Nemzetközi Patkolókovács képzés olaszországban.
INTERNATIONAL FARRIER COMPETITION
SCHEDULE AND RULES
SCHEDULE:
The competition will start on Friday 05th March 2010 at 9.00 a.m. at the HOTEL LE CONCHIGLIE. The finals
will take place on Sunday 07th March 2010 from 4 to 6 p.m..
The spirit of the competition is to reward the most useful solution for the horse.
The participants will be placed in front of three dead feet, each of which will be accompanied by a description
specifying:
the pathologies and related diagnosis
information about biomechanics
the horse’s speciality
the horse’s breed
The contestants will then be asked to apply to these three cases what they think is the best solution
(provisionally), always bearing in mind the diagnosis, speciality and breed of the horse.
The contestants will be allowed to forge directly on the bar stock, from the pre-cast, using metal sheet or
plastic solutions, hoof boots, or anything else provided by the organisers; the best instruments marketed
today will be available.
The prize will be awarded to the farrier who applies the best solution with respect to the three problems,
explaining the approach chosen to the judges while presenting it; attention will also be paid to the method
chosen for forging or other applications.
REGISTRATION: The fee is € 80.00. Participants need to have registered for conference attendance.
PRIZES: 3,000 euro for the winner, 1,500 for the second best and 750 for the third. There will also be
consolation prizes for other contestants.
INSURANCE: each participant is the only one responsible for his/her assistant’s insurance cover and for
public liability insurance.
EQUIPMENT: the Organization will provide the standard equipment: anvil, vice, water bucket, gas forge, gas
bottle, sander, welder, blade for sheet cutting. The participants will see to all other tools.
BAR STOCK: the Organization will
provide all bar stock, cut to the desired length.
JURY: the jury will consist of three international judges
International forging and shoeing competition
ART.1) THE COMPETITION CONSISTS OF TWO PHASES: THE FIRST IS OPEN TO ALL
PARTICIPANTS, WHILE ONLY THE BEST THREE CONTESTANTS OF THE PREVIOUS PHASE ARE
ADMITTED TO THE SECOND.
ART.2) THE FIRST PHASE INVOLVES DEVISING ONE SOLUTION FOR EACH OF THE THREE
DIFFERENT CASES.
THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RELEVANT DIAGNOSIS, SPECIALITIES AND BREEDS WILL BE MADE
AVAILABLE TO CONTESTANTS FOR THE DURATION OF THE COMPETITION. THE FEET, ON THE
CONTRARY, WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLY FOR A MAXIMUM OF ONE MINUTE FOR EACH
CONTESTANT, TO ALLOW FOR THEIR OBSERVATION, MEMORIZING AND MEASUREMENT BEFORE
THINKING ABOUT THE SOLUTION.
ART.3) THE SAMPLE SOLUTIONS SHALL BE PRESENTED TO THE JURY WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF
DISCUSSING THEM AT LENGTH, AND POSSIBLY INTEGRATE THEM WITH IMMEDIATE-ACTION
MATERIALS (PAD, RESINS), ALWAYS IN A PROVISIONAL MANNER.
ART.4) THE CONTESTANTS HAVE TWO HOURS TO COMPLETE THE FIRST PHASE.
ART.5) THE HORSESHOES MADE BY EACH CONTESTANT WILL BE HANDED IN TO THE JURY’S
SECRETARY.
ART.6) THE HORSESHOES MADE DURING THE FIRST PHASE WILL BE ASSESSED BY MEANS OF
THE CARD DISPLAYED IN THE COMPETITION VENUE.
ART.7) THE BEST THREE CONTESTANTS OF THE FIRST PHASE ARE ADMITTED TO THE SECOND
PHASE CONSISTING IN: UNSHOEING, TRIMMING, HORSESHOE-MAKING BY APPLYING THE BEST
SOLUTION DEPENDING ON THE PATHOLOGY, SPECIALITY AND BREED OF THE THREE HORSES
PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZATION AND ASSIGNED TO THE CONTESTANTS BY DRAWING.
ART.8) THE CONTESTANTS HAVE TWO HOURS TO COMPLETE THE SECOND PHASE.
ART.9) THE ASSESSMENT OF THE FIRST AND SECOND PHASE WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY MEANS
OF THE CARD DISPLAYED IN THE COMPETITION VENUE.
ART.10) THE ASSESSMENT OF BOTH PHASES, USING THE CARD WILL BE MADE BY MEANS OF THE
INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT OF EACH JUDGE; THE SCORE RANGE IS FROM 1 TO 10, WITH THE
HALF-POINT OPTION.
ART.11) THE PLACINGS WILL RESULT FROM THE SUM OF ALL POINTS OBTAINED BY EACH
CONTESTANT IN THE MAKING OF ALL HORSESHOES.
ART.12) THE PLACINGS IN THE SECOND PHASE WILL RESULT FROM THE SUM OF ALL POINTS
OBTAINED IN THE SECOND PHASE.
ART.13) THE FINAL PLACINGS WILL RESULT FROM THE SUM OF THE POINTS OBTAINED DURING
THE FIRST AND SECOND PHASE.
ART.14) THE JURY CONSISTS OF AT LEAST THREE JUDGES AND A SECRETARY.
ART.15), THE JUDGES WILL WATCH THE MAKING OF THE HORSESHOES BOTH DURING THE FIRST
AND THE SECOND PHASE.
ART.16) THE SECRETARY WILL: MONITOR THE CORRECT DEVELOPMENT OF THE DIFFERENT
PHASES, REMIND CONTESTANTS OF EXISTING TIME CONSTRAINTS, MAKE SURE THAT NO
IMPROPER SUPPORT IS PROVIDED AND THAT ALL RULES ARE RESPECTED. UPON COMPLETION
OF THE TASK, OR EXPIRATION OF THE TIME GRANTED, THE SECRETARY WILL COLLECT THE
HORSESHOES.
ART.17) THE SECRETARY WILL FORMALIZE REGISTRATIONS BY MATCHING EACH NAME WITH A
SECRET NUMBER. THE SECRETARY ALSO PRESIDES OVER THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS AND
PREPARES THE PLACINGS.
ART.18) EACH CONTESTANT WILL BE ALLOWED AN ASSISTANT THAT HE/SHE WILL APPOINT
WHEN REGISTRERING FOR THE COMPETITION; THE REPLACEMENT OF AN ASSISTANT CAN BE
AUTHORISED BY THE JURY ONLY. THE ASSISTANT WILL ONLY SUPPORT THE CONTESTANT’S
WORK, WITHOUT INDEPENDENTLY CARRYING OUT ANY SIMULTANEOUS ACTIVITY.
ART.19) EACH CONTESTANT WILL RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING: BAR STOCK, VARIOUS SHOE TYPES,
HOOF BOOTS, RESINS, ONE FOR EACH HORSESHOE TO BE MADE.
Name …………………..Surname………………………………………….
Address……………………………..……………ZIP Code…..……………
City……………………………Country…………………………………..
I hereby declare that I have read and accepted the programme and set of rules of the international farrier
competitions.
Signature………………………