Send us a text As of 2023 CPD for registered UK Farriers will be mandatory. The FRC expects that after qualifying, all farriers will continue their professional education by committing to keeping up to date with changes and developments in farriery, through the lifelong learning and personal development of Continuing Professional Development (CPD). CPD activities should be relevant to the individual and should build on their strengths, professional knowledge and skills. In this podcast we discus...
Feb 06, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Send us a text David Gulley FWCF UK Farriery Legend. In this episode David tells us about his humble blacksmith background to being enlisted into the British Army and his career as one of the most eminent farriers who had a global international reach long before the internet! Enjoy happy Christmas and a happy new year to all the listeners! Stay safe
Dec 22, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Send us a text In this episode Sarah Logie FWCF explains the difference between White Line Disease (WLD) and Seedy Toe, what causes it, and of course how to treat and manage cases.
Oct 26, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Send us a text Off the back of a successful Olympics for team GB 🇬🇧 I am joined by Andrew Bowyer AWCF Ben Benson AWCF and Greig Elliott AWCF, 3 UK farriers who went out their doing different roles.
Sep 08, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Send us a text A few Episodes back we had then conversation about farrier safety. My fellow podcaster Brian Mullins reached out and said he wanted to start a similar conversation in North America. It was then we decided to get some other Farrier/Hoof Care Providers involved as at the end of the day we all work on the dangerous end of horses. Brian recruited Alicia Harlov from the Humble Hoof podcast and I managed to Press Gang Dr Simon Curtis from the Hoof of the Horse Podcast. Farrier Safety is...
Jul 07, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Send us a text I am joined once again once again by my colleague Dean Bland BA Hons Dip WCF Hons Dip.Ed. MAFA, where we are reviewing last weeks Diploma written paper.
May 28, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Send us a text In this episode I chat with Mark Aikens, Harry Spinks and Claire Brown, who are all part of the Forge Magazines Editorial Panel. We discuss the important topics and news in this edition of "The Forge". Forge Magazine is the official publication of the British Farriers and Blacksmiths Association (BFBA). Forge is published six times a year in January, March, May, July, September and November and a hard copy will be sent to all UK registered farriers, farriery apprentices and blacks...
May 13, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Send us a text Part 2 of the previous Pre Diploma Episode, this time we are joined by Dr Simon Curtis FWCF and we are talking all things theory. We talk at lengths about his years of experience as a examiner, about the common mistakes made and tips to gain them extra points. This episode is for the upcoming Diploma exam in May and is in response to the brilliant "Dip Tip's" ran by the British Farriers and Blacksmiths Association....
Apr 29, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Send us a text Last year the British Farriers and Blacksmiths Association (BFBA) launched "Dip Tips" as a way to create bite size information to diploma candidates in the UK. This year they have done it again and published some brilliant tips straight from the Examiners mouth! These tips are essential not just for the Diploma exam but any exam, test or assessment. I am joined by Simon Moore FWCF who is not just an examiner, but also had a long successful career as an Approved Training Farrier....
Apr 28, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Send us a text After seeing a recent video made by Simon about how we as farriers fail to look after and fuel our bodies, I thought this would make him a great guest for the podcast. After taking his advice and feeling the benefits myself i would advise all farriers to give this a listen!
Apr 22, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Send us a text In this episode i talk to Brian Mullins CJF. Brian is the voice behind the Mullins Farriery Podcast, which is one of the main influences that started me thinking about producing my own. Brian is based in Ontario Canada and when I asked him the other week to come on and discuss farriery training and regulation in North America, he kindly agreed. Us Podcasters must stick together eh! As a UK farrier i have often been confused with the different qualifications, associations and entry...
Feb 06, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Send us a text This Episode is an important topic. Farriery is a high risk job, however we are frequently having to take unnecessary risks and are often put in unsafe situations. This episode is different than normal as there are 6 of us having a discussion on the subject of safety for Farriers. For balance we are not al farriers and lots of interesting points are raised! Hopefully this episode will be a conversation starter amongst farriers and owners a like. Joining me are: Simon Moore FWCF wh...
Jan 29, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Send us a text In this Episode we speak to Kelvin Lymer DipWCF about shoeing Endurance horses. Kelvin was the British team Farrier from 1992-2020 and has over 40 years experience in shoeing them. He has been at the fore front of the progressing and innovation of caring for their foot care needs. Kelvin is a thinking farrier and really knows how to think outside the box.
Jan 22, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Send us a text In this episode i sit down and chat to Cliff Barnes AWCF. Cliff was the Chairman of the Farriery Apprenticeship Steering Group set up to produce the new Trailblazer Farriery Apprenticeship Standard. This was some task and took from its formation in 2014 to its roll out in March 2019. As an educator I personally think that although some changes have been made to the way we train future farriers, that this process has been a step in the right direction and has future proofed UK farr...
Jan 14, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Send us a text In this Episode myself Daniel Bennett AWCF CertEd and Dean Bland BA Hons Dip WCF Hons Dip.Ed. MAFA, we sit down and discuss question by question the last Dip WCF written exam paper. On the whole it was another good farriery related paper and students generally answered it well.
Dec 04, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Send us a text Practical fail rates on average are higher than the theory especially in the DipWCF exam. In this Podcast I talk about my experiences in watching people fail and why it happens. This is to help potential candidates from falling in to any of these traps or habits.
Sep 23, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Send us a text Simon is a renowned lecturer and works as a referral and collective farrier for vets in Devon and Cornwall. His particular are of interest is in foals, performance horses and their individual shoeing solutions. He sat his Fellowship exam a few years ago and is very proactive within the Farriery industry. We sat down for an informative chat about the subject he researched for his thesis. Read Simon’s dissertation here: https://www.wcf.org.uk/fwcf-thesis?tid=c1d78f062752b4e994b1ace6...
Aug 19, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Send us a text Sarah Brown FWCF was the first female farrier to achieve Fellowship Status. Now her husband has achieve his FWCF, they are the first Fellowship household too. Sarah did her FWCF in 2015 and her thesis title was An Investigation into the effects on heel morphology following the insertion of 3° proprietary plastic heel wedge pads. In this episode we sit down and chat in simple terms why she chose this subject and how she planned it, and the results. Click here to read her actual The...
Jul 27, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Send us a text In this episode we discuss exam stress from 3 perspectives, Candidate, Tutor, and Examiner. We look at the barriers it presents and why coping mechanisms are essential to enabling the candidate to be the best they can be on exam day. These are the links mentioned.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYf1ycmBxhY&t=43s https://www.wcf.org.uk/dipwcf...
Jul 15, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Send us a text In this new series of talks, I talk to the farriers who have done real research in to farriery, whilst doing higher exams. As part of the Worshipful Company of Farriers, Fellowship (FWCF) exam you have to produce a thesis on a subject of your choice relevant to farriery. One of the biggest problems with science and farriery is when published it is hard to understand to those who have not been involved in scientific research. So in this new series I sit down with these people at th...
Jul 01, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Send us a text So Mark, Wayne and myself sat down and had a discussion about Laminitis. Its an informal chat/discussion like you would have in the bar after a convention..... You do remember before Lockdown when bars were open, don't you ?...……...
Jun 29, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Send us a text A discussion with Jim Blurton AWCF and Ben Benson AWCF, both who run the Farriery teams at the last 2 Olympics and who currently shoe for many international performance programs. Sorry about the audio quality as we had a lot of technical difficulties. Some very good points discussed. Thank you Jim and Ben for your time!
Jun 14, 2020•1 hr 49 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Send us a text In this episode we are joined by Rob Shave FWCF and Wayne Preece FWCF CertED, and we discuss Co-Lateral Ligament Injuries. Please leave a review if you are listening on iTunes
May 16, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Send us a text In this episode we discuss injuries to the Suspensory Ligament. Another subject the modern farrier will see on a regular basis.
May 07, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Send us a text In this episode we are joined by Sarah Brown FWCF and Jon Nunn FWCF where we have a relaxed informal discussion about this condition.
Apr 24, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Send us a text In this episode we look at theory exam revision & exam technique. Sarah Logie FWCF served a four year apprenticeship in farriery with Mr R.Pape Dip.WCF and qualified in 2006. She gained a Diploma of the Worshipful Company of Farriers with Honours, the first female farrier to ever qualify with Honours in the 650 year history of the Company. She spent a year, travelling, working and competing abroad, in the U.S.A. and New Zealand. She then returned to Inverness-shire, and set up...
Apr 17, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Send us a text In this episode myself, Mark Watson FWCF & Dean Bland Dip WCF (Hons) discuss the subject of Self Development. Self Development is an important behaviour included in the new UK farriery apprentice standard and essential for farriers developing throughout their careers.
Apr 14, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Send us a text In Episode 1 myself, Daniel Bennett AWCF (Class 1) CertEd, Matt Burrows BSc (Hons) AWCF & Dean Bland Dip WCF Hons BA (Hons) MAFA, discuss the subject of Hoof Capsule Distortion (HCD) in an informal discussion online.
Apr 05, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 1
