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Working together benefits everyone
‘Those who refuse to join NAFBAE are either too arrogant to recognize they may
need help one day, or are too selfish to want to help anyone else’, said Simon
Curtis, retiring chairman of the Farriers Registration Council. He was speaking to
the new farriers, those who had just received their certificates from the Master
of the Worshipful Company of Farriers, Carl Bettison, on September 3. NAFBAE
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membersip is a benefit provided to apprentices by the FTA, and he implored
them to continue their membership as they build their careers.
Official Magazine of the NAFBAE Mr Curtis has served three years as chairman and is well known in the
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To demonstrate this, FRC Council member, Stuart Craig, wrote a letter
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association news
02 President’s address
Contributions in the form of articles, letters and
photographs are welcomed
13 Win a top prize for being a NAFBAE member
14 The cultural exchange – an awesome experience
National Association of Farriers, Blacksmiths 22 2009 NAFBAE International Team Horseshoeing Championships
& Agricultural Engineers
40 Caption competition
President: Craig D’Arcy, 42 Haslingden
Old Road, Blackburn, Lancashire BB1 2DY.
articles
01254 697050. 04 Relationships between hoof, leg and whole-horse conformation
Vice-President: Gary Burton, DipWCF, Amber Green 08 Minimising hoof distortion in laminitis. Part 2
Cottage, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, Kent
12 British farriery – the gold standard. Part 1. An introduction to UK farriery
ME17 4JP.
Executive Committee members:
cpd informer
Huw Dyer, AWCF, The Forge, Londonderry, 19 Yorkshire farriers work together to achieve AWCF
Northallerton, N. Yorks DL7 9LE. 01677 422587.
Cliff Barnes, DWCF, 167 Weyhill Road, Andover, reports
Hants SP10 3LJ. 01264 361003
20 Handmade Shoes shoe making competition and summer ball
Wilf Ford, 6 Vale Lane, Lathom, Ormskirk, Lancs L40
26 ELPO examinations
6JH. Tel: 0777 444 0310
Chris Linssner, 7 Longshore Close, Andover,
wcf
Hampshire SP10 3UN Tel: 0126 435 0800
28 WCF Certificate presentation
Head Office
Amanda Hill, National Secretary
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31 RoSPA launches new Working Time Regulations consultancy package;
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WCF higher qualifications – an update; Greetings from the World Farriers Association
E-mail: nafbaehq@nafbae.org
fta, sefton house news
Website: www.nafbae.org
33 Improving communications; the role of a learning support coordinator;
Worshipful Company of Farriers
FTA field officer conference
Clerk: Mrs Charlotte Clifford, 19 Queen Street,
35 Why Field Officer visits are important; Updates
Chipperfield, Herts WD4 9BT.
36 A fresh look at farriery training
Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths
results in brief
Clerk: C. Jeal, 48 Upwood Road,
Lee, London SE12 8AN.
39 Kent; Border Union; Great Yorkshire; Edenbridge and Oxted; Romily; Peover; Royal Welsh
Farriers Registration Council Representatives college news
Mr P. N. Baker, AWCF, (Southern Area) Telephone
36 Farriery and blacksmithing winners at Myerscough;
01672 540812;
Warwickshire College students achieve a clean sweep
Cliff Barnes, DWCF, 01264 361003
Mr C. S. Craig, AFCL (Southern Area)
products
Huw Dyer, AWCF, 01677 422587; 41 Hoof supplement takes on mammoth challenge; Sealskinz Ultra Grip Gloves
Mr P. T. Gordon, DipWCF (Northern Area)
42 Imprint Sport’s first birthday; Myerscough adopts Farriers Manager
D. Symons, FWCF(Hons) (Northern Area)
to teach business awareness
Welfare Advice Reconciliation Service
43 Recession-beating advice for horse owners
Tel: 01822 870270 between 8.30am and 7.00 pm
diary
Front Cover Caption
44 Diary
Members of the winning English Team
from the International Team Horseshoeing
Competition held at Stoneleigh in August
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