Andrew Bowyer FWCF, GradDipELR

Andrew qualified in 2001 then spent 3 years travelling and shoeing overseas before returning to his home county of Devon where he runs a mixed shoeing practice. In 2006 he started working for British Equestrian covering the podium potential Para Dressage squad and in 2016 took on the role of Team GB farrier for dressage and jumping. Since then he has covered two World Games, the Tokyo and Paris Olympics, and four European Championships.

Andrew enjoys everything the farrier industry has offered over the years from forging and tool making to keeping competition and much-loved horses on the road and the challenges that arise. He has also competed in shoeing competitions over the years and now runs a popular shoeing competition in Devon.

In 2024 Andrew achieved the FWCF qualification. He thoroughly enjoyed preparing for the exam and is very passionate about his study “Measuring moisture content in horny structures of the foot in domesticated horses”.

Andrew always manages to find a river to take a cool dip in at the end of a day’s shoeing to wind down. Passions outside of farriery, are mountain biking, walking in the great outdoors, spending time with his lovely family and mowing the lawn.

Paul Horner DipWCF, AWCF, BSc (Hons), FWCF

Paul Horner trained with Ian Lindsay AWCF based in North Somerset and passed his diploma in 1997. Paul then went on to become a training farrier and to date has had 7 apprentices. Paul attended many shoeing competitions with his apprentices which proved very successful. In 2009, Paul enrolled in Myerscough College where in 2014 he gained his BSc (Hons) with a 1^st in farriery and also won the “Caldwell Cup” for the best practical job. He then went on to gain his Associate of the Worshipful Company of Farriers (AWCF) in 2012 and Fellowship of the Worshipful Company of Farriers (FWCF) in 2019.

Paul currently runs a successful business in Somerset and has 2 apprentices. He has a particular interest in the veterinary aspects where he has been resident farrier at the University of Bristol for over 20 years and also carries out referral work for other local practices. The majority of his work is competition horses, which mainly consists of event horses of all levels. He also attended Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 where he was part of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) farriery team.