Tag Archives: shoemaking

Brittania Leek and District Farrier Comp results

Posted on August 12, 2013 by

BRITANNIA, LEEK AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SHOW SHOEMAKING COMPETITION SATURDAY 27th JULY 2013 RESULTS There was a very good turnout of competitors, who came from across the country. A big well done to all of them for competing in such extreme heat. … Continue reading →

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Gary Darlow – Farrier Focus

Posted on June 19, 2013 by

Gary Darlow – Farrier focus An incredible 7 times National Champion, Gary is extremely well respected and talented farrier achieving consistently high results in farriery competitions, in addition to be a ‘dab hand’ at fishing too! With thanks to his … Continue reading →

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Fabricating horseshoes using a band-saw

Posted on June 13, 2012 by

Thanks to David Bartley for this guest post: One way to fabricate nearly any special shoe For any farrier that does an amount of work of the “one off” type, (experimental shoe types in an effort to save a horses … Continue reading →

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Billy Crothers shoemaking – video

Posted on February 18, 2012 by

The beauty of concave horseshoes. Five times world champion farrier Billy Crothers, manufacturer of HMS horseshoes discusses the merits of concave and shoemaking in this short, easy to watch video from Hoofwatch  

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Introduction to tool and fullering

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

Here’s a video from Know Foot Know Horse about tool and fullering. Well worth a watch

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