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Jamie Secoura, CJF TE DipWCF

Assistant Professor of Practice
  • Chief of Farrier Services
Headshot of Jamie Secoura.
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
205 Duck Pond Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061

2015–2016
Resident Farrier

Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

2014–2015
Farrier Intern

Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

2012–2014
Farrier Apprentice

Alpha Farrier Service
Columbia, MD

  • Diploma in Farriery, The Worshipful Company of Farriers UK, 2024
  • Therapeutic Endorsement, American Farrier's Association, 2023
  • Certified Journeyman Farrier, American Farrier's Association, 2014

  • The effects of frog and sole pressure
  • Management of hoof wall cracks and defects
  • Long-term effects of shoe types on hoof morphology

2025–present
Chief of Farrier Services

Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

2016–2025
Owner/Farrier
JS Farrier Service
Harwood, MD

2015–2016
Resident Farrier

Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

2014–2015
Farrier Intern

Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

2012–2014
Farrier Apprentice
Alpha Farrier Service
Columbia, MD

  • American Farrier's Association
  • Maryland Farrier's Association
  • Virginia Farrier's Association