The Hoof of the Horse Podcast

In this episode Simon caught up to Link Baumann, at the Equine Podiatry & Lameness Conference earlier this year. They discuss Link’s career as a farrier, starting at age 14; his work in establishing the EPLC; rehydrating the horse’s hoof during dry weather and droughts; managing relationships with other equine professionals, and much more.

Thank you to this episode’s sponsor the Hoofcare Essentials Foundation and their partners. You can find more information on the HEF website www.hoofcareessentials.com

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The Hoof of the Horse is a hoof care & equine science podcast by Dr Simon Curtis. Tune in for expertise and interviews from the world of horse hoof care. Get in touch: [email protected]

I have some exciting news to share in this podcast, something I have been working on with the help of Sam Fowler, a farrier and videographer based in Norfolk. So I sat down to talk with Sam about his work, and to let you all know about this project we are launching together.

Thank you to this episode’s sponsor the Hoofcare Essentials Foundation and their partners. You can find more information on the HEF website www.hoofcareessentials.com

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The Hoof of the Horse is a hoof care & equine science podcast by Dr Simon Curtis. Tune in for expertise and interviews from the world of horse hoof care. Get in touch: [email protected]

A continuation from Part 2 of Simon's conversation with Professor Chris Pollitt, discussing his life, work and scientific findings. Their discussion includes some technical questions on laminitis; Brumby Week; the weight-bearing qualities of the hoof wall; the anatomy of the horse’s foot, and much more.

Thank you to this episode’s sponsor the Hoofcare Essentials Foundation and their partners. You can find more information on the HEF website www.hoofcareessentials.com

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The Hoof of the Horse is a hoof care & equine science podcast by Dr Simon Curtis. Tune in for expertise and interviews from the world of horse hoof care.

Get in touch: [email protected]

Simon meets with Professor Chris Pollitt at the Australian Farriers’ conference, beginning a two-part discussion on Chris's research on laminitis; equine medicine; how rider-horse communication can lead to better farriery; and more.

Thank you to this episode’s sponsor the Hoofcare Essentials Foundation and their partners. You can find more information on the HEF website www.hoofcareessentials.com

View, order, or find your local retailer of Simon's books: curtisfarrierbooks.com

The Hoof of the Horse is a hoof care & equine science podcast by Dr Simon Curtis. Tune in for expertise and interviews from the world of horse hoof care.

Get in touch: [email protected]

In this episode Simon speaks with Paul Summers, who is head farrier at the Singapore Turf Club. Paul has worked with horses for most of life, starting at age 11. The discussion includes plating racehorses; tropical fetlock disease and canker; improving integrity and transparency in horse racing; working as an ex-pat, and much more.

Thank you to this episode’s sponsor the Hoofcare Essentials Foundation and their partners. You can find more information on the HEF website www.hoofcareessentials.com

View, order, or find your local retailer of Simon's books: curtisfarrierbooks.com

The Hoof of the Horse is a hoof care & equine science podcast by Dr Simon Curtis. Tune in for expertise and interviews from the world of horse hoof care. Get in touch: [email protected]

In this episode Simon speaks with Mark Christiansen, a remedial farrier working with the largest equine hospital in Denmark. They discuss many interesting topics, including apprenticeships in Denmark; cold shoeing vs hot shoeing; opinions on the increasing prevalence of suspensory ligament desmitis; improving relationships between equine professionals, and much more.

Thank you to this episode’s sponsor the Hoofcare Essentials Foundation and their partners. You can find more information on the HEF website www.hoofcareessentials.com

View, order, or find your local retailer of Simon's books: curtisfarrierbooks.com

The Hoof of the Horse is a farriery & equine science podcast by Dr Simon Curtis. Tune in for expertise and interviews from the world of horse hoof care. Get in touch: [email protected]

In this episode Simon speaks with friend and fellow farrier Peter Strafford. They discuss Peter’s career start at Flemington, home of the Melbourne Cup, and his experiences in plating winners there; his unique role as Farrier Supervisor for the VRC; horseracing in Victoria, and much more.

Thank you to this episode’s sponsor the Hoofcare Essentials Foundation and their partners. You can find more information on the HEF website www.hoofcareessentials.com

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The Hoof of the Horse is a farriery & equine science podcast by Dr Simon Curtis. Tune in for expertise and interviews from the world of horse hoof care. Get in touch: [email protected]

This week’s podcast is a group interview with Rob Stevenson, an equine podiatrist and co-founder of FormaHoof, and Jimmy Nicolaides, an engineer and FormaHoof’s managing director. Topics include: treatment of laminitis, 3D printing equine anatomy, engineering the horse’s hoof, and more.

Thank you to this episode’s sponsor the Hoofcare Essentials Foundation and their partners. You can find more information on the HEF website www.hoofcareessentials.com

Learn more about Jimmy and Rob’s work at formahoof.com


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The Hoof of the Horse is a farriery & equine science podcast by Dr Simon Curtis. Tune in for expertise and interviews from the world of horse hoof care. Get in touch: [email protected]

This week’s podcast is with Sergio Muelle-Goldstein, a farrier and blacksmith, who was born in Peru and grew up in the USA and Spain before coming to the UK. He was a farrier for 27 years, working with me for 9 of those years, before retiring due to injury and moving on to knife-making and sharing his knowledge through courses.

You can find details of Sergio’s knife making on his website: twistedhorseshoeknives.co.uk

Thank you to this episode’s sponsor the Hoofcare Essentials Foundation and their partners. You can find more information on the HEF website www.hoofcareessentials.com

View, order, or find your local retailer of Simon's books: curtisfarrierbooks.com
The Hoof of the Horse is a farriery & equine science podcast by Dr Simon Curtis. Tune in for expertise and interviews from the world of horse hoof care. Get in touch: [email protected]

Simon speaks to Paige Poss, a hoof anatomist and expert dissector from the States, who has some interesting views on shoeing and trimming. Find details of Paige's work and the Anatomy Course mentioned on her website: anatomy-of-the-equine.com

Thank you to this episode’s sponsor the Hoofcare Essentials Foundation and their partners. You can find more information on the HEF website www.hoofcareessentials.com

View and order, or find your local retailer of Simon's books: curtisfarrierbooks.com

The Hoof of the Horse is a farriery & equine science podcast by Dr Simon Curtis. Tune in for expertise and interviews from the world of horse hoof care. Get in touch: [email protected]

Simon has lectured on the subject of the horse’s hoof on every continent, and has written for farriers, hoof-trimmers, vets and horse-owners in numerous publications. He has worked in the equine industry since 1972, where he began as a farrier in Newmarket, England.