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Thirty-Six-Week Career Track Farrier

Kentucky Horseshoeing School

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This professional farrier course is a performance-based curriculum designed for those students with high expectations. In addition to mastering the skills in the 24-Week Course, the 36-Week student will gain an understanding of advanced anatomy, biomechanics, lameness, and pathology, modern materials (use of adhesives, urethanes, non-ferris shoe appliances, gas welding and brazing, mig welding, and tool making), personal health strategies, small business operations, critical thinking, farrier...

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Operations MonitoringOperation and ControlEquipment MaintenanceTroubleshootingMonitoringCoordinationRepairingQuality Control Analysis

Knowledge

TransportationMechanicalBuilding and ConstructionPublic Safety and SecurityAdministration and Management

Abilities

Control PrecisionManual DexterityMultilimb CoordinationProblem SensitivityArm-Hand SteadinessReaction TimeFar VisionFlexibility of ClosureVisualizationNear Vision

Tasks

  • Patrol assigned track sections so that damaged or broken track can be located and reported.
  • Repair or adjust track switches, using wrenches and replacement parts.
  • Weld sections of track together, such as switch points and frogs.

Technology

Enterprise resource planning ERP softwareSpreadsheet softwareOffice suite softwareTime accounting software

Tools

Adjustable hand wrenchesAir drillsAir purifying respiratorsAir-powered wrenchesBackhoesClaw barsCrowbarsDolliesDump trucksFall protection harnessesForkliftsGas-powered wrenchesGlobal positioning system GPS receiversGrading equipmentGrease guns

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SupportRelationshipsWorking ConditionsIndependenceAchievementRecognition
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOCOccupationMethodWageGrowthOpenings
Match confidence: medium47-4061.00Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operatorstitle_inference———
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: emerging (Level 1)(based on Course)

  • Assigned track sections — patrol on foot under direct supervision to identify and report visible damage, broken rails, or loose spikes along active rail corridors.
  • Basic hand tools and wrenches — use under close direction to assist in loosening or tightening bolts at rail joints on a maintenance crew.
  • Track switch components — identify replacement parts and assist experienced operators in basic switch adjustments under direct crew supervision.
  • Leveling indicator arms — observe and read under guidance to verify initial levelness and alignment of rails during a supervised track inspection.
  • Spike driving machine controls — learn proper startup, shutdown, and single-head operation procedures under direct trainer oversight on a live track section.
  • Hydraulic reservoirs, oil levels, and lubrication points — check and fill to specified levels following written maintenance checklists on track equipment.
  • Rail saw safety protocols — follow designated procedures when handling and positioning rail saws during supervised rail-cutting tasks.
  • Personal protective equipment and site safety rules — apply consistently when entering track right-of-way in compliance with crew safety briefings.
  • Track maintenance terminology and equipment names — recognize and use correctly when communicating with crew leads during daily work assignments.
  • Time accounting and daily work logs — complete basic entries under supervisor direction to record hours and tasks performed on assigned track segments.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

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