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QUALIFICATIONS & ASSOCIATIONS

There is no legal requirement in Australia for a farrier to be registered before commercially shoeing horses (as there is in England). In terms of education, a farrier can either have carried out a trade certificate course, have been apprenticed to a qualified farrier, have learnt the trade from another unqualified farrier or be self taught. In 1996, National Competency Standards will be introduced in every state and then all farriers will be required to be trained according to a national curriculum and tested to that standard before a trade certificate is issued. This will, however, only happen in the ACT if the Government formally recognises farriery as a trade. Farriers who shoe racehorses and who wish to participate in the sharing of the 'Plate Prize' after a win, must be registered with the Master Farriers Association. Farriers who are registered with the Association are entitled to call themselves 'Master Farriers'. The Master Farriers Association can be contacted through:

Master Farriers Association
PO Box 98
Canley Heights NSW 2166
Secretary: Bill McKean Phone: (02) 724-1361.

Recently, a branch of the Australian Farriers and Blacksmiths Association was formed in the ACT. The aim of the Branch is to improve the education of farriers and blacksmiths, and horse owners. They are also aiming to encourage farriers who are not formally qualified to complete trade certificates, and to have the ACT Government formally recognised farriery as a trade for which practitioners must be qualified. There is no farriery trade course in the ACT and apprentices must complete a trade certificate in NSW and be issued a licence by the Vocational Training Commission. For information about the new ACT Branch:

Australian Farriers & Blacksmiths
(ACT & Southern Districts Branch) Association Inc
PO Box 386
Curtin ACT 2605
Phone: 6238-1466 President: Gary Dowling; Secretary: Jim Ellis Farriers who belong to this association are listed below as 'MAFBA'.

FARRIERS SUPPLIES

Canberra Farrier Supplies
Phone: 6293-1887, mobile: 0185-268-075
Contact: Dave Power All farriery supplies for amateurs and professionals.

FARRIERS

         Boyd's Farrier Services
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PO Box 466  Bungendore  NSW   
Ph: 0439 993 107 Fax:  Mob: 
 

Rowan  Allan      
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   Yass  NSW  2582
Ph: 227-5059 Fax:  Mob: 
General shoeing (part-time).

Terry  Baines  (Master Farrier)   
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Ph: 6249-8500 Fax:  Mob: 
20-years experience; travel anywhere.

Darryl  Bossley  (MAFBA)   
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   Nelligen      
Ph: (044) 78-1000 Fax:  Mob: 
Hot shoeing only; specialises in orthopaedic and pathological work. Regular visits to Canberra.

Rod  Clark  (MAFBA)   
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Ph: 6236-9150 Fax:  Mob: 
Hot shoeing only; specialises in orthopaedic and pathological work. Regular visits to Canberra

Chris  Corbin  (Master Farrier)   
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   Canberra  ACT   
Ph: 6241-6218 Fax:  Mob:0418 215 774
General & corrective shoeing, hot or cold, any area.

Gary  Dowling  (MAFBA)   
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Hot shoeing; specialises in corrective work.

Jim  Ellis  (Master Farrier, MAFBA)   
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   Bungendore  NSW   
Ph: 6238-1466 Fax:  Mob: 
All general and corrective shoeing.

John  Gorman  (MAFBA)   
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   Collector  NSW   
Ph: (048) 480068 Fax:  Mob: 
Hot or cold shoeing, mainly northside

Karl  Heckenberg     Capital Horseshoeing
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Ph:   Fax:  Mob: 
All areas; 7-days; prompt reliable service.

Bernard  Johnson  (Master Farrier)   
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Ph: 02 6295-6170 Fax:  Mob: 
General & corrective shoeing; specialises in laminitis and hoof reconstruction.

Peter  Jones  (MAFBA)   
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   Murrumbateman  NSW   
Ph: 6227-5918 Fax:  Mob: 
Specialises in problem horses.

Jason  Matthews      
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Ph: 6288-7072 Fax:  Mob: 
Hot or cold shoeing, specialises in corrective shoeing and young horses.

Mike  McClain      
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Ph: 6288-3409 Fax:  Mob: 
All general shoeing requirements.

Rob  Potter      
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   Belconnen  ACT   
Ph: 6241-6061 Fax:  Mob: 
 

Dave  Power  (MAFBA)   
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Ph: 6293-1887 Fax:  Mob: 
Hot or cold shoeing, hand turned shoes, corrective shoeing, full-time

Robin  Renwick  (MAFBA)   
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Ph: 6230-3543 Fax:  Mob: 
General & corrective shoeing. (part-time)

Harry  Robinson      
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   Bookham  NSW   
Ph: 6227-7266 Fax:  Mob: 
General shoeing requirements; all areas.

Peter  Seddon  (Master Farrier)   
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   Yass  NSW   
Ph: 6226-2250 Fax:  Mob: 
 

Neville  Shoemark      
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'Northangera'  Braidwood  NSW   
Ph: (048) 428-020 Fax:  Mob: 
 

Wayne  Slattery      
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Ph:   Fax:  Mob: 
General & corrective; all areas

Chris  Smith      
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Ph: 6297-5273 Fax:  Mob: 
Hot or cold shoeing.

Peter  Wellsmore      
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RMB 1033  Gundaroo  NSW   
Ph: 6236-9396 Fax:  Mob: 
 

Warwick  Whitney  (Master Farrier)   
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   Belconnen  ACT   
Ph: 6259-1784 Fax:  Mob: 
 

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