22/11/2024
Army Farriery Competition
At The Defence Animal Training Regiment, Melton Mowbray
BFBA International Team Horseshoeing Competition 2023
Event date: 27th October 2023 - 28th October 2023
Where: Hall 2, NAEC Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire CV8 2LH
Held alongside BFBA Focus
In collaboration with the American Farrier’s Association.
Prizegiving Dinner on Saturday evening
Shoeing Judges
Judge A: Ben Mangan USA
Judge B: Andrew Casserly ENG
Apprentice Judge
James Hayter ENG
Chief Steward
Danny Bennett
Results
Many congratulations to you all!
Apprentice Individual Champion
1st: Shamus Mangan, USA
2nd: Billy Makin, England
3rd: Ben McCredie, Scotland
4th: Theo Williams, England
5th: Wesley Auker, USA
Apprentice Team Champions
1st: Team England
2nd: Team Scotland
3rd: Team USA
4th: Team Wales
5th: Team Sweden
Apprentice Best Specimen Shoe
Ty Zehms, USA
Class 1 - International Team Gas Shoemaking
1st: Team USA
2nd: Team Ireland
3rd: Team England
4th: Team Scotland
5th: Team Wales
Class 2: International Team Horseshoeing
1st: Team England
2nd: Team Scotland
3rd: Team USA
4th: Team Ireland
5th: Team Wales
Class 2: Best Specimen Shoe
Steven Beane & Liam Collins, England
Class 2: Best Shod Foot
Matthew Randles, England
Class 2: Best Individual
Liam Collins, England
Class 2: Best Dressed Foot
Will O'Shaugnessy (Ireland), Matthew Randles (England) & George Rogerson (England)
Class 3: International Team Horseshoeing
1st: Team Ireland
2nd: Team England
3rd: Team USA
4th: Team Scotland
5th: Team Wales
Class 3: Best Specimen Shoe
Tom Petersen, USA
Class 3: Best Shod Foot
Grant Watt, Scotland
Class 3: Best Individual
Grant Watt, Scotland
Class 3: Best Dressed Foot
Daniel Jones, USA
Class 4: International Reserve Team Member
1st: Sawyer Spradling, USA
2nd: David Lynch, Ireland
3rd: Alexander Cyr, Canada
4th: Lena Guggisberg, Switzerland
5th: Tom Anderson, Wales
Best Overall Team Horseshoeing (Classes 2 & 3)
1st: Team England
2nd: Team Scotland
3rd: Team USA
4th: Team Ireland
5th: Team Wales
Best Overall Team Horseshoeing (Classes 2 & 3) - Best Shod Foot
Liam Collins
Overall Individual Championship (Classes 1, 2 & 3)
1st: Tom Petersen, USA
2nd: Lewis Balfour, Scotland
3rd: David Varini, Scotland
4th: Paul Robinson, Ireland and Steven Beane, England
BFBA INTERNATIONAL TEAM HORSESHOEING CHAMPIONSHIP 2023
1st: Team England
2nd: Team USA
3rd: Team Ireland
4th: Team Scotland
5th: Team Wales
BEST DRESSED FOOT
Liam Collins, England & Daniel Jones, USA
BEST SHOD FOOT
Liam Collins, England
Individual Class Scores
Thank you to our sponsors
American Farrier's Association (Competition Sponsor)
Location:4059 Iron Works Pkwy, Suite 1, Lexington, Kentucky 40511
Telephone:859-233-7411
Email:info@americanfarriers.org
Website:https://americanfarriers.org/
Mustad (Sponsor of Nails)
Location:Pascallaan 42, 8218 NJ Lelystad, Netherlands
Telephone:+31 320 211 420
Email:danny.elliott@mustad.com
Website:www.mustad.com
Calor (Sponsor of Gas)
Website:www.calor.co.uk
Bassoli (Sending rasps as prizes)
Location:Via Pilata 48, 23887 Olgiate Molgora, Lecco
Telephone:+39 039 9910421
Email:info@bassoli.it
Website:www.bassolishop.it/gb
Horslyx (providing licks for the horses)
Location:Solway Mills, Silloth, Wigton, Cumbria CA7 4AJ
Telephone:01697 332 592
Email:info@horslyx.com
Website:www.horslyx.com
TEAMS
Open Competition
BRITISH ARMY
Adam Cooper (Manager), Daniel Martin, Josh Chew, Nathan Healey-Potter, Peter Forster, Paul Jones
CANADA
Iain Ritchie (Manager), Jack Ketel, Russell Floyd, Tom Barnett, Maxim Poirier, Alexandre Cyr
ENGLAND
Danny Elliott (Manager), Matthew Randles, Steven Beane, George Rogerson, Liam Collins, Toby Pedley
FRANCE
Stéphane Bréhin (Manager), Jean Françoise Denis, Julien Crepin, Adrien Guthux, Philippe Charloto
IRELAND
Alwyn McKeown (Manager), Paul Robinson, Rodney Ross, Will O'Shaughnessy, Edward O'Shaughnessy, David Lynch
NETHERLANDS
Maarten Abbink (Team Member and Manager), Douwe Dokter, Sandra de Wilde, Joshua Biersteker, Nick Koning
NORWAY
Tom Leistad-Jonas (Team Member and Manager), Lars Nilson, Stig Haga, Sverre Smevik
SCOTLAND
Jim Balfour (Manager), Lewis Balfour, David Varini, Grant Watt, Andy Dryburgh, Sarah Brown
SWEDEN
Martin Bruks (Team Member and Manager), Per Nilsson, Tobias Nilsson, Johannes Sandsten, Sigridur Johannsdotter
SWITZERLAND
Alex Würsch (Team Member and Manager), Hans Meier, David Frei, Laurin Bärtschi, Lena Guggisberg
USA
Travis Smith (Manager), Tom Petersen, Chris Madrid, Bodie Trnka, Daniel Jones, Sawyer Spradling
WALES
Joe Whitehead (Team Member and Manager), Gareth Thomas, Ryan McDonald, Elgan Harries, Tom Anderson
Apprentice Competition
BRITISH ARMY
Adam Cooper (Manager), Daniel Veness, Jacob Reuter, Abbie Wyss, Jake Trathen
ENGLAND
Danny Elliott (Manager), Billy Makin, Rosy Dobson, Lidia Dey, Theo Williams, Elliott Ticquet
FRANCE
Stéphane Bréhin (Manager), Gauthier Berthelem, Léo Hermet, Hugo Chanedeau, Tom Tessier, Antoine Marcilloux Darses
IRELAND
Alwyn McKeown (Manager), Chris Hayward, Oisin Quill, Thomas McFall, Viktor Mester
SCOTLAND
Ally Smith (Manager), Matt Bradley, Ben McCredie, James Sutton, PJ Williams
SWEDEN
Martin Bruks (Manager), Hilda Tedefalk Nygren, Lars (Lasse) Backman, Klara Hägglund, Sanna Möller
USA
Travis Smith (Manager), Wesley Auker, Shamus Mangan, Ty Zehms, Justin Daley
WALES
Joe Whitehead (Manager), Connor Thomas, Connor Stephens, Zak Jones, Gerraint Edwards, Ryan Davies
Specimen Shoes: Class 1 - Team Gas 1.5hr
Specimen Shoes: Class 2 - Team Shoeing 2hr
Specimen Shoes: Class 3 - Team Shoeing 1.5hr
Class 4 - Reserve Class 1 hr: one of Judge A's gas shoes, one of Judge B's gas shoes
Specimen Shoes: Class 5 - Apprentice Team Gas 1.5hrs
Specimen Shoes: Class 6 - Apprentice Individual 45mins
Sponsors