented by Cody Gregory, CJF, ASF, AWCF and Matt Durham, DVM, DACVSMR

Exhibit Hall A

11:30am – 1:00pm FIA Board Meeting H: Regency Board Room

12:00pm – 2:00pm Therapeutic Forging Examination Exhibit Hall B

1:30am – 4:15pm 2019 NATIONAL FORGING & HORSESHOEING COMPETITION Exhibit Hall B

1:30pm – 2:15pm Class 6: Open Roadster Class- Round 1 Sponsored by Well-Shod Exhibit Hall B

2:30pm – 3:15 pm Class 7: Open Roadster Class- Round 2 Sponsored by Well-Shod Exhibit Hall B

3:30pm – 4:15pm Class 8: Open Roadster Class – Round 3 Sponsored by Well-Shod Exhibit Hall B

5:00pm – 8:30pm FIA Business Conference & Membership Meeting MarketPlace Badge Pick-up

Off-site: Baxter’s InterUrban Grill

6:00pm – 7:00pm Certification Workshop H: Buckingham

KeyCertification Committee Events

Competition FIA Lectures, Demos & Hands-On

FIA MarketPlace Concessions Hotel

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6:00pm – 7:30pm International Attendees Reception H: 2nd Floor Ballroom Balcony

7:30pm – 8:30pm Tester Informational Meeting H: Gilcrease

7:00pm – 9:00pm Certification Written Tests H: Buckingham

Wednesday, March 67:00am – 5:00pm Concessions Open Center Cafe

6:00am – 8:00am Anvil 21 Club Breakfast (Members only) H: Russell

7:30am – 5:00pm FIA Registration Open Exhibit Hall C

8:00am – 5:00pm FIA MarketPlace Exhibitor Move–in (loading dock closes at 4:00 pm)

Exhibit Hall C

8:00am – 5:00pm AFA Registration & Auction Display Open Conference Hall BN

8:00am – 5:00pm Clothier Open Conference Hall BS

7:30am – 3:30pm 2019 NATIONAL FORGING & HORSESHOEING COMPETITION Exhibit Hall B

7:30am – 9:00am Class 1: Intermediate Specialty Forging Class Sponsored by FPD, Inc. Exhibit Hall B

9:15am – 10:45am Class 2: Open Specialty Forging Class – Round 1 Sponsored by Delta Mustad Hoofcare Center

Exhibit Hall B

11:00am – 12:30pm Class 3: Open Specialty Forging Class – Round 2 Sponsored by Delta Mustad Hoofcare Center

Exhibit Hall B

12:45pm – 2:15pm Class 4: Open Specialty Forging Class – Round 3 Sponsored by Delta Mustad Hoofcare Center

Exhibit Hall B

2:30pm – 3:30pm 14th Annual Vern Hornquist Memorial Class Sponsored by Walt Taylor, CF & Myron McLane, CJF

Exhibit Hall B

8:00am – 3:00pm HANDS–ON STATIONS Exhibit Hall B

8:00am – 3:00pm HANDS ON STATIONS: Work One–on–One with Pre-Certification Instructors

Exhibit Hall B

8:00am – 5:30pm LECTURES & DEMOS Exhibit Hall A

8:00am – 9:00am Ben Mangan, CJF – Helpful Advice on Getting Ready for a Successful Contest Exhibit Hall A

9:10am – 10:10am Paul Papadatos, CJF, TE, ASF, DipWCF – Therapeutic Endorsement: A Closer Look

Exhibit Hall A

10:30am – 12:30pm Sammy Pittman, DVM – Identifying the Mechanics of the Lower Limb and Designing Shoeing Protocols for Maintenance and Pathological Shoeing

Exhibit Hall A

12:30pm – 1:30pm Lunch Break Exhibit Hall A

1:30pm – 2:30pm Terry Stever – Addressing Lateral Side/Toe First Landing Exhibit Hall A

2:40pm – 4:00pm Certified Farrier & Certified Journeyman Farrier Demonstrations – AFA Examiners

Exhibit Hall A

4:10pm – 5:00pm Martin Kenny, CJF, APF – Photos: Are They Focusing or Blurring Your Perspective?

Exhibit Hall A

TUESDAY CONTINUED

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4:00pm – 8:00pm Cash Bar Exhibit Hall B

5:10pm – 8:00pm 2019 NATIONAL FORGING & HORSESHOEING COMPETITION Exhibit Hall B

5:10pm – 6:20pm Class 6: 2-Person Draft Class – Round 1 Sponsored by Anvil Brand Exhibit Hall B

6:50pm – 8:00pm Class 7: 2-Person Draft Class – Round 2 Sponsored by Anvil Brand Exhibit Hall B

7:00pm – 11:00pm Food Trucks 7 to 10 pm and Music 8 to 11 pm H: Lobby

Thursday, March 711:00am – 3:00pm Center Café Open

7:30am – 10:00am FIA Registration Open Exhibit Hall C

7:30am – 8:00am FIA Exhibitor Breakfast Exhibit Hall C

8:00am – 10:00am FIA MARKETPLACE Opening Reception: All registered attendees welcome for complimentary sponsored continental breakfast.

Exhibit Hall C

8:00am – 5:00pm AFA Registration & Auction Display Open Conference Hall BN

8:00am – 5:00pm Clothier Open Conference Hall BS

9:30am – 3:30pm LECTURES & DEMOS Exhibit Hall A

9:30am – 11:00am American Farriers Team Demonstrations – Bodie Trnka, CJF; Lamar Weaver, CJF; Craig Trnka, CJF; Rusty Wells, CJF; Travis Smith, CJF; William Kiner, CJF

Exhibit Hall A

11:00am – 12:30pm Lunch Exhibit Hall A

12:30pm – 2:30pm Riley Kirkpatrick, CF – When, What & How Hot — Moving Metal and How it Pertains to Farriers including a Demonstration on How to Make Hot Fit Tongs

Exhibit Hall A

2:40pm – 3:30pm Gary Werner, CF – The Magic of Acrylic Repair Exhibit Hall A

10:00am – 12:00pm Cultural Exchange Interviews H: Regency Board Room

11:00am – 3:00pm MarketPlace Exhibitor & FIA Member Only Time Exhibit Hall C

12:00pm – 3:00pm HANDS–ON STATIONS Exhibit Hall B

12:00pm – 3:00pm HANDS ON STATIONS: Work One–on–One with Pre-Certification Instructors

Exhibit Hall B

12:00pm – 3:00pm 2019 NATIONAL FORGING & HORSESHOEING COMPETITION Exhibit Hall B

12:00pm – 3:00pm Capewell North American Challenge Cup Live Shoeing Finals Sponsored by Delta Mustad Hoofcare Center

Exhibit Hall B

2:00pm – 6:00pm FIA Registration Open Exhibit Hall C

3:00pm – 6:00pm FIA MARKETPLACE OPEN Exhibit Hall C

6:15pm – 8:15pm AFA Annual Membership Meeting and Certification Awards Presentation Exhibit Hall A

Friday, March 810:00am – 2:00pm Center Café Open

8:00am – 12:00pm AFA Registration & Auction Display Open Conference Hall BN

WEDNESDAY CONTINUED

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8:00am – 1:00pm Clothier Open Conference Hall BS

8:30am – 4:05pm LECTURES & DEMOS Exhibit Hall A

8:30am – 9:30am Tatsuya Mori, DVM, PhD – Jim Linzy Memorial Speaker – Horseshoeing Methods in Japan – with Specifics on Therapeutic Horseshoeing

Exhibit Hall A

12:45pm – 1:45pm Randel Raub, PhD – How much “Foo” is required in “Foo Foo Dust?” (Determining the efficacy and quality of supplements)

Exhibit Hall A

2:00pm – 3:00pm Doug Hogue, CJF – The “Wrangler” and the Study of Equine Biomechanics Exhibit Hall A

3:15pm – 4:05pm Danvers Child, CJF – The High & Low of Performance Exhibit Hall A

8:00am – 10:00am MarketPlace Exhibitor & FIA Member Only Time Exhibit Hall C

10:00am – 11:30am FIA Registration Open Exhibit Hall C

10:00am – 12:30pm FIA MARKETPLACE OPEN Exhibit Hall C

12:45pm – 3:00pm Exhibitor Move-Out Exhibit Hall C

6:30pm – 11:00pm AFA Grand Finale, Auction & Awards Reception Registered Attendees: Join the fun at the closing extravaganza with complimentary reception, cash bar, live & silent auction, award presentations, and the presentation of the 2019 American Farriers Team!

Tulsa Ballroom

* Overall High Point Award Sponsored by Oklahoma Farriers Association * National High Point Award Sponsored by Diamond Farrier Co. * Reserve National High Point Award Sponsored by Kahn Forge, Inc.

FRIDAY CONTINUED

Wishing everyone a great go at our 48th Annual AFA ConventionBETH DANIELS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AMERICAN FARRIER’S ASSOCIATION