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Committed to Farrier and Horse Owner Education

Who we are

Who we are

The International Association of Professional Farriers Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation operated exclusively as a business trade organization within the meaning of Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code. The volunteer Board Members are elected by the membership, for the membership, in compliance with the constitution and bylaws of the association.
What we do

What we do

The International Association of Professional Farriers promotes the integrity of the farrier industry by strengthening the knowledge and skills of its members through continuing education and support at the state, national and international levels while improving overall equine health through collaboration with other industry professionals.  All payments (100%) to the IAPF may be deducted from federal income tax as a cost of doing business.
Contact us

Contact us

  Mailing Address
    IAPF
    PO Box 100
    Norvelt, PA 15674

  Phone
    (561) 909-7689

  Business Hours
    9 AM to 5 PM, Weekdays

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Recent News

The Ohio State University Recognizes IAPF Farriers

The IAPF has recently been informed that IAPF Past President and current Hoofcare Essentials Foundation Chairperson David Farley CF APF-I of Loxahatchee, Florida has been honored by The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine as their first non-veterinarian or PhD to be named as an instructor with their fourth-year clinical rotations for equine podiatry. In addition, Audrey Busby APF-I...

Kaitlyn Campbell (1995 - 2022)

It is with deepest sympathy that the IAPF shares this message with its members. Many who attended the 2022 International Hoof-Care Summit will remember this young lady who drove by herself from Havana, Florida to Cincinnati to attend a farrier education event we all know as the "Summit".  She stopped along the way and slept in her car.  When she arrived in Cincinnati, she met...
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Upcoming Events

Chapel Hill Monthly Farrier Rounds, Chapel Hill, NC (3 CE)

Clinicians: Drs. Dick Mansmann & Megan Radkin

APPROVED FOR 3 IAPF CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS.
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Changes in Coffin Bone Structure and Influence of Trimming (2 CE)

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AAEP 70th Annual Convention, Orlando, FL

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