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HORSEWEEK
FARMWEEK
FEBRUARY 04 2021
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FormaHoof launches online
Training Academy
F
ORMAHOOF
- the liquidt, reusable
mould system
that offers
a highly effective
and easy to apply
solution to every
hoof care challenge
- has launched a
new online training
academy.
Created by
FormaHoof’s team
of equine experts,
the FormaHoof
Academy gives
farriers, vets and
equine practitioners
all the theoretical
knowledge and
practical insights
needed to use
FormaHoof to
help their clients’
horses overcome a
multitude of hoof
related issues;
from laminitis and
white line disease
to thin soles,
collapsed heels
or conformation,
developmental and
poor performance
issues.
CERTIFIED APPLICATOR: FormaHoof certified
Applicator, Aletia Reilingh from Germany
features in a lot of the training. (FW03-508NN)
FormaHoof
CEO Alexander
Papantoniou
comments: “2020
was a difcult year
for many industries
around the world.
The onset of the
Covid-19 pandemic
made face to face
contact impossible
in many situations
and, for an emerging
technology such
DELIVERING RESULTS: The FormaHoof Academy was created to train
professionals, to deliver the best results. (FW03-506NN)
as FormaHoof,
the challenge
arose to develop a
methodology that
would allow for
the rapid upskill
of new applicators
across the globe,
in a consistent
and sustainable
fashion. We needed a
system that allowed
applicators to be
able to complete
training on their
own terms and in
their own time,
taking into account
the busy schedule
of vets and farriers
and so we are
delighted to launch
the FormaHoof
Academy.”
Alexander
continues: “When
we started the
FormaHoof Certied
Applicator (FCA)
programme,
we knew that
combining it with the
FormaHoof Academy
certication would
add an extra layer
of security for
owners purchasing a
FormaHoof service,
because they would
have assurances
that the applicator
had completed a
formal training that
is properly assessed
by experienced
FormaHoof technical
consultants.”
The FormaHoof
Academy has been
lmed in real time
on actual customer
horses, to ensure
that the experience
is as authentic as
possible. Covering
the basics of
a FormaHoof
application from
start to nish
(including trimming
techniques),
the Academy
also discusses
best practices
for treatment of
common hoof
problems with
FormaHoof.
Techniques
for business
development and
customer acquisition
are also addressed
in the Academy
programme.
Alexander
comments: “We
understand that
convincing a
customer to try
something as new
as FormaHoof is not
always an easy task.
“Throughout the
programme, we
share our experience
on how Applicators
can leverage the
reduction in overall
treatment time and
costs in a clear and
concise way, so
that horse owners
understand exactly
the benets of the
service they are
purchasing.”
Access to the
Academy is open to
everyone with an
interest in learning
about the FormaHoof
application process,
but completion
of the Academy
assessment and
full certication as
an FCA requires
submission and
approval of proof
of professional
business. All
applicants should
have fundamental
hoof care skills
as the FormaHoof
Academy is
geared toward the
transference of
FormaHoof best
practices and not
general farriery
techniques.
The fee for the FCA
ONLINE TRAINING: The FormaHoof Academy gives farriers, vets and
equine practitioners all the theoretical knowledge and practical insights
needed to use FormaHoof. (FW03-505NN)
course is EUR 99 +
VAT, which covers
the costs of the core
online training, the
certication process
and the assessment.
A team of experts
will continue to
add modules to
the e-learning
environment in
the future, many of
which will be free of
charge to Academy
students.
New specialist
courses on topics,
such as White
Line Disease and
Foal Conformation
abnormalities and
treatments are also
in development,
to give graduates
in-depth knowledge
of these specialist
areas and which
will be available to
purchase separately.
The cost of
purchasing a Starter
Kit (or any initial
quantity of moulds)
is not included
in the Academy
fee. However,
upon successful
registration to the
course, participants
shall receive a
discount code for
their rst purchase.
Go to www.
formahoof.com
today for more
information and
to sign up for the
Academy and
join the global
FormaHoof
movement towards
healthier hooves for
happier, sounder
horses!
And you can
follow the latest
FormaHoof news
and developments
on social media
by following @
FormaHoof on
Instagram, Facebook
or TikTok.
SOLUTION: A horse’s hoof with an application of FormaHoof, the liquidfit, reusable mould system that offers a highly effective and easy to
apply solution to every hoof care challenge. (FW03-507NN)
Spillers introduces a new molasses-free fibre that
indulges tastebuds without growing waistlines
S
FLAVOURSOME: Spillers Fibre Lite Molasses
Free is a low-calorie soft chopped fibre feed
with the flavoursome additions of grass nuts
and garlic but no added sugar. (FW03-518NN)
PILLERS has introduced a new molassesfree bre with added texture and avour
to indulge your horse’s tastebuds
and extend eating time, without growing
waistlines.
Spillers Fibre Lite Molasses Free is a lowcalorie soft chopped bre feed with the
avoursome additions of grass nuts and garlic
but no added sugar. Used as a double handful
at mealtimes, it bulks the bucket out to extend
eating time, supporting digestive health and
mental wellbeing.
New research has shown that meals
containing at least 15% of short chopped bre
or chaff can prolong feeding time by up to
50%, improving mental and physical health in
the process (1).
“Chopped bre is usually consumed
more slowly than many feeds,” said Clare
Barfoot RNutr, Marketing and Research and
Development Director at Spillers. “This new
study shows how the addition of chopped bre
can signicantly decrease the rate of intake of
that meal. Longer, slower eating periods have
considerable health and welfare benets,
especially for horses that do not have free
access to forage, so it makes absolute sense to
always add an appropriate double handful of
chaff at mealtimes.”
New Spillers Fibre Lite Molasses Free has
been formulated to full this role perfectly
and is suitable for every horse or pony on the
yard.
It’s a low-calorie bre blend with short
chopped alfalfa and straw to help slow eating
time. Molasses-free and with no added sugar,
it is also low in starch to support digestive
health and minimise any risk of excitability.
Added grass nuts and garlic enhance taste
and texture, which together with the softness
of the chop, make it extremely palatable and
ideal as an accompaniment to a compound
feed or balancer.
New Spillers Fibre Lite Molasses Free
joins Spillers Alfalfa-Pro Fibre and Spillers
Conditioning Fibre to provide bre options for
all: Spillers Alfalfa-Pro Fibre is a high oil alfalfa
blend for optimum condition and digestive
support, while Spillers Conditioning Fibre is
the optimum choice to build condition and
shine from within.
New Spillers Fibre Lite Molasses Free is
available from your local stockist. You can
benet from a special introductory offer of
£2.50 off ashed bags from January 18, while
stocks last.
For more details, contact the Spillers CareLine on + 44 (0)1908 226626 or visit: www.
spillers-feeds.com.
REFERENCE
(1) Factors Affecting the Rate and
Measurement of Feed Intake for a CerealBased Meal in Horses Tara E. Campbell,
Hunter Doughty, Patricia A. Harris, Melody A.
de Laat, Martin N. Sillence
