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Hosted by Daniel Bennett AWCF CertEd, an ex British Army Farrier instructor, Farriery Educator and college lecturer , this podcast is aimed primarily at Farriers across the globe as an educational resource.Some episodes include valuable information and knowledge for horse owners and other equine professionals to.
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Send us a text Farriery text books are few and far between, and modern up to date ones are even rarer. Dr Simon Curtis one of our generations most prolific writers has teamed up with Jay Tovey FWCF and Mark Trussler FWCF to produce Farriery Skills and Knowledge a new Farriery text book. In this podcast we talk about the journey to produce it and the story behind it. Check it out at Farrier Focus! Thanks to the Sponsors The Shoeing Lab Silverback Chaps
Send us a text In this episode I chat to an out of action farrier buddy of mine Stephen Hill FWCF. This is just one of those farrier chit chats that goes around the houses and can give a little insight of how we think and deal with the rigorous of shoeing and trimming horses and especially in this episode, the toll it takes on our bodies. Thanks to the sponsors The Shoeing Lab Silverback Chaps
Send us a text In this episode I chat to Lisa Nealen. Lisa is a highly qualified Hospital Theatre Nurse who has done a lot of research in to the effects of surgical smoke plume. With this knowledge and as an horse owner concerned about the health of her own farrier, she has started Equismoke to help raise awareness to the risks and help reduce the long term impact on our health. Farriery is a high risk job. We know this when we start. If anything this and the impact on our long term hea...
Send us a text In this episode I talk to Genevieve Joyce. Gen is an equine osteopath but has recently developed an App to help equine professionals save time in the management of their businesses by taking care of the large amount of organisation and admin we incur especially as a small one person business. Equigate is an app for ANYONE who works with animals. It handles the day-to-day running of your business, allowing you to spend more time with hands on animals, and less time on admi...
Send us a text Last month saw the passing of a dear, farrier, educator, mentor, friend and all round legend. David “Slim” Symons FWCF Hons lead a very interesting Farriery career and put so much back in to the industry and those in it. This is a great loss to the UK Farriery industry, his family and his friends. This is an edited re touched for quality, tribute of a conversation I had with Slim the other year. Rest in peace Sir
Send us a text Recently there has been a lot of discussions and social media debate about the apparent crisis within the farriery profession. This has centred around the economy of farriery as a profession and the lack of training providers and people coming into the profession. Like all farriery rants on social media, we all shared it on our feed so no doubt your customers can see it and feel sorry for you! Id like to add at this point “they don’t care”. I have personally thought for some ti...
Send us a text I was recently asked to do a webinar on be half of the British Farriers & Blacksmiths Association explaining the concept of social license to operate in the equine sector. This is a term which has been banded around for a few years now and there have been many who have misunderstood what this actually means. This is about public approval, for us to carry on doing what we do. Although this is mainly aimed at the equestrian world, we do play a part in it, and with out it we h...
Send us a text This discussion is about a recent article in the Forge magazine. It is not about imposing rules but it is about protecting ourselves and all those involved (including the equine) at farriery competitions and forging best practice for future generations. What is Social License to Operate (SLO) Social license is increasingly important in horse sport and leisure. This is the general public’s interpretation of equine welfare and professionalism. We must be seen to be always p...
Send us a text It’s been a while…… Today me and my friend and fellow podcaster Brian Mullins reflect and breakdown his recent experience facing the AWCF exam for the first time, we talk about the journey he took and navigate his personal voyage of discovery. Brian has lots of priceless nuggets of information for anyone considering this journey for this exam or any certification the world over. Thanks to the sponsors The Shoeing Lab Silverback Chaps – silverbackchaps.com
Send us a text Since Lockdown we have seen a rise in online and other forms of farriery education.... This is a good thing! To put this on takes a lot of time, effort and of course money. One of these people throwing his hat in the ring is todays guest Connor Morison DipWCF. Connor is an Ex-Army farriery instructor who currently works at the Warwickshire college school of farriery, and like many of us has a passion for education. He has recently set up Farrier Scholar an Online farriery...
Send us a text David Gulley FWCF On the 2nd of May 2024 we received the sad news of the passing of David Gulley FWCF. Born on the 4th of August 1939 in Plymouth Devon, David grew up with an obsession for horses, his mother once telling him of his fascination of the Shire horses working in the streets Plymouth. When David reached the age of 15 due to the lack of farriery apprenticeships being available due to mechanisation, David took on a 4-year apprenticeship in Blacksmithing a...
Send us a text I’ve just got back from a very busy summer period. Back to school for me now! Last week I spent the week in Canada with my awesome friend Brian Mullins CJF. Week spent the week fine tuning and preparing for his upcoming AWCF exams. I met Brian back in lockdown through our respective podcast passion projects. As we were together we decided to chat with microphones and this is the results. Check out Brian’s podcast if you haven’t already as it is the best one out there. That’s n...
Send us a text In this episode we have recorded a discussion session which was part of our recent TTFA course. This discussion was hosted by Dean Bland BA(Hons) DipWCF(Hons) GradDipELR(RVC) Dip.Ed MAFA and the students on this course and was part of one of assignments covered within the course, of which is part of the pathway to becoming a training farrier (ATF) here in the UK. Within this we discuss many topics including Health and Safety, Safeguarding, Legislation, Employment Law and ...
Send us a text Tom Smith FWCF GradDIP ELR (Dist.) (RVC) is a working farrier from Hampshire England, and is also the current Chairman of the Farriers Registration Council. Tom previously spoke to me about doing this podcast not just to make farriers aware of the upcoming council election but to also promote a better understanding of the role of the FRC and how it functions. Big shout out to the sponsors of this episode Silverback Chaps – silverbackchaps.com The Shoeing Lab
Send us a text Fat Fat Fat Fatty Fat Fat Equine Obesity is a huge (excuse the pun) problem in the UK. In todays episode i speak to one of the leading experts in this subject. Tamzin is a social scientist with a background in global health, and has a specific interest in the interconnections between human and animal health and wellbeing. She completed a PhD at the University of Liverpool studying how we can improve the management of obesity in horses, particularly focusing on horse-human r...
Send us a text Sat down one evening and spoke to my good friend and research partner Abby Bunyard AWCF about the BFBA of which she is about to be the new president and our Fellowship journey so far. We go off on tangents, we discuss the state of the industry, and we drunk a lot of Gin in the process! This was a great conversation. To hear more about Abby’s route into Farriery, listen to her episode with the Mullins Farrier podcast, it’s a great listen. Please check out the sponsors of this ...
Send us a text Last week I was invited to attend a meeting in Norway to with Mustad Hoofcare, on behalf of the BFBA Craft Committee to help develop a working version of the Mustad Farrier Portal. This is a scoring system developed to help competition organisers, and is a lot more than just a calculator. This system is the brainchild of Aksel Vibe AWCF. We sat down and and Aksel explained the system and how and why it was developed. Although this conversation is very competition centric there ...
Send us a text Today I'm at what can only be described as farriery's equivalent of Area 51. The Shoeing Lab is owned by Kelvin Lymer DipWCF, and he has been in a previous episode talking about Endurance Racing. Kelvin is one of the most innovative that I have met over the years, not just as a horseshoer but as a business man. Kelvin is the type of person who is always spinning plates and looking to improve equine performance and comfort. For over 10 years he has been working and evolving his...
Send us a text Pads, Packers and Bar Shoes, Today and my good friend Wayne Preece FWCF have a catch up and we discuss Pads Packers, Bar shoes and other hoof care packages. Like most of our chats we go off on tangents and discuss other farriery subjects. Hope you enjoy this as much as we did making it. Don't forget to subscribe on your podcast platform. This podcast is sponsored by Silverback Chaps. Thank you to Danny Elliot for your continued support. Silverback Chaps – silverbackchaps.com
Send us a text Welcome to 2024 This year I aim to be a lot proactive with the Podcast. Last year was challenging to find time as it can be a time consuming, plus there was a lot of things going on in the world of Farriery. This episode has been on the wait list for a long time. Dean Lewis AWCF is a passionate and highly skilled Farrier and Blacksmith from Australia who's background in Harness Racing as a Racer and farrier served him with some excellent insight. This is a subject I persona...
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so glad yall are covering this!