Annual Contest and Clinic - Dusty Franklin CJF FE AWCF ASF

Name: Annual Contest and Clinic - Dusty Franklin CJF FE AWCF ASF
Start: 2026-06-04T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-06-06T21:00:00-05:00
Location: UWRF Lab Farm 1

Schedule

Thu, 04 Jun, 2026 at 08:00 am to Sat, 06 Jun, 2026 at 09:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

UWRF Lab Farm 1 | River Falls, WI

Our Judge and Clinician this year is the great Dusty Franklin CJF AWCF ASF.
Location:
University of River Falls - Wisconsin
June 4th - Team Thursday - 3-Man Shoeing Competition
June 5th - Forging Friday - Individual Forging Classes
June 6th - Shoeing Saturday - Individual Shoeing Classes
(Subject to change during this planning process)
Pre-Registration will be HIGHLY HIGHLY encouraged!! Link will be posted as soon as the schedule for the event is locked in!
**Door prizes for all Pre-registered Novice competitors
**Free Event t-shirts for ALL pre-registered competitors
More details will be shared as they come available.
Dusty's Bio:
Dusty has been shoeing horses full-time since 1992 after working for his father, who is also a Certified Journeyman Farrier, for several years. He has been involved in the horse industry for over 36 years as a youth competitor, amateur competitor, and now as a father of a youth competitor in both riding and farriery.
In 1995, Dusty began working towards his Certified Farrier certification. Soon after, he earned his certification as a Certified Journeyman Farrier. In 1996, Dusty began competing in horseshoeing competitions around the United States and Canada, advancing from a Division I competitor to the Open Division within one year. Dusty was asked to become an American Farrier's Association Certification Tester in 1997 and traveled to certifications working with Examiners. He was then asked to become an American Farrier's Association Provisional Examiner in 1997 and traveled to certifications working with Examiners and became an Examiner in 2003. He is currently one of twenty Examiners within the AFA that certify farriers under its current guidelines. Dusty competed at the Convention Competition earning a spot on the American Farriers Association Team in February of 2009. He was also nominated by members of the American Farrier's Association as "Outstanding Educator", "Outstanding Clinician" and "Edward Martin Humanitarian Award" in 2009 and was awarded the 2010 "Outstanding Educator". He has been featured on Stan Mullin's podcast giving his life story and advice on navigating the world as a farrier.
Dusty has been given the opportunity to attend and give clinics in Brazil, Canada, England, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and throughout the United States. He has been a Mustad Clinician and traveled giving clinics for Mustad/Delta and Kahn Forge as a clinician and product developer.
Dusty has competed as a competitor on the American Farrier's Association Team and the World Championship Blacksmith Team. He also won the hard-earned Stonewell Striker of the Year for 2011. He has completed the F.I.T.S. Exam (Farrier International Testing System) which is an international farrier testing system and is now an Examiner with that organization and believes in further education through competition, certification, and clinics. In addition, Dusty has earned the recognition of AWCF through the Worshipful Company of Farriers.
He brings all these experiences back with him to his students. Dusty has been lucky to find a trade that he loves to do and his passion is teaching others to love their career and not just settle for a JOB.