The COBIT

The COBIT 👉🏽https://linktr.ee/rosssmithcobit

Is this foot really balanced? Why does this horse keep coming up sore? Find COB. Measureable. Repeatable.

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09/03/2026

There is a lot about being a farrier that never makes it into the pretty pictures.

The miles.

The weather.

Trying to keep a schedule when the first horse of the morning has other plans.

The physical wear and tear.

Answering messages at the end of a long day.

Figuring out how to give horse number eight the same patience and attention you gave horse number one.

And somehow, tomorrow morning, you get up and do it again.

There is a lot more behind this trade than trimming feet and putting on shoes.

Farriers — what is one part of this job that you don't think people outside the industry really understand?

We'd like to hear it.

09/02/2026

The hands on clinic in Sundre this weekend is full, but we still have room for auditors.

For more information & to register:

rosssmith.ca/sundre

☎️ 403-654-3119 if you have any last minute questions (text or call)

Next clinics :
Moose Jaw, SK in November
Lethbridge, AB in March

Registration opens soon for Moose Jaw - planning to send details & early bird pricing in October's newsletter

Not signed up? 👉🏽thecobit.ca

08/31/2026

🌻Horsemanship, farrier work, & community -

S u n d r e, A l b e r t a 🌻

📢 COBIT CLINIC with Ross Smith 🐎

For FARRIERS & people who do their own!

*All HORSE PEOPLE ARE WELCOME*

September 4th & 5th, 2026

Participant spots are FULL - DM if you would like to be on the wait list in case life happens, and someone can't make it.

Location: 6 minutes from Sundre | 20 minutes from Olds

9:00 am to 4:30 pm both days

Auditors Welcome - your investment:

$75 | audit for one day
$125 | audit both days

*prices are plus gst

Ross Smith, inventor of the COBIT, will demonstrate how the COBIT works.

Ideal for farriers & all horse people looking to better understand hoof care.

Classroom theory includes basic anatomy, explanation of common lameness issues (ex. navicular), discussion of conformation, posture, biomechanics, development of, theory behind the COBIT and how it works.

Each clinic participant will trim one horse using the COBIT each day.

♦️ September 4th & 5th, 2026

♦️ Sundre, Alberta

For more information or to register :

♦️ Contact Gail 403-654-3119

♦️ Contact Kim Boyd 403-559-8881

Ready to join us? Secure your spot when you register online at rosssmith.ca/sundre

🍞 Light lunch will be provided🍶.

Please bring a chair!


Ross went to horseshoeing school in 1988.A lot has happened since then.Thousands of horses.Thousands of feet.A lot of mi...
08/30/2026

Ross went to horseshoeing school in 1988.

A lot has happened since then.

Thousands of horses.

Thousands of feet.

A lot of miles.

A lot of people to learn from.

And plenty of things he doesn't do exactly the same way today as he did when he started.

Maybe that's one of the most important parts of experience:

Not simply accumulating years—but remaining willing to learn during them.

Farriers, what's something you do differently today than when you started?

Let's hear from the people underneath the horses.Finish this sentence:“One thing experience has taught me about horses' ...
08/29/2026

Let's hear from the people underneath the horses.

Finish this sentence:

“One thing experience has taught me about horses' feet is __________.”

Whether you've been doing feet for 30 years or you're just getting started, we'd like to hear your answer.

There might be some pretty good lessons in this comment section. 👇

Let's make this really simple.The COBIT is a measuring tool.It gives you information about the foot that you can conside...
08/28/2026

Let's make this really simple.

The COBIT is a measuring tool.

It gives you information about the foot that you can consider alongside your own experience, your eye and what the horse is telling you.

It doesn't shoe the horse.

It doesn't make the decisions.

And it doesn't replace the farrier.

You do that.

The COBIT simply gives you another piece of information.

That's an important distinction.

Questions about how it works?

Ask us. 👇

08/26/2026

Some of the most interesting COBIT stories will probably never appear on social media.

And we understand why.

People tell us privately about horses, feet, changes they've made and things they've discovered.

Sometimes it's a farrier.

Sometimes it's a horse owner.

Sometimes it's someone who simply wanted another way to check what they were seeing.

We are grateful for every one of those conversations.

If you've got a COBIT story you're comfortable sharing—even anonymously—we'd love to hear it.

Send us a private message.

At every clinic, we ask farriers what they look at first when approaching a new horse.For many, the assessment starts be...
08/24/2026

At every clinic, we ask farriers what they look at first when approaching a new horse.

For many, the assessment starts before picking up a foot.

How is the horse standing?

How does he travel?

What is the horse showing you?

Then the feet become another part of the picture.

When you culminate a centuries worth of experience, under horses, one thing is for sure:

The horse has a lot to say—if we're willing to listen.

What would you add?

Farriers, we're curious.When you walk up to a horse you've never worked on before, what do you look at first?Before the ...
08/19/2026

Farriers, we're curious.

When you walk up to a horse you've never worked on before, what do you look at first?

Before the foot comes up.

Before the tools come out.

Before you've decided what, if anything, needs to change.

What are you looking for?

There are a lot of different approaches, and we'd genuinely like to hear yours.

👇 Drop your answer in the comments.

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Moose Jaw, SK
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