Farrier seminar

National stud farm "Topoľčianky" s.p. welcomed farriers from all over Slovakia to a farrier seminar on 12.-13.4. 2024. The seminar was attended by members of the Slovak farrier's guild and farriers of the National stud Topoľčianky. The topic of the seminar was Foals and hooves position errors. The speaker was MVDr. Zdeněk Žert, CSc., who on Friday started the first theoretical lecture on hooves position, deformities in foals and ways how to solve them. In the afternoon, there were practical demonstrations and solutions for deformities on foals of 1 year of age at the Breziny breeding facility, which is used for breeding stallions of all breeds. After the practical demonstration, the seminar continued with a joint dinner connected with a discussion on the topic of Cooperation with hooves trimmers. On the second day, the theoretical lecture of MVDr. Z. Žert, CSc. continued. The practical part on Saturday took place at the breeding facility Rybník, which is the highest located facility at an altitude of 450 meters with the breeding of young Arab and Slovak warm-blooded mares, and at the Insemination and Reproduction Center Krásny Majer with the breeding of the Slovak warm-blood breed, where farriers focused on foals after birth.

The Topoľčianky National Stud also supported the further education of farriers with this seminar, in such an important field without which the realization of horse breeding has been inevitable for hundreds of years.