Farriers:
| Kelvin Lymer - Sandpitt Forge | Tel 01905 641133 or 07973 204265 |
Mark Whitehouse Dip WCF registered Farrier. All needs catered for, Herefordshire area covered. Contact: 07908208136 |
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| Matthew Burrows DWCF Registered Farrier: Moving back to home town of Worcester to set up business after working for seven years in North Wales/Cheshire area (Qualified spring 2005). 07979692887 | |
| Ed Simcock CJF, DWCF - 10 years experience in UK & USA. Traditional, Remedial and Corrective Shoeing. Tel. 07850 936 876 | |
| Toby Faulkner, DIPWCF farrier. Monmouthshire based. Also covering Herefordshire & Worcestershire borders. Tel. 07779 763 197 | |
Search for a farrier in your area: put the first 2 letters of your postcode into the box on this page: http://www.farrier-reg.gov.uk/register_of_farriers.htm Farriers in the HR postcode area of Hereford can be viewed here: http://www.farrier-reg.gov.uk/register/hr.htm Please note, correct mobile phone no for Wesley Powell is: 07900 002289. The number shown on the Farriers register (link above) is incorrect. His home no is correctly listed. Farriers in the WR postcode area of Worcestershire can be viewed here: http://www.farrier-reg.gov.uk/register/wr.htm Farriers in the GL postcode area of Gloucestershire can be viewed here: http://www.farrier-reg.gov.uk/register/gl.htm Farriers in the SY postcode area can be viewed here: |
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A WELL
SHOD HORSE - guidelines from the Register of Farriers website
A
well shod horse is the result of co-operation between the horse owner,
the farrier... and the horse.
The horse owner can
help the farrier make the best use of his skills by:
- Making regular appointments as
necessary for foot trimming and shoeing.
- Giving adequate notice when any
farriery services are required.
- Providing a clean, dry and well
lit place, under cover if at all possible, with a firm level surface
to work on.
- Always arriving on time for forge
appointments.
- Ensuring the horse is settled and
prepared with clean, dry legs and feet before the farrier arrives.
The farrier brings
to the job the skill and knowledge acquired through a lengthy apprenticeship,
intensive college training and a continuing accumulation of experience. The horse will be better able to co-operate
if used to handling, so that it will stand quietly whilst the feet
are picked up, trimmed and/or shod. Proper
feeding and continuing foot care – picking out the feet – helps
build strong horn which makes good farriery easier.
The well shod horse
has:
- Shoes of correct weight and size,
shaped to fit the foot.
- Level feet, correct limb alignment
for free movement.
- No loss of foot bearing surface.
- Clenches in a regular line, smooth
and trim into the hoof wall.
- And last but not least, an owner
who realises that foot care is his or her day-to-day responsibility
too.