American Certified Farrier
+ 1 (352) 817 3514 • (352) 622 6989
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Education:
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1983
- 1985
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Professional
Blacksmith degree. École Central Pratique de Maréchalerie
de l’Etat. Brussels, Belgium.
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1990
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Graduated as “Maître Maréchal Ferrant” Belgium title given to professional blacksmiths. École Central Pratique de Maréchalerie de l’Etat.Brussels, Belgium. | ||
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1997
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Advanced
Course for Blacksmiths, conducted by Michael Wildenstein at “The
College of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital”,
Cornell, University, Itaca, New York, U.S.A.
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1998
(January)
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The
10th Farriers and Veterinarian Congress. Cluse, France.
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1999
(January)
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Practical Blacksmith Course, instructor: Grant Moon (W.C.F and A.J.F.C), English blacksmith. La Hacienda, Bogota, Colombia. | ||
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1999
(April)
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Practical Blacksmith Course, instructor: David Symons (W.C.F ), English blacksmith. Club Hípico, La Silla, Monterrey, Mexico. | ||
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1999
(August)
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Practical
Blacksmith Course, “shoeing according to the conforma tion and
osseous structure “, instructor: Blake Brown, American blacksmith.
La Hacienda, Bogota, Colombia.
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2000
(September)
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Practical
Blacksmith course, instructor: Vincent Ballot, French blacksmith.
Emcoclavos S.A., Bogota, Colombia.
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2001
(February)
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25th
Annual FSFA Warm-up. Florida State Farriers Association. Judge/Clinician:
Grant Moon (W.C.F and A.J.F.C), English blacksmith.Tampa, Florida,
USA.
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2001
(November)
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Three
days of Forging and Shoeing tuition. Clinician: Bob Marshall CJF.
English blacksmith. Ocala, Florida, USA.
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2001
(December)
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Hands-on Forging Clinic. Clinician: Dick Becker CJF. American blacksmith. University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. | ||
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2002
(May)
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Horseshoeing & Forgin Clinic. Clinician: Chris Gregory, CJF FWCF. Zolfo Springs, Florida, USA. | ||
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2002
(June)
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AFA Certification. Examiner: Wayne Allen. Horsesheing School. Lamar, Missouri, USA. | ||
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2002
(November)
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Practical Blacksmith Course, instructor: Andrew Elsbree, CJF. Sarasota, FL, USA. | ||
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2003
(January)
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Practical Blacksmith Course, instructor: Grant Moon (W.C.F and A.J.F.C), English blacksmith. Wellington, FL, USA. | ||
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2003
(February)
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27th
Annual FSFA Warm-up. Florida State Farriers Association. Judges/Clinician: Mark Milster and Austin Chairman.Tampa, Florida, USA. |
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Professional
experience:
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1985
- 1990
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Worked
in Brussels, Belgium. |
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1991
- 2000
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Since
he has moved back to Colombia on 1991 he worked with hunter/jumpers and
competition dressage horses, belonging to the Colombian National team.
In 1998 the Colombian national training team won the gold medal in the
central american games in Arequipa, Peru, and in 1999 they got the silver
medal in Winnipeg, Canada,. Also, he worked as a blacksmith in differents
clubs and private farms: El Country Club de Bogotá, El Club Los
Arrayanes, El Club Bacatá, El Club El Barril, El Centro Ecuestre
La Sabana y la Hacienda.
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1995
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Returned
to Belgium in order to work with: A. Vandersekuren and P. Vandermercscoch,
"Maîtres Maréchal Ferrants” Master Farriers.
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1995
– 1996
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Worked withTom Curl, who used to travel to Colombia, once a month, in order to shoe the jumping and dressage horses of the Country Club in Bogota. | ||
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1998
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Worked in Quito, Ecuador. | ||
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1999
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Worked in Ciudad de Panama. | ||
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2001
- 2007
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Works in Ocala Florida | ||
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Languages:
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Spanish, French and English. | ||
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It is all about passion. I have passion for the horses, passion for my trade and passion for my art.
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It's all art - I don't separate shoeing from sculpture; my shoes are my work and my shoes are my art. |
| (...) He is intuitive around the horses. He has expert handling skills, making his job easier and the shoeing process a better experience for the horses. "In most cases, young horses are skittish and need to be sedated before they are shod," Cristo tells me. "However, I like working with young horses, and especially the difficult ones. I have learned to handle them without the medication; I work with them to correct their behavior. (...) Iron Works, Story: ALYCE LAGASSE • March 01, 2005 • Ocala Magazine • Read article
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For appointments and emergencies please contact Amalia Castro: + (352) 817-3514 |
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