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  1. UK Competitions
  2. International Competitions
  3. UK Events
  4. International Events
 

Wed - Mar 17
  Bank Holiday, Ireland
Thu - Mar 18 -- Sat - Mar 20
  Canadian Horseshoeing Championships, Calgary
Fri - Mar 19 -- Sat - Mar 20
  Ayrshire Branch Competition
Judges: William O'Shaughnessy AWCF, Ed O'Shaughnessy AWCF, Paul Collins AWCF and David Sutherland DWCF.
Entry form downlaodable from the Events Information page.
Drawings to be available from mid-February.
Sat - Mar 20
  Laminitis Awareness 2010

Saturday 20th March - Royal Veterinary College, Hertfordshire
Thursday 25th March - University of Liverpool, Leahurst 
Saturday 10th April - Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Easter Bush, Scotland

For further information and a full programme contact:
Karen Fletcher on 01832 737395
or visit www.dodsonandhorrell.com

Sat - Mar 20 -- Sun - Mar 21
  National Shire Horse Show, Peterborough
Judge Stephen Gowring AWCF. Open and apprentice classes. Entry forms dowloadable from the Events Information page.
Thu - Mar 25
  Laminitis Awareness 2010
Saturday 20th March - Royal Veterinary College, Hertfordshire
Thursday 25th March - University of Liverpool, Leahurst 
Saturday 10th April - Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Easter Bush, Scotland

For further information and a full programme contact:
Karen Fletcher on 01832 737395
Sat - Mar 27
  Master & Apprentice Competition, HCT

The (Rearranged) Sixteenth Master and Apprentice Shoeing and Shoemaking Competition and Open Day and Student/Apprentice Blacksmithing.
All entrants for the November 09 competition have a right of entry for March 27th 2010 if they wish to take part.

Apprentices will be eligible for the class in which they were entered in November 2009.

Will all competitors who wish to take part in the re-arranged competition please reapply in order that we may be sure of numbers and offer spaces to farriers who may have previously been unsuccessful.
Entry form downloadable from the Events Info page.

Mon - Mar 29
  Apprentice Group 33L
3 weeks
Fri - Apr 02
  Bank Holiday, UK
Mon - Apr 05
  Bank Holiday, UK & R. of Ireland
Thu - Apr 08 -- Sat - Apr 10
  Giessen Farrier Clinic

In 2010 we are planning an apprentice special  additionally to our regular farrier clinic. It will start on Thursday 8th of April with shoe making and lectures. On Friday 9th of April we will have a “International Friendship Competition” for apprentices and young farriers. On Saturday we have the farrier clinic like every year with (german) lectures and practical parts and a nice party at night.
Apprentice get a special price for €100,00 for all three days. Please assign until the 15th of January!

For further information please contact us by email or phone at the Farrierschool of Justus-Liebig University of Giessen.

Sat - Apr 10 -- Sun - Apr 11
  International Farrier Competition in St Gallen
More informations in February/ March you will find on www.swiss-farrier.ch
Sat - Apr 10
  Laminitis Awareness 2010
Saturday 20th March - Royal Veterinary College, Hertfordshire
Thursday 25th March - University of Liverpool, Leahurst 
Saturday 10th April - Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Easter Bush, Scotland

For further information and a full programme contact:
Karen Fletcher on 01832 737395
Wed - Apr 14
  Imprint Training Day: Hoof Repair and Reconstruction.
At Manor Cottage Farm, Trenholme Bar, NORTH ALLERTON DL6 3JZ . For more information please contact Julia Poynton on 01666 822953
Fri - Apr 16
  Imprint Training Day - Imprint Sport

To be held at: The Forge, Little Pastures, Ty-Freeman Lane, Gwehelog, USK, Gwent NP15  1RD 
For further information please contact Julia Poynton on 01666 822953

Sat - Apr 17 -- Sun - Apr 18
  Annual ATF Conference and Farriery Trade Fair
Mon - Apr 19
  Apprentice Group 33S
3 weeks
Mon - Apr 19 -- Tue - Apr 20
  DAC Higher Examinations
Thu - Apr 22
  Imprint Training Day: Hoof Repair and Reconstruction.
At Towcester Veterinary Centre Equine Clinic, Plum Park Farm, Paulerspury, TOWCESTER Northants, NN12 6LQ. For further details please contact Julia Poynton on 01666 822953.
Sat - Apr 24 -- Sun - Apr 25
  Handmade Shoes (UK) Ltd Clinic
The hugely popular Handmade Shoes (UK) Ltd Clinic is back again! We are delighted to welcome Craig Trnka as our guest clinician who will be running a one day clinic on Saturday 24th April and repeated again on Sunday 25th April.
More details to follow soon....
To book your place now to avoid disappointment please speak to Lucy Bryce on 01296 662 473 or email lucy.bryce@handmadeshoesltd.co.uk
Sun - May 02 -- Mon - May 03
  Leicester County Show
Mon - May 03
  Bank Holiday, Scotland & R. of Ireland
Sat - May 08
  NAFBAE Farrier Focus and Mustad 'Champion of Champions'

NAFBAE Farrier Focus Day, Saturday 8th May 2010 Open to ALL registered farriers and apprentices, entrance free of charge.
Event consists of a mixture of lectures by World renowned speakers Professor John  Reilly and Mark Caldwell, Demonstrations by World Champions Grant Moon and Steven Beane and workshops.
Plus the 'Mustad Champion of Champions Competition - invitation event open to World Champions.  Winner to receive a trophy and £5000 donated to his nominated Charity, all other competitors to receive £250.00 for their nominated charities.  11 confirmed entrants to date. 
Competition is 70 minutes to make and fit one shoe to foot plus make one specimen shoe.

Mon - May 10
  Apprentice Group 32L
3 weeks
Thu - May 20 -- Sat - May 22
  Devon County Show
Schedule and entry form now available for download. Entries close 2nd April 2010. Enter online at www.devoncountyshow.co.uk.
To be judged by Mr R P May AWCF. Open and apprentice classes.
Sat - May 22
  YFEDA Otley Show Shoemaking Competition

Judge Ian Allison DWCF. Entries close 2rd April 2010. Open and Apprentice classes.
Entry form downloadable from the Events Information page.

Mon - May 31
  Great Hardwood Show, Lancashire
Mon - May 31
  Warrington Horse Show
Mon - May 31
  Bank Holiday, UK
Mon - May 31
  Apprentice Group 32S
3 weeks
Wed - Jun 02 -- Sat - Jun 05
  Royal Bath & West Show
Open and Apprentice Classes to be judged by Mr J Balfour AWCF and Mr K Balfour DipWCF. Entry form downloadable from the Events Information page. Entries can also be done online at www.bathandwest.com. Entries close 31st March 2010.
Wed - Jun 02
  Imprint Training Day: Hoof Repair and Reconstruction inc. Developmental Farriery for Foals and Youngstock.
At: Endell Veterinary Group, Equne Hospital, Southampton Rd, Clarendon, Salisbury SP5 3DG 
Further information and to book please contact Julia Poynton on 01666 822953
Wed - Jun 02 -- Thu - Jun 03
  Stafford County Show
Entry form and schedule now available for download. Entries close 23rd April 2010. Judge: Mr Sandy Beveridge FWCF.
Wed - Jun 02 -- Thu - Jun 03
  Suffolk Show
Closing date for entries 9th April 2010.
Mon - Jun 07
  Bank Holiday, R. of Ireland
Thu - Jun 10 -- Sat - Jun 12
  South of England Show
Fri - Jun 18 -- Sun - Jun 20
  Three Counties Show
Fri - Jun 18 -- Sun - Jun 20
  East of England
Mon - Jun 21
  Apprentice Group 31L
2 weeks
Wed - Jun 23 -- Thu - Jun 24
  Lincolnshire Show
Thu - Jun 24 -- Sun - Jun 27
  Royal Highland Show
Sat - Jul 03 -- Sun - Jul 04
  World Horse Welfare Competition, Scotland
Mon - Jul 05
  Apprentice Group 30L
Final 4.
Wed - Jul 07 -- Sat - Jul 10
  World Champion Blacksmith Competition, Calgary
Fri - Jul 09 -- Sun - Jul 11
  Royal Festival of the Horse, Stoneleigh
Sat - Jul 10
  Newport Show Horseshoeing Competition
Mon - Jul 12
  Bank Holiday, N. Ireland
Tue - Jul 13 -- Thu - Jul 15
  Great Yorkshire Show
Fri - Jul 16 -- Sun - Jul 18
  Kent County Show
Mon - Jul 19 -- Thu - Jul 22
  Royal Welsh Show
Sat - Jul 24
  Handmade Shoes (UK) Ltd Competition and Summer Ball
Sat - Jul 31
  Border Union Show
Mon - Aug 02
  Apprentice Group 31S
2 weeks
Mon - Aug 02
  Bank Holiday, Scotland & R. of Ireland
Fri - Aug 06 -- Sun - Aug 08
  Lowther Driving Trials and Game Fair
Sat - Aug 07
  Tockwith Show YFEDA Shoemaking Competition
Sun - Aug 15
  Cheshire Game and Angling Fair 'Peover' Competition
Fri - Aug 27 -- Sun - Aug 29
  NAFBAE International Team Horseshoeing Championships
Sun - Aug 29 -- Mon - Aug 30
  Edenbridge & Oxted Show
Mon - Aug 30
  Bank Holiday, UK
Mon - Aug 30
  Apprentice Group 34L
4 weeks

Submit dates
Dates for the Calendar are added free of charge and may also include the download of an application or entry form where applicable. If you are organising a farriery-related event email claire@forgeandfarrier.co.uk with the details and we will publish them at our earliest convenience.

Farriers (Registration) Act 1975
*Please be aware that under the Farriers (Registration) Act 1975, as amended, all persons engaged in farriery within Great Britain (excluding Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) are required to be registered with the Farriers Registration Council (FRC) in order to practice legally. For details on registering on a temporary basis for the purposes of competitions or work experience etc please visit the FRC website www.farrier-reg.gov.uk
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