2010 INTERNATIONAL TEAM HORSESHOEING CHAMPIONSHIP (updated 8 SEPTEMBER 2010)

2010 International Team Horseshoeing Championship, Stoneleigh -
27-29 August

Congratulations to Wales - the winning team for 2010

8 September 2010 - Library of images now available to view.
Click here to see the complete photo gallery.

 

After two punishing but good humoured days of competition, Wales finally triumphed to take the title from England at the International Team Horseshoeing Championships 2010.
At a sometimes emotional prize giving ceremony, Jim Blurton, Wales Team Captain, acknowledged his teams success, but at the same time dedicated their victory to colleague Richard Ellis, who is currently very ill. "You may have noticed, we are a man down," he said.
Billy Crothers paid tribute to the other teams and also the organisers, BFBA, for the changes to the format of the competition which had been well received.
Having also picked up the award for Best Individual Score, Billy also thanked the assembled company for their support and encouragement for his wife Lucy who was also recovering from serious illness.
The England Apprentice Team steamed ahead to win and JC Lee, also of England was top individual.

James Blurton; Billy Crothers; Andy Martin; Mark Evans

Prizes presented by Karen Zetsche from Life Data

Apprentice Winning Team - England

England - Team Manager - Jon Atkinson
Ben Taylor; JC Lee; Paddy Homan; Harry Garner

Prizes presented by Bobby Lee - B L Farrier Supplies

A full report and results will appear in the October issue of Forge.

Full list of results available NOW - click here to see the links to the html individual results pages.

Apprentice Teams - 25 years and under - Individual

1st - England - J C Lee
2nd - England - Paddy Homan; 3rd - England - Harry Garner
4th - England - Ben Taylor; 5th - Scotland - Josh Wilson; 6th - Anthony Williams

Apprentice Teams - 25 years and under - Team

1st - England
2nd - Scotland; 3rd - Wales; 4th - France

Individual Reserve Winner -

USA - Brian Osborne

Team Gas Forging
1st - England
2nd - USA; 3rd - Wales; 4th - Scotland; 5th - Belgium

Team Shoeing - Day 1 Results
Best Specimen Shoe - Billy Crothers
Best Dressed Foot - Darren Bazin
Best Shod Foot - Billy Crothers

1st - Wales
2nd - Scotland; 3rd - England; 4th - Switzerland; 5th - USA

Team Shoeing - Day 2 Results
Best Specimen Shoe - Mark Evans
Best Dressed Foot - Philipp Buhler
Best Shod Foot - Mark Evans

1st - Wales
2nd - England; 3rd - USA; 4th - Scotland; 5th - Ireland

Best Specimen Specimen over 3 classes - David Varrini

Best Dressed Foot over 2 classes - Darren Bazin

Best Shod Foot over 2 classes - Billy Crothers

Highest Points scored over the three classes - Billy Crothers

Team Results
1st - Wales
2nd - England; 3rd - Scotland; 4th - USA; 5th - Ireland

Thank you to Tom Ryan for the results.

Teams
Wales - Team Manager - Jim Blurton
James Blurton; Billy Crothers; Andy Martin; Mark Evans

France - Team Manager - Ludovic Matthieu
Ludovic Matthieu; Laurent Nizou; Jerome Pettinato; Sebastien L'oiseau

England - Team Manager - Steven Beane
Steven Beane; David Smith; Darren Bazin; Matt Randles; Jon Atkinson

British Army - Team Manager - Mark Watson
Mark Watson; Lee Blakeway; Nick Cooper; Ben Turpie

Belgium - Team Manager - Vincent Lamaille
Vincent Lamaille; Marc Leclercq; Yvan Brasseur; Jonas Delahaye

Norway - Team Manager - Aksel Vibe
Aksel Vibe; Ronny Eilertsen; Dag Reirsen; Daniel Evensen

Switzerland - Team Manager - Philipp Buhler
Philipp Buhler; Peter Brulisauer; Christian Krieg; Benedikt Huber

Ireland - Team Manager - John McLaughlin
Alwyn McKeown; Sam Brennan; Edward O'Shaughnessy; William O'Shaugnessy

Canada - Team Manager - Adam Dagenstein
Jack Ketel; Bruce Hague; Iain Ritchie; Ben Yager; Adam Degenstein

USA - Team Manager - Mike Augenstein
Mike Augenstein; Benjamin Mangan; Brian Nelson; Dusty Franklin; Brian Osborne

Scotland - Team Manager - Ruaraidh Robb
David Varrini; James Balfour; Ian Gajczak; Devon Crearer; Robb Ruaraidh

 

Apprentice Teams
England - Team Manager - Steven Beane
Ben Taylor; JC Lee; Paddy Homan; Harry Garner

Wales - Team Manager - Jim Blurton
Anthony Williams; Dan Shinton; Mike Tinan; Tom Williams

Scotland - Team Manager - Ruaraidh Robb
Josh Wilson; Andrew Ireland; Lewis Balfour; Katrina Robb

France - Team Manager - Jerome Pettinato
Romain Pichard; Thomas Pichard; Antoine Gomez; Florent Auger

 

 

31st International Team Horseshoeing Competitions

27-29 August 2010 - Stoneleigh . Warwickshire
For information on the exciting sponsorship opportunities available call Forge Magazine on 01332 843107 www.forgemagazine.co.uk

 

12 August 2010 - Schedule and Rules now available to download.

Specimen Shoes for the International now available -

Two shoes for gas

Four shoes for coke

Derek Gardner Apprentice Shoes

Jim Quick - Specimen Shoes - Updated 11 August 2010

 

Please click on the above links to download the pdf forms for:
Apprentice Entry Form; Registered Entry Form; Hotel Booking Form

Updated format for the International
This year’s International Team Horseshoeing Championship is the 31st run by NAFBAE and features some key updates to the format.
An extensive review took place at the end of last year’s event and input was sought from the competing teams.
As a result, some key improvements have been made that will make it even more challenging for the teams and more exciting for spectators.
The main change has been to make it just a ‘team’ event. There will be no individual competition and the rules have been altered to allow more teamwork - team tactics, if you like.
The competition has also been shortened to two days, plus a practice day. This makes it better suited to the revised format; two shoeing rounds, a gas shoemaking round and an apprentice team shoemaking competition.
Having spoken to the team managers, the organisers also took a view that reducing the costs of attending for the teams in terms of working days, hotels and travel would also be welcomed.
One of the great strengths of the event is its International flavour, which presents great opportunities for competitors to learn from each other.
So another initiative has been introduced whereby the team managers based in UK have taken on a liaison role for a number of the foreign teams.
The idea is that this will aid communications - in both directions - and in turn minimise any possibility that language will hinder the performance of the teams from overseas.
True to the spirit of the event, this year the judges are -
Jim Quick, USA - Open Teams
Ulrich Wenger, Switzerland - Open Teams
Derek Gardner, England - Apprentice

Telephone: 024-7669-6595
Fax: 024-7669-6708
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31st International Team Horse Shoeing Competitions -
Sponsorship Opportunities - 27-29 August 2010
Telephone: 01332 843107 or email Forge Magazine

 

 

A full report and results will appear in the October issue of Forge.

Each team is invited to bring along an item that can be auctioned during the prizegiving dinner. Last year's auction raised £3155 that will be split between NAFBAE and its chosen charity, Riding for the Disabled.

 

Thank you to all the Apprentices who came forward and helped at this event last year.
If you would like to help out at further NAFBAE events please give Amanda a call on the number below.

Calling all Apprentices - BFBA urgently require Stewards for this event.
For further information contact Amanda at BFBA on
tel: 024 76696595 or send an email

 

The International Team Horseshoeing Championship is the pinnacle of the farriery competition calendar.
Attracting the top competitors from 14 countries, the BFBA organised event runs over three gruelling days. It demands precision, speed and stamina with the competitors under pressure from the moment they move on to the shoeing floor.

Whether you are a competitor or just interested to see what the teams will be faced with, come along and take a look.