Walla Walla Community College farrier program to end - Sheila Hagar, Union-Bulletin

According to a letter sent to the farrier science advisory board this week, the two-year course has been struggling with enrollment and other issues for many years.Farrier science at Walla Walla Community College, in place 42 years, prepares students to work on most types of horses. The course includes a focus on horse anatomy, disease, leg and hoof lameness and therapeutic measures. Students practice on local horses with private owners, gaining knowledge of running a farrier business. Yet the program has been “dramatically under-enrolled,” Bayne said, and the school has looked at solving the problem from a few angles. http://www.union-bulletin.com/news/education/walla_walla_community_college/walla-walla-community-college-farrier-program-to-end/article_876a79fa-2651-11e9-96ca-4f2cb98cec45.html