How to Join - go to “Pay Your Membership Dues Online”
To join or renew your dues, simply submit your dues. You will receive a card showing your membership status and a membership package with lots of great information. New and Upgrade certified farriers should contact the office first.
If you prefer to submit a personal check by mail, please print out the application below and send in with payment.
Why should I join a farrier association?
Horse owners require and need a more educated farrier! Our Clinics provide the continuing education that is so vital to the farrier's future. Certification testing provides standards and guidelines to insure that the farriers meet the standards that the horse owner and horse require.
Horse owners who are members of a farrier association and more informed about the farrier profession help insure that the standards remain high for farriers. Horse owner participation insures a healthy and knowledgeable relationship between them and the professional farriers.
The B.W.F.A. is the first farrier association to admit horse owners as voting members. The B.W.F.A. horse owner's division allows horse owners to participate and promote educational programs from B.W.F.A. farriers and veterinarians. This helps the horse owner understand the farrier's role in the equine industry as well as provide a means of communicating with fellow horse owners
Combining the efforts of dedicated farriers, horseshoeing schools, horse owners, equine veterinarians and product distributors, the B.W.F.A. has become more efficient in providing educational programs.
Quality horseshoeing is the way to ensure long and healthy lives for our horses.
Providing Sound Shoeing is the way to ensure a successful career, not the quantity of horses the farrier shoes at the end of the day.
The BWFA has a membership plan for everyone.
We have a Certified Farrier membership. If you are a farrier and wish to test for certification with the BWFA as of 2021. We suggest you contact the BWFA Headquarters to locate and organize a Master Educator School and Testers.
You don't have to be certified with the BWFA to join. We have a Farrier Membership for farriers who have not certified yet. You will still enjoy the benefits of the BWFA. You can upgrade to Certified Farrier after passing one of the certification tests.
You don't even have to be a farrier to join the BWFA. We have a Horse Owner membership also. Horse Owners can enjoy some of the benefits of the BWFA and information about the Farriers' National Research Center projects and achievements. You will help set the standards for the overall care of your horse. Without your participation, it would be almost impossible to maintain a healthy relationship between horse owners, farriers and veterinarians.
You will be a voting member of the B.W.F.A. and you will receive help in sponsoring B.W.F.A. Horse Owner Clinics in your area. As a member, we will add your name to our mailing list so you can receive special announcements when our clinics come to your area.
Companies can also join the BWFA. We have Company memberships also. As a company member you will receive the same great benefits as farriers and horse owners. You also receive 10% discount for booths at our annual convention. We will place a free ad for each company in our monthly Newsletter.
Veterinarian Membership We have a membership for Veterinarians; you receive the same benefits as farriers and horse owners.
We thank you for your inquiry and look forward to meeting with you.
Please note:If you have a hoof care or shoeing question, we welcome all horse owners and farriers to contact us through email at farrierhdq@aol.com
So Join or Renew your Membership today.
BENEFITS OF BEING A BWFA CERTIFIED FARRIER
Fellowship - Be the best farrier you can be!!
Educational Clinics are held worldwide and open to all BWFA members.
Monthly Newsletter
National Farrier Referral Program
Proven Business Strategy Programs
Accident/Fund Love Offering
Accepted by all Master Educator Schools as a uniform testing program.
Tests are given at school locations and by BWFA testers.
The BWFA and BWFA ME have the only program designed to allow the Master Educator School to certify their own students upon successful graduation of a specific program as outlined in the guidelines of the BWFA.
The professionally certified farrier is much more knowledgeable than the non-certified farrier.
The certified farrier is held to BWFA standards that can be easily shown to the horse owner.