Stephen Hill Stephen Hill runs a successful farriery practise based in Leicestershire. He is a regular competitor in addition to being a Worshipful Company of Farriers Judge and Examiner. This interview was conducted whilst he was driving home from judging the Best Shod Horse at the Royal Norfolk Show. Why did you decide to become …
Nigel Brown AWCF - Farrier FocusRecently crowned UK national champion farrier (2013), Nigel Brown runs a farriery business in Abergavenny, South Wales. He is an ATF (Approved Training Farrier), competes regularly and is a member of the Welsh International Team.Why did you decide to become a farrier?“I had ridden all my life, including point to …
A different angle for farrier training
I've been thinking about the training of apprentices and how the financials work (or don't work). The cost to the apprentice is the investment of a number of years, usually on modest wages and some hard physical graft to get themselves to a reasonable ability and understanding to be safe to be let out under …
$#*! my boss said – number three
Some of the stuff my old boss would come out with when I was training to be a farrier might not fit into the politically correct category nowadays. I wonder if he's still using the same sayings. Number three: "I only make a hundred quid a week" Yes boss, after you've paid for the upkeep …
$#*! my boss said – number two
Some of the stuff my old boss would come out with when I was training to be a farrier might not fit into the politically correct category nowadays. I wonder if he's still using the same sayings. Number two: "Coca-Cola was sent from the devil to test you" That was something a 20 year old …
$#*! my boss said – number one
Some of the stuff my old boss would come out with when I was training to be a farrier might not fit into the politically correct category nowadays. I wonder if he's still using the same sayings. Number one: "Do it like I showed you" It has to be the first on the list due …
$#*! my boss said
Some of the stuff my old boss would come out with when I was training to be a farrier might not fit into the politically correct category nowadays. I wonder if he's still using the same sayings. I'll post some of those that have stuck in my mind in an ongoing series.
Learning to be a farrier on a weekend course
Q. I’d like to start shoeing my own horses so I no longer need to use a farrier. Is there a weekend course I can go on or better still a book I can read to learn the basics? I just want to put shoes on my own horses, not learn about the advanced stuff …
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