

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Steps toward soundness: An equine bio-mechanic journey
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 24 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 am – Sun, 26 Apr, 2026 at 05:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Currently this event is scheduled for 2 days (Friday, Saturday), where Dr. Marshall, Michael and Travis will evaluate confirmation, manipulate the horse chiropractically, trim each limb based on their findings, and create a modified shoe specific to the needs of the horse while discussing their process, reasons, and answering any questions.   If there is enough interest in a farrier focused clinic we have the availability to add Sunday to the schedule with a small group, one on one format. Each day's attendance will be $300 per day. Sunday will offer the opportunity for others to audit the clinic at $100 for the day.

Michael Wildenstein’s presentation will explore the distal limb in regard to multiple conformations, deviations, and pathologies through the lens of taking a more thoughtful approach to better evaluate the entire horse, and how the asymmetries often found can better inform the farrier and their approach to the care of each foot individually. Several different shoe modifications will be demonstrated and discussed regarding the perceived conformation or pathology they are intended to address.  Assisting Michael, will be farrier Travis French, who will guide participants through the trimming procedure, adhering to a set of proven parameters and guidelines that he and Michael agree have proven positive results.

Dr. Marshall’s presentation will focus on how chiropractic patterning can help support understanding lameness, and limb disuse. She will also discuss how releasing myofascial restrictions can free compensation from the body, thereby helping the farrier balance the lower limb more effectively. 

Michael was inducted into the International Horseshoers Hall of Fame in 2006. He is the former adjunct associate professor of Farrier Medicine and Surgery in the Department of Clinical Sciences of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University from 1991 - 2010. He specialized in the shoeing of lameness cases and heavy horses. He is one of only a few farriers in the world to have passed the Fellow of the Worshipful Company of Farriers examination. He now spends much of his time coaching.

Travis completed the 16 week Farriers course at Cornell University in 1998. He has been a dedicated student of Michael Wildenstein for the past 8 years and now works alongside him at clinics. In January of 2025 Travis began coaching farriers individually and in small groups in effort to help more horses than he can touch.

Dr. Allison Faber Marshall, DVM and licensed veterinarian since 1995, began Full Circle Veterinary Services PC in 2005 after completing training in Veterinary Spinal Manipulative Therapy (chiropractic) and Veterinary Acupuncture. She has since completed training in Veterinary Chinese Herbology, Chinese Food Therapy, Veterinary Tui-na, Applied Kinesiology, Myofascial Release, and has completed a Masters in Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM).
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/shelburne-falls/steps-toward-soundness-an-equine-bio-mechanic-journey/200029539414018
- **Event Categories**: workshops, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 40

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Shelburne Falls
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 104 Wilder Hill Rd., Conway, MA
- **lat**: 42.56952
- **long**: -72.72292
- **full address**: 104 Wilder Hill Rd., Conway, MA, 104 Wilder Hill Rd, Shelburne Falls, MA 01370-1035, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Forge Over the Falls- Randy Heminger Farrier Svc (https://allevents.in/org/forge-over-the-falls-randy-heminger-farrier-svc/24447097)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 24 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 am (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 104 Wilder Hill Rd., Conway, MA, 104 Wilder Hill Rd, Shelburne Falls, MA 01370-1035, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Forge Over the Falls- Randy Heminger Farrier Svc
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Steps toward soundness: An equine bio-mechanic journey ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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