6. Following the completion of Part Two in the lecture series, all students will advance to a six-day cadaver trimming & sequencing clinic where they will trim, on average, six hooves per day. Jaime Jackson will conduct a clinic in Lompoc, CA, from Monday, August 13 through Saturday, August 18, and again in the Spring of 2013 for those students who attended Part Two of the Lecture Series finishing on Nov. 15, 2012.
Other instructors plan to hold these clinics and workshops, as needed, in other parts of the world. Additional costs may apply. (For example, the workshops may be held in an area near the home of one of the hosting CPs (there will always be at least two CPs running a clinic) or it is possible to have the CPs go to a country, such as South Africa or Israel or New Zealand, and hold the cadaver trimming clinic if there is a large number of students in that country enrolled in the NHC training program.
Most students do not actually trim live horses until their first mentorship. However, all students will work with live horses each day to learn techniques in efficiency, body positioning, and safe horse handling in addition to learning first to master the natural trim on cadaver hooves. Please take a look at this short video of three of our AANHCP Certified Natural Hoof Care Practitoners demonstrating the concept of 'sequencing' while conducting a maintenance trim. (Please see the Student News page for photos from various training camps.)
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7. All students will have to complete a minimum of 10 field mentorships with at least three different AANHCP Certified NHC Field Instructors (but, if needed, may be required to continue additional mentorships before proceeding to the final exam stage). For optimal success, students are encouraged to begin their field mentorships as soon as possible following the completion of the cadaver trimming clinic. No more than three months should elapse before embarking upon the first mentorship following the cadaver trimming clinic.
Field mentorships are scheduled independently according to the best schedule between the student and instructor. All authorized field instructors are listed on the AANHCP website under the link "Locate a Practioner." The AANHCP has CPs around the world who are authorized to instruct you in the field for credit towards completing your training program and certification. You may arrange by phone or email to schedule from one to four mentorships with any authorized field instructor of your choice. Only one mentorship can be taken per day and no more than five mentorships can be completed in any two-week period without permission. At least 30 days should separate the time between the student's first mentorship and their 10th mentorship.
8. After successful completion of their 10th mentorship, students can take their final field exam and follow this with a request for the final written exam and, upon passing these, will qualify as a Student Practitioner on the AANHCP website. At that point, students should begin case studies on the hooves of two different horses - following their changes through measurements and photographs for a nine-month-period - handing in a minimum of 60 photos (or five sets of 12).
The final field exam should be scheduled as soon as possible after the student's final field mentorship but no longer than 90 days following the last field mentorship (unless special arrangements are made in advance).
The written exam should be completed and returned no later than 90 days after the final field exam. You must turn in your written Oath of Adherence to the AANHCP Trim Guidelines at this time to your training camp instructor.
9. After a minimum of nine months (and ideally no more than 12 months following the completion of their written exam), students may schedule their last 'NHC Review Days' with authorized final field examiners.
These final field reviews consist primarily of the Student Practitioner demonstrating his or her competency and ease of conducting the natural trim on three different horses if conducted in one day before two instructors at the same time or on two different horses on two separate days with two different field instructors. The trimming must be completed to the guidelines and without any assistance, in less than one hour per horse. Although you may receive your CP status following the successful completion of your coursework, mentorships, and final exams, it will be provisional until you have demonstrated continued excellence of both your skill and understanding of natural hoof care in the field for a two-year period.
Natural Hoof Care Practioner Training Program
Formerly taught through the AANHCP (Association for the Advancement of Natural Horse Care Practices), the ISNHCP Natural Hoof Care Training Program was restructured in 2009 by Jaime Jackson and continues to be taught by him and, new in 2012, will be taught by others as well.
Jaime Jackson, The Original Source for
Natural Hoof Care Training....
At the core of ISNHCP training program is a culmination of those observations first written about in Jaime Jackson's landmark 1992 book, The Natural Horse: Lessons from the Wild (Northland Publishing).
Jaime Jackson has created a curriculum that combines his unique understanding and insights along with the measurements and data he recorded on several thousand hooves that were measured with the assistance of the BLM, during his four-year study of the Great Basin wild & free-roaming mustangs (1982-1986). At the same time he was spending time in wild horse country, Jackson continued to work as a farrier and slowly began incorporating his findings of the wild horses learning to the hooves on his clientele of domestic horses. Again and again, he discovered that natural growth patterns would emerge on the hooves of these domestic horses just by simulating the natural wear patterns of the wild horses. Soon, the "Principle of Biodynamic Hoof Balance" was born. He found that his and his client horses responded to the trimming by consistently developing more naturally shaped hooves. The naturally shaped hooves, in turn, facilitate the natural gaits which generate natural weight bearing forces that further shape the hoof and reinforce the natural trim.
With some 600 barefoot horses in his care for a number of years, Jackson had the perfect natural laboratory to develop a trimming method that could be taught and conducted by others with the same healthy results. Publishing his original findings and observations in the American Farriers Journal, Jackson, was invited, along with Dr. Les Emery (Horseshoeing Theory and Hoof Care), to present his landmark studies at the AFA's annual conference in 1988. By then, he had already begun working to create written guidelines so that others could learn what he first coined 'the wild horse trim' and later, the natural trim.
Natural Hoof Care and the Natural Trim....
Natural Hoof Care is much more than just a trimming process. Students in the ISNHCP NHC Training Program will learn how to simulate natural wear patterns in the hooves with their tools and equipment. These wear patterns, as a consequence, precipitate natural growth patterns (size, angle, proportion -- as studied and quantified in the wild), which, in turn facilitate more naturally shaped hooves and this supports more natural movement. A repeating and reinforcing cycle of form and function ensues, contributing to an equilibrium called biodynamic hoof balance -- a natural integration of locomotive forces, the animal's unique conformation and temperament with the environment.
The Natural Trim - the 'official' trim method adopted by the AANHCP and first published in the Official Trimming Guidelines of the AANHCP is just one dimension of natural hoof care based upon the model wild, free-roaming horses of the U.S. Great Basin. The forces of nature are what shapes the hoof. From herd dynamics to rocky terrain as well as the healthy benefits derived from the symbiotic predator / prey relationships, we emulate these horses because they are the picture perfect vision of health, soundness and fitness.
When combined with a reasonably natural diet, plenty of movement, a lack of confinement and living within a herd, the guidelines enable NHC practitioners to "reproduce" the exemplary hooves of the wild horse, providing the template and foundation for natural hoof care. The natural trim facilitates the unique individual growth patterns of each horse without causing harm or obstructing the natural gaits.
What we don't do is teach you how to shoe but you will learn to safely and quickly remove shoes. And we don't believe it is possible to "correct" a conformation problem - or useful to try - through trimming a hoof. But the good news is that there is no inventory of shoes to purchase and you do not have to spend months learning to forge, bend, fabricate or apply steel shoes. The end result is that you are ready to go to work in a field where there is a far greater demand for services than there are competent practitoners. Given that Jaime Jackson is the original source of NHC, horseowners can be confident that the NHC practitioners coming through our program are competent, credible and will not cause harm.
How the Training Program works....
Let's go through the steps from first submitting an application up until the time you can receive your certification credentials.
1. Your first step is to click on the following link to fill out the application to our NHC training program, indicate the dates/location of the training camp you wish to attend, and pay the $100 application fee.
2. You will receive an email in a short amount of time informing you of your status. Upon acceptance into the program, you will receive a welcome letter that explains how to proceed and how to make your first tuition payment.
Training Camp Locations & Dates....
At this point, you will also decide which NHC training camp you wish to attend.
The ISNHCP will offer training camps with Jaime Jackson where the lecture series portion of the program will be offered through on-line classes. We will also be sanctioning other training camps offered independently through AANHCP CPs and Field Instructors who meet our training and educational criteria.
All questions and inquiries about these training programs will be answered by the appropriate parties conducting the training. Those training programs must meet a minimum standard for our approval but may include additional materials, requirements or fees.
Please click on this link for details on an English-language training camp to be conducted in The Netherlands, beginning with one week in mid-May and followed by 9 days in August. This camp will be conducted by CPs & Instructors Bjorn Rhebergen (Holland) and Dario Arcamone. If you would like to apply to this training camp, please complete an ISNHCP application and it will forwarded to "Paddock Paradise EU."
Details on a 2012 Italian-language training camp, taught by Dr. Luca Gandini, will also be announced soon.
3. Those students who wish to complete the online lecture series with Jaime Jackson should proceed in the following manner:
After we receive your first tuition payments, you will be sent a package containing all required books and a Hoof Meter Reader. The specific reading assignments are detailed in the Student Training Manual along with a list of other required materials and tools. Please Note: The STM is in the process of being revised. We will advise you when this has been completed.
Any advance reading assignment should be completed prior to attending your first day of NHC training camp. A quiz will be given on your first day of class covering some of the material in "The Natural Horse." In addition, all students are expected to know the AANHCP's 'vital mission' and be able to explain what it means to them.
4. The lecture series of the 2012 training program taught by by natural hoof care veteran and pioneer of the barefoot movement, Jaime Jackson, will begin on Tuesday, June 26. Class will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:00 AM U.S. Pacific Time.
You can check your time zone at the following link. For example, the online classroom will take place from 17:00 to 21:00 in the U.K.; 18:00 to 22:00 in most of Europe; 19:00 to 23:00 in South Africa; 06:00 to 10:00 on Wednesdays and Fridays in New Zealand; and 03:00 to 07:00 on Wednesdays & Fridays in Australia (sorry, Aussies!)
The first three weeks of this Lecture series, Part One, will finish on Thursday, July 12.
5. Part Two, the second half of the lecture series will be offered during two different periods in 2012.
The first Part Two Lecture series will begin immediately following the completion of Part One, on Tues., July 17th (finishing on Thurs., August 2nd.
An alternative option for those who would either prefer to spread the payments out over a longer period of time or have scheduling conficts will be to resume attendance of second half (Part Two) of the online lecture series on Tuesday, Oct. 30 (finishing on Thursday, Nov. 15th).
Tuition and other Costs.....
Tuition for the ISNHCP Natural Hoof Care Training Program as described is $7,500. If students are required to take additional field mentorships, they must pay $200 for each mentorship day. Payment structure will vary depending upon when the segments of the training are completed. For example, those students who intend to complete Part I and II of the Lecture Series in one six-week period - will have a different schedule than those who are completing the lecture series with several months in between Parts One and Two. The same situation applies to the payment dates for the Cadaver Trimming and Sequencing Workshop.
Details for training camps taught outside of the U.S. are available on the websites of those who are teaching.
The first tuition payment for all NHC Students attending Part I of the ISNHCP Lecture Series with Jaime Jackson, beginning on June 26, 2012, will be due on April 15, 2012.Plan A: Students attending Part I & II of the Lecture Series from June 26th to August 2nd,
Students attending Part I & II of the Lecture Series from June 26th to August 2nd, First tuition payment of $2,500 is due by April 15, 2012.
Plan A: Students attending the Cadaver Trimming Workshop, August 13th to 18th,
Students attending the Cadaver Trimming Workshop, August 13th to 18th,Second tuition payment of $2,500 is due by June 1, 2012..Plan B: Students attending Part I of the Lecture Series from June 26th through July 12,
Students attending Part I of the Lecture Series from June 26th through July 12, First Tuition payment of $1,500 is due April 15, 2012.Plan B: Students attending Part II of the Lecture Series from Oct. 30 through Nov. 15,
Students attending Part II of the Lecture Series from Oct. 30 through Nov. 15, Second tuition payment of $2,000 is due by Sept. 15, 2012.Plan B: Students attending a Cadaver Trimming Workshop in California in Spring 2013 (dates to be determined by students and instructor by October 2012),
Students attending a Cadaver Trimming Workshop in California in Spring 2013 (dates to be determined by students and instructor by October 2012), Third tuition payment of $1,500 due 60 days prior to the first day of class (approximately Feb. lst, 2013.
Plan A & Final tuition payment of $2,500 for all students must be paid before they may embark upon their Plan B field mentorships.
Frequently Asked Questions: The tuition covers all hand-outs, classroom lectures, workshops, 30 cadaver hooves, tests, 10 field mentorships, the final exams and final reviews. It also covers the cost of all required reading assignments but does not include the $100 application fee into the program, the cost of required trimming tools or other educational materials (such as DVDs and powerpoint CDs).
The intitial $2500.00 tuition payment, required to reserve a place in the training camp or lecture series and to receive the initial orientation packet. is non-refundable because of the expenses we being to incur on behalf of each student after this payment is received.
For some students, one or more additional mentorships may be required before being able to proceed to the final exam at a cost of $200 per mentorship. All students will receive a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of the ISNHCP Natural Hoof Care training program. AANHCP Certification will be subject to recommendation by instructors and clinicians based upon the student's competency and understanding demonstrated through their final field and written exams.
You have several options when traveling to Lompoc, California. We are located about approximately three hours north of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and one hour north of Santa Barbara Airport (SBA).
Depending upon which airport you fly into, you can get to Lompoc in several different ways. If you are not driving and not renting a car, you will need to make reservations with Lompoc Taxi to bring you from your hotel to the classroom location each morning and to and from the equine facility each afternoon where we will be trimming cadaver hooves and working with live horses. Both are located in Lompoc but the classroom location is on the edge of town -- within a few minutes to and from most of the hotels -- and the afternoon sessions are about 15 minutes away at Return to Freedom mustang sanctuary. If you are interested in trying to share the cost of a rental car with another student (or, other students), we can try to assist you with that.
Amtrak has a shuttle bus out of LAX if you want to take the Amtrak Surfliner Train to Santa Barbara or, all the way to Lompoc (limited to just one train per day -- destination is Surf Beach in Lompoc). If you take the Amtrak to Santa Barbara, you have several options on getting the rest of the way to Lompoc. The easiest will be to take one of the taxis in the line-up of taxis just outside the Santa Barbara Amtrak station. Or, you can take the Amtrak bus to Buellton and have a pre-arranged taxi scheduled to pick you up at the Amtrak bus station (a small booth outside of a Burger King) to bring you to Lompoc. This might be less expensive than taking the taxi all the way from Santa Barbara to Lompoc (about an hour's drive).
The following Lompoc hotel rates were obtained from Travelocity:
$63 per night, America's Best Value Inn, 1200 NORTH H STREET, Lompoc, CA 93436
$68 per night Travelodge 1415 E Ocean Avenue, Lompoc, CA 93436
$77 per night Days Inn 1122 NORTH H STREET, Lompoc, CA 93436
$108 per night Holiday Inn Express, 1417 NORTH H STREET, Lompoc, CA 93436
$110 per night Quality Inn & Suites, 1621 N H ST, Lompoc, CA 93436
$45 per night, Motel 6, 1521 North H Street
Lompoc, CA 93436 (805) 735-7631
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"Lompoc is a Chumash Indian name meaning land of many lakes. Located in the center of Santa Barbara County*s wine country you will find many fine wineries in the area,you can visit the La Purisima Mission first established in 1787, have a walk under Lompoc's very own stand of Italian Stone Pines one of the most beautiful in the world and featured in a European book on famous trees of the world,play a round of golf at La Purisima Golf Course one of California's top 10 championship golf courses or take a tour of Lompoc's flower fields. Vandenburg Air Force Base, Wineries and the Danish Heritage City of Solvang are nearby."
Lompoc Taxi
Phone: 805-736-3636
Greyhound Bus
Phone: 1-800-229-9424
Website: www.greyhound.com
Budget Car & Truck Rental
Address: 1621 North H Street (Lompoc)
Phone: 805-735-5053 or 1-800-527-0700
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Address: 1137 North H Street (Lompoc)
Phone: 805-735-4147 or 1-800-736-8222
Website: www.enterprise.com
Toyota of Lompoc
Address: 203 East Ocean Avenue
Phone: 805-736-1295
Website: www.toyotaoflompoc.com
Pacific Coast Highway(California Highway 1) connects Lompoc with U.S. 101 at Orcutt 20 miles north and at Gaviota 20 miles south. State Highway 246 originates west of Lompoc and runs east to connect with U.S. 101 at Buellton. Visit the Pacific Coast Highway website:
COLT provides public transit service within Lompoc. Service operates from 6:30am (fixed route), 7:00am (curb-to-curb) to 7:00pm on weekdays, and 9:00am to 5:00pm on Saturday. COLT does not operate on Sundays or on legal holidays To schedule a pickup call 805-736-7666.
The Surf Station is a regular stop on the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Route. This route only travels between San Luis Obispo in the North to San Diego in the south, making stops at passenger depots along the way. The Surf station is an unstaffed rail stop, 10 miles west of Lompoc, on the Pacific Coast. There is no bus service between the Surf depot and the City of Lompoc.
Train schedules and routes may be accessed at the Amtrak website: www.amtrak.com
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