The Lockdown Farriery Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Bone Spavin is a common pathology seen in the hock joints of the horses hind limb. In this episode Wayne Preece FWCF and I discuss Bone Spavin, its causes and the available Farriery treatment protocols. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The last episode of the BFBA Focus Podcast…..  In this episode we speak to the industry suppliers and trade stand holders at this year’s event.  BFBA Focus 2022 was a fantastic event and is going to move onwards and upwards next year. I hope you have enjoyed these episodes as much as me and Brian enjoyed making them! More content to come from Brian via his Podcast The Mullins Farr...

Send us Fan Mail Day 1 of the BFBA Focus Event In this episode we Speak to David Gulley FWCF, The Farriers Foundation (Grant Moon FWCF, Jon Nunn FWCF, Mick Handley RSS & Dan Hewer Dip WCF), and then the Livecast we did with Haydn Price Dip WCF & Spud Allison Dip WCF Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Day one of the competition started with a 6 am start for me and Brian interviewing Chief Steward Mark Watson FWCF on the way to the forge. Brian then broke out into Sport caster mode capturing all the day 1 action. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Me and Brian have finally arrived at Stoneleigh. We arrived at an empty giant tent and exhibition hall. And then the most important team arrived. Mark Watson and the Purple Army have been running the Competition for around the last 7 years and have run the best International Team Competition in the world. We spoke to some of the volunteers and some of the competitors as they turne...

Send us Fan Mail The Road to Stoneleigh.............. I have teamed up on behalf of the British Farriers and Blacksmiths Association with my good friend and fellow Podcaster Brian Mullins to capture the build up to and the main Event at this year's BFBA Focus Event and the 2022 International Team Farriery Competition.  In this episode we spoke to team USA as they set up camp practising at Ale...

Send us Fan Mail The Road to Stoneleigh.............. I have teamed up on behalf of the British Farriers and Blacksmiths Association with my good friend and fellow Podcaster Brian Mullins to capture the build up to and the main Event at this year's BFBA Focus Event and the 2022 International Team Farriery Competition.  Today we caught up with Team Canada who are practicing at Mark Watson&apos...

Send us Fan Mail In 2020, during the first COVID-19 lockdown when I started this Podcast the whole idea was to reach out to my students who could not attend college due to the pandemic. since then, it has turned in to a bit of a monster being listened to in over 75 countries.  So, this episode it's all down to the students.......... Teaching and learning and learning by teaching. Sometimes le...

Send us Fan Mail No living person has trained as many farriers in the UK as Slim Symons  FWCF Hons I sat down with Slim and we spoke about his life and how he found farriery, and the route he took from joining the Army to be a Slaughter man and how he become one of only 2 living FWCF's with Honours. After leaving the Army after shoeing in different counties in the UK and Ireland he became the...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome Back In this episode I sat down with Jonathan and Josh Nunn. We sat and had a professional discussion on the subject of Concave shoes verses Flat shoes. As it is unscripted the conversation does wander at times but that is the beauty of these conversations. Listening or partaking in these types of conversation does qualify as CPD. For any farrier who wants to log this as C...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode me and my good friend and ex colleague Wayne Preece FWCF sat down in his home and after an amazing home made curry we spent several hours discussing the filthy N-Word! That’s right we discussed Navicular! There is often confusion with anecdotal knowledge and modern scientific fact, disease, or syndrome. Hopefully you may learn or get something to think about from t...

Send us Fan Mail BFBA AWCF Exam Preparation Course The BFBA are delighted to be able to launch a brand new BFBA course which offers two tailored routes - whilst providing unparalleled learning support - to achieve the Worshipful Company of Farriers Associate Examination (AWCF). Following the completion of a ‘Diagnostic Day’ on 23rd April at Hereford School of Farriery, Holme Lacey Campus, candidat...

Send us Fan Mail 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 indivi...

Send us Fan Mail 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  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail 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.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail 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. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail 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 pod...

Send us Fan Mail 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. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail 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, Se...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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. Support the show