Posted 5-6-07
Thank you so much for your interest in hosting a clinic. Ivy and I are going to stay at home from fall 2008 through 2009 (after our current clinic schedule is completed). We need to do research, work on horses and get our rehabilitation facility up and running. Currently we are editing a 16+/- hour DVD series and working on a new book as well, so we’re not exactly taking time off; just staying in Georgia for a while.
We are hooked on teaching and at some point, will go back on the road. If you are interested in hosting a future clinic, go ahead and let us know. We’ll keep you in mind and probably contact you when we start putting together our next clinic schedule. Again thank you and I hope to see you in the future.
Pete Ramey
Information for clinic hosts:
Pricing for the two day hoof clinic, in the continental US, is $250 per person if it is received one month prior to the set clinic date and $300 per person for late entries.
Clinic sponsor attends at no charge and receives 10% of gross to help cover his/her expenses. We will no longer require minimum number of participants but will reserve the right to cancel (this has yet to happen) because of a lack of participation, or other various emergencies. All deposits will be returned in full.
The clinic fee will be collected from participants through our website at http://www.hoofrehab.com/clinic%20form.asp The sponsor will greet participants at the door, have waivers signed, and collect entry fees from any unregistered attendees. We will only be able to receive payment from a credit card online, through pay pal, one week before the clinic.
We will need an indoor facility, which can offer an area for a classroom type environment; a large part of the clinic is lecture.
The facility should have
an area appropriate to show a slide show via our projector (skylights and excess windows are a huge problem)
adequate toilet facilities for participants
a dry erase board with at least four colors of pens
A clean barn with a metal roof is acceptable but not ideal. It tends to be hot in the summer, cold in the winter and too loud when it rains.
The trimming demonstration portion of the clinic may be at a separate nearby location.
The footing isn’t important but lighting is a factor because we will be using the projector.
There should be room for everyone to gather around to see the work Pete is doing.
Accommodations will be needed for a few horses to stay overnight.
The first day of the clinic is about making healthy hooves, building concavity fighting flares and improving the back of the foot. For this day it is ideal to have horses that are already barefoot who are at different stages of transition. As well as a few cases coming out of shoes. The second day will be about chronic problems, founder, navicular, and white line diseases. For this day the worse the hooves are the better. We need 3-4 horses per day. Participants, including the clinic host who want to bring their horses should register through our website athttp://www.hoofrehab.com/horse%20form.htm.
There is no additional charge to the owners of those horses. The owners of horses having horseshoes pulled during the clinic will be required to provide properly fitted riding boots for the front hooves. They can also opt to purchase the Boa Boots, we bring for demonstration from Pete at discount prices. Clinic participants are welcome to bring pictures of their horses’ hooves for evaluation and advice from Pete on Sunday at the end of the clinic.
The host should consider what to do for lunch. We will give an hour lunch break each day. If there are restaurants close enough to the clinic site for participants to get their lunch in this time frame that is fine. Some sponsors have chosen to provide drinks or even sell food to participants. This is up to the sponsor.
