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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, September and November and a hard copy will be sent to all UK registered farriers, farriery apprentices and blacksmith members in addition to a number of international subscribers.

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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 Moore FWCF who is not just an examiner, but also had a long successful career as an Approved Training Farrier.

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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!

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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! As a UK farrier i have often been confused with the different qualifications, associations and entry routes in to farriery out side of the UK. I'll let Brian explain................


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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 will be a conversation starter amongst farriers and owners a like.

Joining me are:

Simon Moore FWCF who is also a committee member on the FRC
Claire Brown Founder of Forge PR, representing the BFBA and wife of a working Farrier
Jane Patching Equine Health and Safety Consultant 
James Arkley Equine Dental Technician and chairman of the British Equine Dental Technicians Association 
Jonathan Nunn FWCF who is one of the founding trustees of the Farriers Foundation 

Thank you to all who took part

enjoy 

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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.

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In this episode i sit down and chat to Cliff Barnes AWCF. Cliff was the Chairman of the Farriery Apprenticeship Steering Group set up to produce the new Trailblazer Farriery Apprenticeship Standard.

This was some task and took from its formation in 2014 to its roll out in March 2019. As an educator I personally think that although some changes have been made to the way we train future farriers, that this process has been a step in the right direction and has future proofed UK farriery training for the next generation.

To find out more information click on the links below......


https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/farrier/

https://www.wcf.org.uk/apprentices

https://www.farrier-reg.gov.uk/how-to-find-an-apprenticeship

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In this Episode myself Daniel Bennett AWCF CertEd and Dean Bland BA Hons Dip WCF Hons Dip.Ed. MAFA, we sit down and discuss question by question the last Dip WCF written exam paper. On the whole it was another good farriery related paper and students generally answered it well.

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Practical fail rates on average are higher than the theory especially in the DipWCF exam.

In this Podcast I talk about my experiences in watching people fail and why it happens. 

This is to help potential candidates from falling in to any of these traps or habits.