Comparison Checklist

Instructor Mark Plumlee: 
 

* Is a CJF (Certified Journeyman Farrier) with the American Farriers Association and, a RJF (Registered Journeyman Farrier) with The Guild of Professional Farriers. 
 

* Has 30+ years experience shoeing horses professionally. 
 

* Has taught Horseshoeing School for 15 years. 
 

* Has taught Natural Balance for 12 years, since 1993. 
 

* Owned and operated Mission Farrier School, a state licensed private vocational school for 8 years, since 1997.  

 

Mission Farrier School: 
 

* First formal farrier school in the world to teach Natural Balance Hoof Science. 
 

* Small class sizes
 

* Students start live shoeing the second day of class. All live horses, no cadaver work. 
 

* 90% + Student success rate entering the profession. 
 

* Teaches positive horsemanship, not restraint. 
 

* Approved provider for, and licensed by, the Washington State Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board (WTECB) as a private vocational school.