2022 LittleRock Program Schedule 060222

2022 AFA Convention – Little Rock, Arkansas

Monday, November 7 Certification Committee CC: Pope
Pre-Certification Committee Meeting H: Arkansas Ballroom
8:00am – 4:00pm AFA Board Meeting CC: Osage
8:30am AFA / FIA Registration CC: Izard
Noon – 6:00pm Therapeutic Exam Presentations & Written Tests CC: Quapaw
Rules Committee Meeting CC: Carraway
1:00pm – 6:00pm CC: Carraway
Certification Workshop CC: Osage
9:00am - 7:00pm Judges, Stewards & Competitors Meeting CC: Caddo
CC: Hall 3
4:00pm – 6:00pm
CC: Hall 4
4:30pm – 5:30pm

8:00pm – 9:00pm

Tuesday, November 8

8:00am – 5:00pm AFA / FIA Registration

8:00am – 5:00pm Clothier Open

7:30am – 12:30pm 2022 NATIONAL FORGING & HORSESHOEING
COMPETITION

7:30am – 8:15am Class 1: Intermediate Journeyman - Round 1
8:30am – 8:40am Sponsored by FPD, Inc
8:45am – 9:30am
9:45am – 10:30am Opening Ceremony
10:45am – 11:30am
11:45am – 12:30pm Intermediate Journeyman - Round 2
8:15am – 12:30pm
Class 2: Open Journeyman - Round 1
Sponsored by Thoro'Bred / Kahn Forge
Open Journeyman - Round 2

Open Journeyman - Round 3

LECTURES & DEMOS

8:15am – 9:30am John McNerney, CJF CC: Hall 3
9:45am – 11:00am 10 Things that Take NO Talent CC: Quapaw
11:15am – 12:30pm CC: Hall 3
9:00am – 4:00pm Doug Russo, CJF, AWCF
9:00am – 10:00am Static Versus Dynamic Balance
1:30pm – 6:15pm
Ben Casserly, DWCF
1:30pm – 2:15pm Discussing the Pros & Cons of Concave
2:30pm – 3:15pm
3:30pm – 4:15pm HANDS–ON STATIONS
Work One–on–One with Pre-Certification Instructors

Pre-Certification Written Workshop

2022 NATIONAL FORGING & HORSESHOEING
COMPETITION

Class 3: Intermediate Bar Shoe - Round 1
Sponsored by FPD, Inc
Intermediate Bar Shoe - Round 2

Class 4: Open Roadster - Round 1
Sponsored by Grand Circuit Products

4:30pm – 5:15pm Open Roadster - Round 2 CC: Quapaw
5:30pm –6:15pm Open Roadster - Round 3 CC: Hall 4
2:00pm – 3:00pm Pre-Certification Written Workshop
1:30pm – 4:45pm LECTURES & DEMOS

1:30pm – 1:50pm Cultural Exchange Presentation - Hear about the exciting CC: Hall 1-2
experiences of Rachael Millard, CJF , our 2022 exchange
2:00pm – 3:15pm recipient.
3:30pm – 4:45pm
3:00pm – 6:00pm Jennifer Horn, CJF
5:00pm – 7:00pm Prepare to Perform: Points to Perfect Your Presentation

Dr. Lydia Mudd, CF, DVM
Diagnostic Imaging for Farriers: Radiographs & Beyond

FIA MarketPlace Exhibitor Move-In

Round Tables TBD

5:00pm – 7:00pm Round Tables TBD
6:30pm – 9:30pm Educator Endorsement Presentations CC: Izard

7:00pm – 9:00pm Certification Written Tests CC: Carraway

Wednesday, November 9

6:00am – 8:00am Anvil 21 Club Breakfast (Members only) H: Upper Pinnacle
H: Lower Pinnacle
7:00am – 8:00am Chapter President's Breakfast CC: Osage
CC: Caddo
8:00am – 5:00pm AFA / FIA Registration CC: Hall 1-2
CC: Hall 3
8:00am – 5:00pm Clothier Open
CC: Hall 3
8:00am – 1:00pm FIA MarketPlace Exhibitor Move–In CC: Quapaw
7:30am – 5:15pm (loading dock closes at 1:00 pm) CC: Hall 4

7:30am – 9:00am 2022 NATIONAL FORGING & HORSESHOEING
9:15am - 10:45am COMPETITION

Class 5: Intermediate Specialty Forging - Round 1
Sponsored by FPD, Inc

Intermediate Specialty Forging - Round 2

11:00am – 12:30pm Class 6: Open Specialty Forging - Round 1
12:45pm –2:15pm Sponsored by Mustad USA

Open Specialty Forging - Round 2

2:30pm –4:00pm Open Specialty Forging - Round 3

4:15pm – 5:15pm Vern Hornquist Memorial Class
8:00am – 3:00pm Judge: Glenn Reese, CJF
9:00am – 10:00am
HANDS–ON STATIONS
Work One–on–One with Pre-Certification Instructors

Pre-Certification Written Workshop

8:00am – 4:00pm LECTURES & DEMOS

8:00am – 9:15am Nigell Fennell, CJF, DWCF, AWCF
Rock 'n Roll: Forging Various Breakover Designs &
Modifications

9:30am – 10:45am Tim Shannon, CJF, AWCF CC: Quapaw
11:00am – 12:15pm What Defines the Professional Farrier?
1:30pm – 2:45pm
2:00pm – 3:00pm Tim Hoover, CJF
3:00pm – 6:00pm Bar Shoe Basics with Hooter

5:45pm – 8:25pm Roy Bloom, CJF
5:45pm – 6:55pm Everyday Basics for the Everyday Farrier
7:15pm – 8:25pm
Pre-Certification Written Workshop

FIA MARKETPLACE OPEN CC: Hall 1-2
Opening Reception: All registered attendees welcome for CC: Hall 3
cash bar and complimentary hors d'oeuvres.
Auction Item Display

2022 NATIONAL FORGING & HORSESHOEING
COMPETITION

Class 7: Two Person Draft - Round 1
Sponsored by Anvil Brand

Two Person Draft - Round 2

Thursday, November 10

7:00am – 7:45am Morning Devotion CC: Hall 4

7:00am – 10:00am Certification Shoe Examinations & TE Modern Materials CC: Hall 3
8:00am – 5:00pm Examinations CC: Osage

AFA / FIA Registration

8:00am – 5:00pm Clothier Open CC: Caddo

8:00am – 10:00am FIA Business Conference & Membership Meeting H:Arlington Ballroom

8:00am – 2:40pm LECTURES & DEMOS CC: Hall 4

8:00am – 9:20am American Farriers Team Demonstrations
9:45am - 11:00am Live Shoeing with Daniel, Sawyer, Brian, Juan & Adam
12:30pm – 1:30pm
1:40pm – 2:50pm CF and CJF Demonstrations by AFA Examiners
3:00pm – 4:00pm Live Horse Demos Showing the Scoring of the Practical
Exams. Q and A Session

Katie Panos, CJF
Does Hind-End Soundness Improve When Shod?

Dr. Sammy Pittman, CF, DVM
Understanding the Spectrum of Biomechanics In Our Daily
Practice: From Club Feet to Low Feet

AFA Research Rapid Fire

10:30am - 2:00pm FIA MARKETPLACE Exhibitor & Member Only Time CC: Hall 1-2
9:30am – 2:00pm CC: Hall 3
2022 NATIONAL FORGING & HORSESHOEING
9:30am – 10:30am COMPETITION CC: Hall 3
Capewell North American Challenge Cup CC: Quapaw
10:40am – 11:40am Sponsored by Mustad USA
11:50am – 12:50pm Live Shoeing Finals - Round 1
1:00pm – 2:00pm Live Shoeing Finals - Round 2
12:00pm – 3:00pm
2:00pm - 3:00pm Live Shoeing Finals - Round 3

Live Shoeing Finals - Round 4

HANDS–ON STATIONS
Work One–on–One with Pre-Certification Instructors
Pre-Certification Written Workshop

2:00pm – 6:00pm FIA MARKETPLACE OPEN CC: Hall 1-2
4:00pm – 6:00pm Auction Item Display CC: Quapaw
Little Rock Marriott
Cultural Exchange Interviews
CC: Carraway
8:30pm - 10:30pm Entertainment and Social CC: Hall 4

Friday, November 12 Certification Written Tests

7:30am - 9:30am AFA Membership Meeting
7:30am – 8:50am

8:00am – 12:00pm AFA / FIA Registration CC: Osage
8:00am – 1:00pm Clothier Open CC: Cado
9:00am – 10:15am LECTURES & DEMOS CC: Hall 4

9:00am – 10:15am The Jim Linzy Memorial Keynote Speaker: CC: Hall 1-2
Dr. Tracy Turner, DVM CC: Hall 1-2
9:00am – 10:00am What Imaging Tell Us About the Horse's Foot CC: Hall 1-2
10:00am – 12:30pm
12:45pm – 3:00pm MarketPlace Exhibitor & FIA Member Only Time
New Board Member Welcome

FIA MARKETPLACE OPEN
Auction Item Display

Exhibitor Move-Out

12:45pm – 4:30pm LECTURES & DEMOS CC: Hall 4

12:45pm – 1:45pm Andrew Wells, CJF
2:00pm – 3:00pm With Great Art to Copy All That He Saw: An Interview with
Craig Trnka

Chad Chance, CJF
Omni Directional Approach to Horseshoeing