The Hoof of the Horse
About Simon
– Dr. Simon Curtis has been a practicing farrier in Newmarket for 44 years.He has lectured and demonstrated farriery in more than 30 countries on 6 continents including the USA, Australia, India, Russia, and Brazil.He is an author of 4 text books on farriery. He has been published in numerous journals. Simon is the only farrier to have been awarded an Honorary Associateship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. He is a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Farriers (2001-2002) and has chaired the Farriers Registration Council (2006-9). He is a Fellow of the Worshipful Company of Farriers by examination (FWCF) and is currently an examiner. Simon is a 4th generation farrier; his family have been farriers and blacksmiths on the Cambridgeshire and Suffolk border for at least 150 years. In 2005 Simon was inducted into the International Farriers Hall of Fame at the Kentucky Derby Museum. He gained a First Degree, Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Farriery through Myerscough College, University of Central Lancashire in 2011 and completed a PhD degree in Equine Physiology and Biomechanics in 2017. In 2018 Simon Curtis was presented with the Sir Colin Speding award for his contribution to equine knowledge, and published The Hoof of the Horse.
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03:09 – A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse
04:30 – How Simon became to be a Farrier
07:27 – The difference between a Farrier and a Blacksmith
09:25 – Becoming a Farrier, being proud and motivated
14:50 – About books Simon has written
17:45 – How Professor Chris Pollock has influenced Simon
20:00 – Sinker Laminitis
25:00 – Obtaining the Sir Colin Speding Award, getting an Honorary Associateship with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and passing his Fellowship exam
29:00 – Searching for a better way to shoe horses
34:41 – Horses are not born with shoes
38:46 – Visiting Denmark, Iceland, Australia and New Zealand and doing ‘The Hoof of the Horse’ Podcast, writing and photography
40:25 – Contact details see below
41:36 – Get a good Farrier and put on wood shoes. Don’t do this job if you do not love horses, but if you do then enjoy it.
Simon’s Contact Details
Phone: +44 078 180 010 91 London
Email:
Website: http://curtisfarrierbooks.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/farriersimoncurtis
Music
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