Showing posts with label Farriers Registration Act. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Farriers Registration Act. Show all posts
Friday, May 06, 2016

British Minister Meets with Farriers on Future Registration, Discipline Changes for the Profession

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DEFRA Minister George Eustice, MP can't take his eyes off the horseshoe he forged at the  anvil with help from Simon Moore, FWCF, dur...
Thursday, December 04, 2014

Barefoot Hoofcare Practices Subject of British Government Survey to Veterinarians

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A government survey of British veterinarians is taking no prisoners and leaving no stones unturned. While the clear goal of the newly-...
Saturday, September 27, 2014

Australian Farriers Seek Regulation of Profession in New South Wales

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A farrier revolt has been brewing for some time in the state of New South Wales in Australia. Some--but not all--farriers there are ang...
Friday, March 21, 2014

Next Step in Re-vamp of Farriers Registration Act in Great Britain

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A government report published on Wednesday takes another step toward  modernizing a law governing who can shoe--or possibly trim--British...
Tuesday, November 12, 2013

British Government Opens Consultation Period for Reforms to Farriers Registration Act

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Today the Farriers Registration Council in Great Britain announced that that country's governmental Department of Environment, Food...
Wednesday, May 29, 2013

British Farrier Apprentice System Suspended as Training Suffers Negative Government Evaluation

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Apprentices are traditionally part of the landscape of farriery in Great Britain. These apprentices to Jim and/or Allan Ferrie competed at...
Tuesday, March 05, 2013

British Farrier Diplomates in Inaugural Pledge to Uphold Profession and Equine Welfare Standards

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Graduate farriers in Great Britain recited the inaugural pledge to their profession. On February 28, the Worshipful Company of Farriers ...
Saturday, October 20, 2012

British Barefoot Hoof Tape Controversy Escalates: Advocate Pledges Legal Assault on Farriers Registration Act, Council, and Illegal Farriery Charges

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A hoof trimmer at work on a horse. Both hoof trimmers and farriers wear aprons, use hoof stands, and  carry knives, nippers and rasps. How...