F&HRC Co-Op Benefits 
When you join the Co-Op you'll have access and the ability to save yourself substantial money on both educational activities and when purchasing farrier/hoofcare supplies. Co-Op membership is an investment that will keep on paying you back many times over, long into the future.

Right out of the gate you can double the money back you spend on dues by receiving a $50 discount when placing an online purchase of farrier/hoofcare supplies from each of the following companies:

    * Anvil Brand
    * Farriers Depot
    * Georgia Farrier Supply
    * Midwest Farrier Supply
    * Pieh Tool Company

Place an order for $250 or more, and $50 will be deducted. Example: Place an order for $265, and the final total will be $215. You may take advantage of this discount annually from each of the participating companies.

Savings add up quickly. (And we anticipate additional companies joining the list - soon.)

Here are more money saving benefits available to Co-Op members:

    * Membership includes a subscription to the American Farriers Journal, a $47.95 annual value.
    * Free registration to the Farrier & Hoofcare Resource Center Online Conference, a $195 value. (Includes a DVD copy of the Conference proceedings.)
    * HorseShoes Unlimited will give Co-Op members 20% off every order they place, year-round, on all R. Steele, RayGuang and Unlimited brand products, including pads and other items you use a lot. Major savings!
    * In the market for a new shoeing rig? SomerSong Forge offers a $100 discount on truck bodies, and a $200 discount on shoeing trailers to Co-Op members.
    * Discount travel and accommodations from Journeys End Travel.
    * CDW - All of us use (and rely) on computers and related equipment. Members will receive significant discounts on purchases from CDW, one of the largest computer supplies retailers in the world.
    * Office supplies? We all need them. Co-Op members will receive discount pricing from not just one, but two of the largest office supply retailers in the world: Staples and Office Depot.
    * A $54 registration discount to the Hoofcare Summit, with no deadlines. Walk right up to the registration desk the day it starts, and as a Co-Op member you'll still receive the $54 discount.
    * A $35 registration discount to the UPenn Farrier Conference.
    * A $15 registration discount to the Wellshodhorses Practical Farriery Workshop (in Maryland).
    * Free listing in the F&HRC Farrier Web Sites Index for your web site, a $25 annual value.
    * A $50 discount when you take the National Certification Course, and/or a $50 discount when you take the Farrier Blacksmith Course given at the Heartland Horseshoeing School, by Chris Gregory, MS, CJF, FWCF.

Soon we'll be adding registration discounts to other seminars and clinics.

Through the NTRA Advantage program, Co-Op members may also receive discounts from:

    * John Deere equipment savings of between $250 and $1,000.
    * Preferred pricing from Office Depot.
    * Up to 40% off in-store pricing on Sherwin Williams products.
    * Up to 20% savings on Toshiba mobile products (laptop computers).
    * Discounts on UPS shipping.
    * Discounts on Moxie Equestrian tack and apparel.
    * Discounts on Hallway Feeds.
    * Equine Travel Advantage

Co-Op Members have "members only" access to certain sections of the F&HRC, such as their ability to Blog (check out the great time Chris Gregory's been having Blogging), and the Ask an Expert panel, which will be in operation soon.

And... there are probably a few more items that we've left out, because the list keeps growing....

Your next question probably is, "So... how much is all this gonna set me back?" Believe it not, only $125 a year. Go ahead, skim back through the list and add up how much you'll save. How much more you'll be able to effectively use the F&HRC. This is one membership fee that pays for itself multiple times every year. A membership that keeps on giving.