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- A big thank you to the Sponsors of the 2013 BFBA Competition Steel - Arthur Cottam & Company
- Also a big thank you to Mustad - for sponsoring the official nails of the 2013 BFBA Competitions
- Also Stromsholm and Life Data for sponsoring at the events
BFBA International Team Horseshoeing Championships 2014
Welcome to the major BFBA event of 2014
Questions and Answers for the International.
Download the most commonly asked questions ... click on the image below
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Download the specimen shoes for 2014 now by clicking on the following images -
BFBA Apprentice Team Forging Shoes - Judge: Gavin Golby
BFBA International Shoes - Judge: Yoann Policard
BFBA International Shoes - Judge: DP Smith
Now available to download - Look at the column to the right to download the following forms for the 2014 event.
Open Team Entry Forms and Hotel Booking Forms
Apprentice Team Entry Forms and Hotel Booking Forms
March 2014 - Latest News!
BFBA Farriery Focus Training - to be held alongside the BFBA International Team Horseshoeing Championships 2014.
Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 September 2014 at BFBA HQ, Stoneleigh.
Apprentice; ATF; AWCF; FWCF; Degree - Just starting out or aspiring to higher qualifications? Need to know more about the new coaching certificate for ATFs? This is the event of 2014 that will focus on training!
More information available soon...
Specimen shoes available to download soon.
Countries who entered the 2013 competition.
Full details of entries for 2014 available soon.
England; Scotland; Wales; Ireland; Sweden; USA; Canada; Belgium;
Catalonia; Germany; Switzerland; British Army; Holland; Norway and France.
Apprentice entries from ... England; Scotland; Wales; Ireland; Switzerland and France.
Calling ALL Farriers and Apprentice Farriers
Intense International Competitions to be held at The Forge, Stoneleigh. Starting Friday 26th September through to Sunday 28th September.
Thursday 25th September -
Setup
Friday 26th September -
Fri AM Setup
Fri 1200-1600 Team Practice
Team Managers Meeting 7.30pm
Saturday 27th September -
International Team Horseshoeing Championships - First Day
Sunday 28th September -
International Team Horseshoeing Championships - Second Day
Open Teams and Apprentice Teams
More details to follow ...
For more information contact: Amanda at BFBA - email: BFBA HQ
Tel: 024 7669 6595.
moreBFBA Event Registration
- Open Team Entry Form
available to download - click on the image
Open Team Hotel Booking Form
available to download - click on the image
Apprentice Team Entry Form
available to download - click on the image
Apprentice Team Hotel Booking Form
available to download - click on the image
STEWARDS REQUIRED
We need stewards for this event!
Can you help out at this event as a steward?
Email: BFBA HQ
or Tel: 024 7669 6595 for more details.
BFBA spONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Call 07973 359871
Or email: [email protected]
Full sponsorship package available shortly.
RULES FOR 2013
Updated Rules for Managers - 15/7/13
Questions and Answers
As at 15th August 2014:-
QUESTIONS RECEIVED FROM TEAM MANAGERS & ANSWERS GIVEN.
Copied to all Team Managers in order for it to be clear to every team competing.
Question 1. Can the Reserve Apprentice Team member (if there is one), compete in the Individual Apprentice Class?
Answer: Yes
Question 2. Re Yoann Policard’s specimen shoes – which are for the 120 minutes class and which for the 90 minute class?
Answer: The French Hind and the Caulk & Wedge are for the 90 minute class.
Question 3. Re David Smith’s specimen shoes – does the competitor decide what length of steel to cut for each shoe?
Answer: i. Deep Seated Bar Shoe – has a 70mm frog plate on it
ii. Double Dobbers and Deep Seated both start at a length of 444.5mm
iii. Hind Bar shoe and Donkey Shoe – 330.2mm
iv. Aluminium – starts at 165.1mm
Question 4. Regarding French hind - are the steel measurements correct, size of steel used?
Answer: Judge confirms that they are.
Question 5. Is Mr Policard’s bar shoe in the gas forging aluminum or steel.
Answer: Aluminium.
Question 6. Which judge is ‘A’ and which ‘B’?
Answer: David Smith = ‘A’
Yohann Policard = ‘B’
Question 7. Re David Smith’s Aluminium shoe – made out of 300 x 12mm x ?
Answer: The Judge made the shoe from 165.1mm (6 ½”) of aluminium.
Competitors can use up to 178mm (7”)