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As Hank says, the Certification Guide is the "bible" for the program- study carefully!

AFA Certification Display Shoes

Hank Chisholm, CJF visited the FootPro Shop recently to help put together an article for the upcoming Natural Angle newsletter produced by FPD. Hank is the chairman of the AFA Pre-Certification Committee and gives up a lot of personal time helping farriers through this program as well as in his work as an FPD clinician. The certification program of the AFA was launched in 1981 and has provided a foundation for thousands of members who were motivated to improve their skills as a farrier. Be sure to check out the AFA's website for more details on the program at www.americanfarriers.org.

As Hank says, the Certification Guide is the "bible" for the program- study carefully!
Hank making a point while demonstrating some shoe display modifications.
Hank doing some clean-up on one of the shoes. He stresses the importance of finish on the display shoes.
Plenty of source material on Kerckhaert's Standard Max. This has become Hank's favorite shoe for making modifications.
AFA Hind pattern template. Used for checking fit, length and expansion for each display shoe.
Square toe is one of the toughest to get fit to the toe.
Note the heels are finished, no sharp edges allowed on display shoes.
The nail hole is one of modifications required and Hank likes putting it in the trailer shoe- the offset of the shape to get material for the trailer length makes this a perfect shoe to put in a second modification.
Rocker toe modification in progress.
Rolled toe modification nearly complete. Toe nail to toe nail and nicely finished.
Working the square toe modification.
Checking the fit on the AFA's hind template.
Level and flat- make sure every shoe is checked and double checked.
Nail fit, even though these are keg shoes, needs checked and adjusted, especially on modifications like the square toe.
Using a Bloom Forge Creaser to put in a traction modification- fullering the toe.
Fullering the heels is also a traction modification.
Setting up the trailer.
Two modifications in one shoe. Trailer and nail hole.
Wedge pad- acceptable as a modification to raise the hoof angle.

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