Farrier, Uxbridge, ON
Member Profile
Category: Farrier
Phone: 416-678-3534
Fax: 866-535-5368
Contact Form
http://www.davidgdawsonfarrierinc.ca
Year Started as a Farrier/Veterinarian:
1994
Disciplines/Breeds:
Corrective/Therapeutic
Dressage
Eventing
Hunter/Jumper
Show Horse - American Saddlebred
Show Horse - Hackney
Education / Experience:
Graduated from Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technologies in 1994 from the Farrier Program. Prior to being challenged by the Farrier Program, I spent 1.5 yrs in Business Administration majoring in Accounting. Spent one year working in a farrier supply store before gaining the extreme privilege of working under Bud Willimon in Simpsonville, KY for approx 8 months. My time spent in Kentucky has turned out to be the most influencial experience of my career. Upon returning from Kentucky in 1996 I started additional work at a Young Offenders facility as a youth counselor, this was from 1996 to 1999. I continued working on what horses I could until leaving the facility and gaining a position with Barney Cummings of Mt. Albert, ON., this was from 1999 to 2003. Since that time I have been working full time as a Professional Farrier.
David G. Dawson, Farrier Inc - 1994 - present
Uxbridge Fire Deparment - 2000-present - Acting Captain
BWD Equine Services Ltd. - 2005-present - Horse Tranportation, Horse Show Farriers
Horsejobs.ca - 2006-2011 - Employment source for the Equine industry
HorsePros Management Group Inc. - 2010 - present - Business Management, accounting support
FoxFire Equestrian - 2011 - present - Rehab and boarding facility
Social / Volunteer Organizations:
Ontario Hackney Association - 1996-2008,Past President
Heart of Ontario Snowmobile Club - 1991-2005, Past President
Ontario Farriers Association - 2007-2010, Past President
Founding AAPF Board Member - 2012-15: Director
More Information:
Dave Dawson has been providing farrier service in Southern Ontario for more than twenty years. His knowledge and passion for podiatry and farriery is evident in all aspects of his work. Dave has a wide range of specialties in the competition horse world. He services the dressage, eventing, hunter, jumper and gaited disciplines at all levels in both Ontario and Florida.
Dave is a strong believer in continuing education and mentorship programs. There is never a time when Dave isn�t involved in some variety of podiatry course, or mentoring at least one farrier apprentice. He always encourages those around him to seek formal education to make themselves and their businesses better.
Dave is a proud member of the American/Canadian Association of Professional Farriers (AAPF & CAPF), and the North Eastern Association of Equine Practitioners (NEAEP). He was part of the group who founded the AAPF, and is currently the Treasurer of the NEAEP. Dave is also a partner in BWD Equine Services Ltd which provides the team of farriers who service the Caledon Equestrian Park (Site of the 2015 Pan Am Games) and the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair (Toronto ON).
In all of this, Dave still finds time to pursue his passion to help others. His first taste of formal publication was released in October of 2013. He worked closely with author Garth Johns on the publication Common Sense Leadership: Equine Edition.
In his spare time, Dave can be found working on the farm or at the firehall, or with his wife Tina cheering their three children on at the hockey arena.
David Dawson APF (Member # 11-0005)
David G. Dawson, Farrier Inc
Uxbridge, ON L9P 1H9Phone: 416-678-3534
Fax: 866-535-5368
Contact Form
http://www.davidgdawsonfarrierinc.ca
Year Started as a Farrier/Veterinarian:
1994
Disciplines/Breeds:
Corrective/Therapeutic
Dressage
Eventing
Hunter/Jumper
Show Horse - American Saddlebred
Show Horse - Hackney
Education / Experience:
Graduated from Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technologies in 1994 from the Farrier Program. Prior to being challenged by the Farrier Program, I spent 1.5 yrs in Business Administration majoring in Accounting. Spent one year working in a farrier supply store before gaining the extreme privilege of working under Bud Willimon in Simpsonville, KY for approx 8 months. My time spent in Kentucky has turned out to be the most influencial experience of my career. Upon returning from Kentucky in 1996 I started additional work at a Young Offenders facility as a youth counselor, this was from 1996 to 1999. I continued working on what horses I could until leaving the facility and gaining a position with Barney Cummings of Mt. Albert, ON., this was from 1999 to 2003. Since that time I have been working full time as a Professional Farrier.
David G. Dawson, Farrier Inc - 1994 - present
Uxbridge Fire Deparment - 2000-present - Acting Captain
BWD Equine Services Ltd. - 2005-present - Horse Tranportation, Horse Show Farriers
Horsejobs.ca - 2006-2011 - Employment source for the Equine industry
HorsePros Management Group Inc. - 2010 - present - Business Management, accounting support
FoxFire Equestrian - 2011 - present - Rehab and boarding facility
Social / Volunteer Organizations:
Ontario Hackney Association - 1996-2008,Past President
Heart of Ontario Snowmobile Club - 1991-2005, Past President
Ontario Farriers Association - 2007-2010, Past President
Founding AAPF Board Member - 2012-15: Director
Continuing Education Credits:
2023: 8 CE Credits; 2021: 144.25 CE Credits; 2020: 62 CE Credits; 2019: 77 CE Credits; 2018: 52 CE Credits; 2017: 56 CE Credits; 2016: 24 CE Credits; 2015: 70 CE Credits; 2014: 62 CE Credits; 2013: 67 CE Credits; 2012: 62 CE Credits; Continuing Education Events:
04/22/2023 - 2023 NAEP Regional Wetlab, Raleigh, North Carolina (8 CE) - 8 credits
09/24/2021 - 2021 NAEP VIRTUAL Lecture Series (8 CE) - 8 credits
09/01/2021 - 18th Annual International Hoof-Care Virtual Summit – September 2021: "Improving Product Use and Application” (12 CE) - 12 credits
08/01/2021 - 18th Annual International Hoof-Care Virtual Summit – August 2021: "Building a Better Business” (17 CE) - 17 credits
07/01/2021 - 18th Annual International Hoof-Care Virtual Summit – July 2021: "Future of Evidence-Based Farriery” (19 CE) - 19 credits
06/01/2021 - 18th Annual International Hoof-Care Virtual Summit - June 2021: "Anatomy and Biomechanics" (20 CE) - 20 credits
05/01/2021 - 18th Annual International Hoof-Care Virtual Summit - May 2021: "Managing Foot Diseases" (14 CE) - 14 credits
04/01/2021 - 18th Annual International Hoof-Care Virtual Summit - April 2021: "Shoeing for Specific Disciplines" (16 CE) - 16 credits
03/01/2021 - 18th Annual International Hoof-Care Virtual Summit - March 2021: "Better Footcare Basics" (17.25 CE) - 17.25 credits
02/01/2021 - 18th Annual International Hoof-Care Virtual Summit - February 2021: "Therapeutic Shoeing" (21 CE) - 21 credits
09/23/2020 - 2020 Annual NEAEP Symposium (26 CE) - VIRTUAL - 26 credits
08/26/2020 - NEAEP Online CE Opportunity: "Management of Fractures within the Hoof" (1 CE) - 1 credits
08/12/2020 - NEAEP Online CE Opportunity: "Metabolic Issues Affecting the Hoof Capsule" (1 CE) - 1 credits
08/03/2020 - NEAEP Online CE Opportunity: Imaging of the Hoof Capsule (1 CE) - 1 credits
07/29/2020 - NEAEP Online CE Opportunity: "The Navicular Bone and Beyond - A Team Approach" (1 CE) - 1 credits
07/15/2020 - NEAEP Online CE Opportunity: "Shoeing and Rehabilitation" (1 CE) - 1 credits
06/03/2020 - NEAEP Online CE Opportunity: Management of Foreign Body & Topical Diseases Associated with the Hoof Capsule (1 CE) - 1 credits
05/06/2020 - NEAEP Online CE Opportunity: Laminitis - A Practical Approach (1 CE) - 1 credits
04/22/2020 - NEAEP Webinar: "Caudal Heel Pain: A Veterinarian and Farrier Perspective" (1 CE) - 1 credits
01/21/2020 - 17th Annual International Hoof-Care Summit, Cincinnati, OH (27 CE) - 27 credits
01/01/2020 - NEAEP Webinar: "Everything I Know About the Fine Art of Equine Practice I Learned from an Attorney" (1 CE) - 1 credits
09/25/2019 - 2019 Annual NEAEP Symposium, Saratoga Springs, NY (26 CE) - 26 credits
03/04/2019 - AFA 48th Annual Convention, Tulsa, OK (24 CE) - 24 credits
01/22/2019 - 16th Annual International Hoof-Care Summit, Cincinnati, OH (27 CE) - 27 credits
09/26/2018 - 2018 Annual NEAEP Symposium, Saratoga Springs, NY (25 CE) - 25 credits
01/23/2018 - 15th Annual International Hoof-Care Summit, Cincinnati, OH (27 CE) - 27 credits
09/20/2017 - 2017 Annual NEAEP Symposium, Norfolk, VA (29 CE) - 29 credits
01/24/2017 - 14th Annual International Hoof-Care Summit, Cincinnati, OH (27 CE) - 27 credits
09/22/2016 - 2016 Annual NEAEP Symposium, Niagara Falls, NY (24 CE) - 24 credits
12/05/2015 - General Blacksmithing Fall Clinic, Elmira, ON (6 CE) - CLINICIAN - 6 credits
09/24/2015 - 2015 Annual NEAEP Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA (24 CE) - CLINICIAN - 24 credits
09/11/2015 - Hands-On Clinic at Marechalerie Bromont, Bromont, QC, Canada (6 CE) - 6 credits
04/24/2015 - AAPF/CAPF Hoofcare Essentials Clinic at Meader Supply, Rochester, NH (13 CE) - CLINICIAN - 7 credits
02/03/2015 - 12th Annual International Hoof-Care Summit, Cincinnati, OH (27 CE) - CLINICIAN - 27 credits
10/27/2014 - AAPF Hoofcare Essentials Clinic at Yoder Blacksmith Supplies, Fredericksburg, OH (5 CE) - CLINICIAN - 5 credits
09/25/2014 - 2014 Annual NEAEP Symposium, Norfolk, VA (24 CE) - CLINICIAN - 24 credits
05/31/2014 - AAPF/CAPF Hoofcare Essentials Clinic at Marechalerie Bromont, Bromont, QC (6 CE) - CLINICIAN - 6 credits
01/28/2014 - 11th Annual International Hoof-Care Summit, Cincinnati, OH (27 CE) - 27 credits
11/16/2013 - AAPF Hoofcare Essentials Clinic, Sacramento, CA (7 CE) - CLINICIAN - 7 credits
11/15/2013 - The Horseshoe Barn Annual Clinic, Sacramento, CA (6 CE) - 6 credits
09/25/2013 - 2013 Annual NEAEP Symposium, Stamford, CT (21 CE) - 21 credits
03/09/2013 - AAEP/CAPF Veterinarian/Farrier Course, Guelph, Ontario (7 CE) - 7 credits
02/09/2013 - Palm Beach Farrier Supply Breakfast & Clinic, Wellington, FL (2 CE) - 2 credits
01/29/2013 - 10th Annual International Hoof-Care Summit, Cincinnati, OH (24 CE) - 24 credits
11/03/2012 - AAPF Hoofcare Essentials Clinic at Nature Farms, Norman, OK (7 CE) - CLINICIAN - 7 credits
09/20/2012 - 2012 Annual NEAEP Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA (24 CE) - 24 credits
09/15/2012 - AAEP/AAPF/AFA Vet/Farrier Short Course, Madison, WI (7 CE) - CLINICIAN - 7 credits
02/01/2012 - 9th Annual International Hoof-Care Summit, Cincinnati, OH (24 CE) - 24 credits
More Information:
Dave Dawson has been providing farrier service in Southern Ontario for more than twenty years. His knowledge and passion for podiatry and farriery is evident in all aspects of his work. Dave has a wide range of specialties in the competition horse world. He services the dressage, eventing, hunter, jumper and gaited disciplines at all levels in both Ontario and Florida.
Dave is a strong believer in continuing education and mentorship programs. There is never a time when Dave isn�t involved in some variety of podiatry course, or mentoring at least one farrier apprentice. He always encourages those around him to seek formal education to make themselves and their businesses better.
Dave is a proud member of the American/Canadian Association of Professional Farriers (AAPF & CAPF), and the North Eastern Association of Equine Practitioners (NEAEP). He was part of the group who founded the AAPF, and is currently the Treasurer of the NEAEP. Dave is also a partner in BWD Equine Services Ltd which provides the team of farriers who service the Caledon Equestrian Park (Site of the 2015 Pan Am Games) and the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair (Toronto ON).
In all of this, Dave still finds time to pursue his passion to help others. His first taste of formal publication was released in October of 2013. He worked closely with author Garth Johns on the publication Common Sense Leadership: Equine Edition.
In his spare time, Dave can be found working on the farm or at the firehall, or with his wife Tina cheering their three children on at the hockey arena.
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