Ross Smith Center of Balance Horseshoeing

Ross Smith Center of Balance Horseshoeing Center of Balance Horseshoeing is a method of trimming or shoeing that is guided by the COBIT

The Center of Balance Indicating Tool was invented by Ross Smith of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Ross teaches the center of balance horse shoeing method and continues to offer COBIT demonstrations & clinics. The COBIT is a tool that finds the center of balance on a horse's foot. The measurements on the COBIT allow the user to find the optimum breakover point and placement of the buttress of the heel.

The COBIT is an easy straight forward tool that farriers, veterinarians, horse owners, and equine practitioners can use to aid them in keeping horses sound. The COBIT may benefit horses affected by navicular, ring bone, tendon & ligament issues, arthritis, long tow low heel syndrome, laminitis, and caudal heel pain. To learn more about Ross Smith or the COBIT: linktr.ee/rosssmithcobit

I got to trim this little fella today. Eli the gentle giant. He is a real gentleman. He only stands 19 hands and weighs ...
09/02/2026

I got to trim this little fella today. Eli the gentle giant. He is a real gentleman. He only stands 19 hands and weighs about 2500 lbs

Day # 14 053 as a certified farrier. Taking the morning off.. Well, I'm in the house doing paperwork, and going shoeing...
08/31/2026

Day # 14 053 as a certified farrier. Taking the morning off.. Well, I'm in the house doing paperwork, and going shoeing this afternoon.

What are you doing today?

There’s something about learning with a horse right in front of you.You can ask questions. Look from a different angle. ...
08/29/2026

There’s something about learning with a horse right in front of you.

You can ask questions. Look from a different angle. Hear another farrier’s perspective. And sometimes see something you might have missed on your own.

That’s what our clinics are about: practical learning, honest conversation and a shared interest in doing right by the horse.

If you’re a farrier, a supplier, an equine veterinary clinic or a horse person interested in hosting a COBIT clinic, send us a message.

We’d be glad to talk about what might work in your area.

Next clinic:

Sundre, Alberta September 4th & 5th

Room for auditors - please DM for more information, or for the link to register

One of the best parts of travelling to clinics isn’t just the horses.It’s the people.Farriers who show up willing to lea...
08/28/2026

One of the best parts of travelling to clinics isn’t just the horses.

It’s the people.

Farriers who show up willing to learn, ask questions, share experiences and help the person standing beside them.

There’s a lot of knowledge in this industry—and some of the best of it gets passed along in barns, shoeing shops and conversations around a horse.

Here’s to the people who keep showing up and sharing what they know.

Who helped you learn your way around a horse’s foot?

08/24/2026

Made it home safe and sound - another successful trip. Thank You to Master Farrier Supplies for having us, and thank you to Logan Larson for all his help. We drove a lot of miles, had some fun, did some WORK & MET SOME GREAT PEOPLE.

It is good to be home.

A few days to catch up, then, off to Sundre Alberta for our next clinic.

A good day at the clinic at Master Farrier Supplies in Minnesota. Really good bunch of students. We got to shoe a Paso F...
08/23/2026

A good day at the clinic at Master Farrier Supplies in Minnesota. Really good bunch of students. We got to shoe a Paso Fino horse. This farrier, his daughter, and the horse are from Columbia. Always cool to meet new people & the offspring of world champions!

08/22/2026

Day #1, here at Master Farrier Supplies in Bertha, Minnesota . We had a really interactive, group of people. Spent the whole day demonstrating the Cobit - lots of great questions.

Tomorrow is the hands on clinic.

It must rain a lot here. It's a jungle of green. Dropped in at Master Farrier Supplies and got organized for tomorrow. ...
08/21/2026

It must rain a lot here. It's a jungle of green. Dropped in at Master Farrier Supplies and got organized for tomorrow.

We made it. I'm having a coffee while Logan sleeps. He drove the last ways. You can go a longs ways with two drivers. 11...
08/20/2026

We made it. I'm having a coffee while Logan sleeps. He drove the last ways. You can go a longs ways with two drivers. 11 hour drive . Only stopped twice for fuel

Suns up. Still in Somewhere North Dakota
08/20/2026

Suns up. Still in Somewhere North Dakota

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Box 1447
Moose Jaw, SK
S6H4R3

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+13066933939

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