BFBA Farrier Focus

Event date: 21st September 2019 - 22nd September 2019

Where? The Forge, Avenue B, 10th Street, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire CV8 2LG

Why?

It is the UK’s largest farriery event
Listen and learn with two days of lectures and demonstrations from world class clinicians
Browse and shop at the trade show with in excess of 30 leading manufacturers and suppliers with new products, discounts and demonstrations
Watch the BFBA International Team Horseshoeing Championships showcasing some of the world’s most talented farriers working under pressure against the clock

This is a weekend not to be missed; a unique opportunity for farriers, blacksmiths, apprentices and equine professionals!

FREE OF CHARGE for BFBA Members, £20 for non members

Tradestands will be open from 9am to 6pm on Saturday 21st September and 9am to 5pm on Sunday 22nd September.

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Lecture Theatre Programme Saturday

Lecture Theatre Programme Sunday

Lecture Theatre Programme

(provisional and subject to amendment)

Your Speakers

SATURDAY 21st September
9.30am	David Hall DipWCF “The business of farriery. If i knew then what I now know.”
10.30am	Dan Stern DipWCF LS-HMC CBT CFG CFGP CLS “Hoof mapping and grading distortions. Using fixed external reference points to locate internal structures and assessing how feet distort.”
11.30am	Chris Powell FWCF “Toe and heel angles. Although textbooks suggest that toe and heel angles should be equal, is this even possible?”
12.45pm	The Farriers’ Role in Equine Biosecurity A short video on equine biosecurity by the Horse Trust after which Derek Gardner AWCF will talk briefly about how the 2001 outbreak of foot and mouth brought his business to a standstill.
1pm	OPEN FORUM Chaired by Derek Gardner AWCF. Questions should be submitted in advance to membership@bfba.co.uk
2.15pm	PRACTICAL FARRIERY PRESENTATIONS – a series of short, 10 minute lectures given by FWCF candidates on the BFBA FWCF course. Stephen Britten AWCF • Foot balance • Shoeing to aid correct posture Abby Bunyard AWCF • Shoeing for conformational faults. • Thrush-Practical solutions. Jurgen Gotthardt AWCF • Shoeing the modern showjumper. • Shoeing for hindlimb conformation faults. Alex Mercer AWCF • Shoe modification for foot imbalance. • Hind limb conformation faults, relating to forelimb morphologies. Ian Schofield AWCF • Shoeing in wet conditions-how it effects feet. • Shoeing for P3 fractures.
3.30pm	Katie Lawrence V.Phys MIRVAP, PGCERT Vet Ed (RVC), FHEA “The effects of hoof pain on biomechanics”.
4.30pm	Dr Simon Curtis FWCF Lecture 1. “Effects upon the equine hoof that cause hoof shape.”
5.30pm	Grant Moon AWCF “Shoeing for normal”

SUNDAY 22nd September
10.30am	Dan Stern DipWCF LS-HMC CBT CFG CFGP CLS “Clogs a modern application for everyday problems.”
11.30am	Katie Lawrence V.Phys MIRVAP, PGCERT Vet Ed (RVC), FHEA “Pain and reduced mobility – how the farrier and physiotherapist can work together to break the cycle.”
1pm	PRACTICAL FARRIERY PRESENTATIONS – a series of short, 10 minute lectures given by FWCF candidates on the BFBA FWCF course. Stephen Britten AWCF • Foot balance • Shoeing to aid correct posture Abby Bunyard AWCF • Shoeing for conformational faults. • Thrush-Practical solutions. Jurgen Gotthardt AWCF • Shoeing the modern showjumper. • Shoeing for hindlimb conformation faults. Alex Mercer AWCF • Shoe modification for foot imbalance. • Hind limb conformation faults, relating to forelimb morphologies. Ian Schofield AWCF • Shoeing in wet conditions-how it effects feet. • Shoeing for P3 fractures.
2.15pm	OPEN FORUM Chaired by Derek Gardner AWCF. Questions should be submitted in advance to membership@bfba.co.uk
3.15pm	Dr Simon Curtis FWCF Lecture 2. “Farriery techniques to change hoof shape.”
4.15pm	Wayne Preece FWCF “Shoeing the hind limb with bar shoes, thinking about surface interactions.”
5pm	Close

Demonstration Area

(provisional and subject to amendment)

SATURDAY 21st September
11am	Werkman
12.15pm	Imprint
1.30pm	Jim Blurton Hoof Proof
2.45pm	Horslyx
3.15pm	Wayne Preece FWCF

SUNDAY 22nd September
10.45am	Theraplate
12pm	Grant Moon AWCF Efficiency is based on technique, so working at the anvil is where the farrier can rest and have time to observe. This demo involved machine made and hand made shoes.
1.30pm	Jim Blurton Hoof Proof
3pm	Chris Powell FWCF Alternative ways of making a caulkin and wedge

Blacksmithing Area

The Blacksmithing Demonstration Area will feature six incredibly talented blacksmiths showcasing skills and knowledge utilising everyday ‘farrier-familiar’ tools and will include the power hammer and fire-welding. Questions are warmly encouraged; ask the specifics and have a go! Create a “top-end outcome with little effort”!

Your Exhibitors

Visit the leading manufacturers and suppliers. In attendance will be –

This year the trade show will be it’s largest ever and we are delighted to welcome so many exhibitors to The Forge. Exhibitors will be open for trading from 9am to 6pm on Saturday 21st September and 9am to 5pm on Sunday 22nd September. To gain a preview of some of the products, offers and discounts at the event stay in touch on the BFBA Facebook page and Farrier Focus event page.

EVENT SPONSOR	Handmade Shoes (UK) Ltd Address: Units 3 & 4 Williams Court, Pitstone Green Business Park, Pitstone, Nr. Leighton Buzzard LU7 9GW Telephone: 01296 662473 Email: info@handmadeshoesltd.co.uk Website:www.handmadeshoesltd.co.uk Online Web Shop: www.handmadefarriersupplies.co.uk
EVENT SPONSOR	Stromsholm Ltd Address: Wood Court, Chesney Wold, Bleak Hall, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 1NE Sales: 01908 233909 Accounts: 01908 232244 Fax: 01908 233908 Website: www.stromsholm.co.uk Jim Blurton Address: Rose Hill, Kingswood, Forden, Welshpool, Wales UK Telephone: +44 (0) 1938 580222 Email: sales@jimblurton.co.uk Website: www.jimblurton.co.uk
EVENT SPONSOR	Arthur Cottam & Company (Horseshoes) Ltd Address: Carrwood Road, Chesterfield Trading Estate, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. S41 9QB Telephone: 0800 591547 or 01246 453672/454249 Fax : 01246 268953 Email: sales@cottamhorseshoes.com Website www.cottamhorseshoes.com Find us on Facebook www.facebook.com/cottamhorseshoes
	Gibbins UK Ltd
	Bassoli
	The Shoeing Lab
	Life Data Labs
	Atlantic Equine
	Richard Ash Horseshoes
	Worshipful Company of Farriers
	Double S Horseshoes
	N&J Aluminium Linings
	Blacksmith SNC
	Farrier Web
	Total Foot Protection
	Red Horse Products
	Mustad
	Horslyx
	Werkman Hoofcare
	Imprint Equine Foot Care
	The 3rd Millennium
	Theraplate
	Eastlake & Beachell
	Myerscough College
	MNC Horseshoes
	NWT
	National Equine Welfare Council
	ACR Aluminium Horseshoes
	Derek Gardner Farrier Products
	EponaMind
	Equine Foot Clinic
	Gaslow
	Londonderry Forge Supplies
	Silverback Chaps
	SIMS Financial Services
	Inneva Specialist Vehicles
	Horseshoes 4 U Ltd
	Greystone Forge
	Pro Glu
	D E Hoof Taps
	Viking Farrier Tools
	Warwickshire College
	Hereford and Ludlow College