The Lockdown Farriery Podcast

Oct 14 2024 53 ep. 68 mins 22
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Hosted by Daniel Bennett AWCF CertEd, an ex British Army Farrier instructor, Farriery Educator and college lecturer , this podcast is aimed primarily at Farriers across the globe as an educational resource.Some episodes include valuable information and knowledge for horse owners and other equine professionals to.

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LFP 46 Farrier Scholar with Connor Morrison DipWCF

Oct 14 2024 45 mins  
Since Lockdown we have seen a rise in online and other forms of farriery education.... This is a good thing!To put this on takes a lot of time, effort and of course money.One of these people throwing his hat in the ring is todays guest Connor Morison DipWCF. Connor is an Ex-Army farriery instructor who currently works at the Warwickshire college school of farriery, and like many of

LFP 45 A Tribute to David Gulley FWCF

Sep 16 2024 71 mins  
David Gulley FWCF On the 2nd of May 2024 we received the sad news of the passing of David Gulley FWCF.Born on the 4th of August 1939 in Plymouth Devon, David grew up with an obsession for horses, his mother once telling him of his fascination of the Shire horses working in the streets Plymouth. When David reached the age of 15 due to the lack of farriery apprenticeships being avail

LFP 44 BFBA FOCUS, Stoneleigh International & AWCF training with Brian Mullins CJF

Sep 02 2024 83 mins  
I’ve just got back from a very busy summer period. Back to school for me now! Last week I spent the week in Canada with my awesome friend Brian Mullins CJF. Week spent the week fine tuning and preparing for his upcoming AWCF exams. I met Brian back in lockdown through our respective podcast passion projects. As we were together we decided to chat with microphones and this is the

LFP43 TTFA Training with Dean Bland and the HSF TTFA Course

Jun 25 2024 70 mins  
In this episode we have recorded a discussion session which was part of our recent TTFA course. This discussion was hosted by Dean Bland BA(Hons) DipWCF(Hons) GradDipELR(RVC) Dip.Ed MAFA and the students on this course and was part of one of assignments covered within the course, of which is part of the pathway to becoming a training farrier (ATF) here in the UK. Within this we dis

LFP 42 Tom Smith FWCF FRC Election Special

Jun 14 2024 113 mins  
Tom Smith FWCF GradDIP ELR (Dist.) (RVC) is a working farrier from Hampshire England, and is also the current Chairman of the Farriers Registration Council.Tom previously spoke to me about doing this podcast not just to make farriers aware of the upcoming council election but to also promote a better understanding of the role of the FRC and how it functions.Big shout out to the spo

LFP 41 Equine Obesity with Dr Tamzin Furtado BA(hons), AdvDip, PhD

Apr 28 2024 72 mins  
Fat Fat Fat Fatty Fat FatEquine Obesity is a huge (excuse the pun) problem in the UK.In todays episode i speak to one of the leading experts in this subject. Tamzin is a social scientist with a background in global health, and has a specific interest in the interconnections between human and animal health and wellbeing. She completed a PhD at the University of Liverpool studying ho

LFP 40 Abby Bunyard AWCF

Apr 01 2024 117 mins  
Sat down one evening and spoke to my good friend and research partner Abby Bunyard AWCF about the BFBA of which she is about to be the new president and our Fellowship journey so far. We go off on tangents, we discuss the state of the industry, and we drunk a lot of Gin in the process! This was a great conversation.To hear more about Abby’s route into Farriery, listen to her epis

LFP 39 The Mustad Farrier Portal with Aksel Vibe AWCF

Mar 17 2024 43 mins  
Last week I was invited to attend a meeting in Norway to with Mustad Hoofcare, on behalf of the BFBA Craft Committee to help develop a working version of the Mustad Farrier Portal. This is a scoring system developed to help competition organisers, and is a lot more than just a calculator. This system is the brainchild of Aksel Vibe AWCF. We sat down and and Aksel explained the syst

LFP 38 Innovative 3d Hoofcare options with Kelvin Lymer DipWCF

Mar 03 2024 56 mins  
Today I'm at what can only be described as farriery's equivalent of Area 51. The Shoeing Lab is owned by Kelvin Lymer DipWCF, and he has been in a previous episode talking about Endurance Racing. Kelvin is one of the most innovative that I have met over the years, not just as a horseshoer but as a business man. Kelvin is the type of person who is always spinning plates and looking

LFP 37 Pads Packers & Bar Shoes Wayne Preece FWCF

Feb 21 2024 134 mins  
Pads, Packers and Bar Shoes,Today and my good friend Wayne Preece FWCF have a catch up and we discuss Pads Packers, Bar shoes and other hoof care packages. Like most of our chats we go off on tangents and discuss other farriery subjects.Hope you enjoy this as much as we did making it.Don't forget to subscribe on your podcast platform.This podcast is sponsored by Silverback Chaps. T