Author Topic: Train to be a Farrier!!! (Read 4594 times)

sandy · « **on:** August 02, 2009, 09:06:52 pm »

How do you go about training to be a Farrier locally? Clackmannanshire, Stirling and surrounding areas

doganjo · « **Reply #1 on:** August 02, 2009, 11:27:43 pm »

Good grief, Sandy - you're not going to try that next are you? I think you need to have been around horses a lot to understand them, and become involved with local stables, then I think there is a special course for it at one of the vet schools - Royal Dick maybe?

sandy · « **Reply #2 on:** August 03, 2009, 08:00:52 am »

No not me, i'm not strong enough, we have a friend in Mexico who is one, he was a Butcher before a farrier!!! I could ask him but not on my Facebook, hes on my son in laws and Daughters though. He started by someone comming into the shop wanting a hand shoeing thier horse, a strong young man to hold the horse!!! not sure what happened after??? Just interested after watching COuntry File last night.

jameslindsay · « **Reply #3 on:** August 03, 2009, 08:15:16 am »

I may be wrong but this is sticking in my mind from our Farrier. I am sure his son who is training spends lots of time down South but Oatridge Agricultural in Broxburn is ringing bells?

sandy · « **Reply #4 on:** August 03, 2009, 08:53:15 am »

I shall look that up, at the moment got some other stuff to look up....I want to see who has been comming in and out of our house so I am going to contact the camera people, there is one a few yards from us........what an exciting life I lead

BadgerFace · « **Reply #5 on:** August 03, 2009, 09:23:16 am »

You have to train as an Apprentice with a registered Farrier, and also do blocks of training at college. I think the training is four years now. The Worshipful Company of Farriers website should give you all the details you need http://www.wcf.org.uk/

There is also the alternative to train as a barefoot trimmer

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