Shoemaking Team Event:
Four shoes to be made as per judges specimens.
Each person must make one shoe each.
Shoes to follow on Forge & Farrier.
Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes.
Shoeing Team Event:
Shoe the front feet with toe clipped.
3/4 Fullered Straight Bars.
Shoe the hind feet with toe clipped.
3/4 Fulled Calk and Wedge Roadsters.
Coal Fires.
Time allowed: 2 hours 20 minutes.
Rules:
Open to Registered Farriers.
Each team member to make a shoe, trim, fit, nail and clench one foot.
Only one team member can work on a horse at a time.
Competitors can only enter once.
Open to the first 12 teams entered.
No points will be awarded towards the Overall Championship.
Judges:
Gary Darlow AFCL, Derek Gardner A.W.C.F,
Gareth Thomas D.W.C.F & Sam Brennan D.W.C.F.
Special
Friday, 22nd March 2019
Main Arena
02
02 - Apprentice Gas Forging
Make two shoes. One ¾ fullered barshoe out of ¾” x 3/8”, to measure
5 ¼” x 5 ½” to suit e5. Also make one plain stamp shoe with one clip out
Of 12 1/2” of 3/4” x 3/8” to suit e5 mustad. (as per drawings)
No striker.
No top tools & no cutting.
Time limit: 45 minutes.
Make two shoes. As per judges.
(drawings will be posted on forge & farrier).
Time limit: 45 minutes.
Note - apprentices may enter only 1 of the gas forging classes.
However those apprentices entering the open gas forging class will
Earn no points towards the apprentice championship.
Special
04
04 - 1st & 2nd Year Apprentice Class
Make 2 shoes, one front and one hind. Both to have upright heels. Front toe clip - 6 nails. Hind with side clips - 6 nails. Front 12 1/2” and hind 12 1/2” both to be made from 3/4 x 7/16 concave stock.
(Hammer clipped) No bob punches (Open to all unqualified farriers).
No striker. (Please note gas forges).
Time limit: 40 minutes.
Special
05
05 - 3rd & 4th Year Apprentice Class
As 1st & 2nd year class but front 12 1/2” and hind 13” ( hind to be heel & feather).
(Hammer clipped) No bob punches. No striker.
Time limit: 40 minutes.
Special
06
06 - Open Shoeing Class
Shoe the diagonal feet of a horse.
Front feet to hunter style - sloping heels - from concave metal. Hind feet to be caulk and wedge with side clips made from material suitable for horse.
No striker.
Note - entries restricted to first 50 competitor entries received.
(Please note coal forges).
Time limit: 65 minutes.
Special
07
07 - Intermediate Shoeing
Open to those farriers who have never won a 1st or 2nd in a shoeing competition. To shoe one foot of a horse hunter style and make one concave caulk & wedge shoe (specimen as per judge).
No striker. (No points awarded towards championship).
(Please note coal forges).
Please note - if you enter this class you cannot enter the open shoeing class.
Time limit: 65 minutes.
Special
101
101 - Apprentice Gas Forging
Make two shoes. One ¾ fullered barshoe out of ¾” x 3/8”, to measure
5 ¼” x 5 ½” to suit e5. Also make one plain stamp shoe with one clip out
Of 12 1/2” of 3/4” x 3/8” to suit e5 mustad. (as per drawings)
No striker.
No top tools & no cutting.
Time limit: 45 minutes.
Special
102
102 - 3rd & 4th Year Apprentice Class
As 1st & 2nd year class but front 12 1/2” and hind 13” ( hind to be heel & feather).
(Hammer clipped) No bob punches. No striker.
Time limit: 40 minutes.
Special
Saturday, 23rd March 2019
Main Arena
08
08 - Two Person Roadster Shoeing
Shoe a side of a horse. Front 3/4 fullered, toe clip. Hind plain stamped calk and wedge. Toe clip. (Contestants can only enter once.) (First 24 teams entered only).
(Please note coal forges).
Time limit: 1 hour.
Special
09
09 - Two Person Apprentice Shoemaking Contest
Make two shoes. As per judges specimens. (Drawings will be posted on forge & farrier).
(Please note gas fires) - (contestants can only enter once).
Time limit: 45 minutes.
Special
10
10 - Two Person Open Shoemaking
Make three shoes. As per judges specimens (drawings will be posted on forge & farrier).
(Please note gas fires). (Contestants can only enter once).
(Qualified farriers only).
Time limit: 50 minutes.
Special
11
11 - Eagle Eye
Each competitor is allowed 10 seconds to look at the foot then is required to forge a shoe, of judges choice. No striker.
Class split into open & apprentice.
Time limit: TBC.