January 6th, 2012
Jim Blurton has developed his range of horseshoes to incorporate the new lateral extension hind shoe.
This shoe is manufactured to the highest standards and continues to push the boundaries for readymade specialist shoes. The shoes have individual Pitch for each nail hole as well as being safed off in the toe and seated out. Side [...]
August 22nd, 2011
It has been a sizzling summer for the team at Forden Farriers. Jim Blurton has hosted a number of small clinics at the forge along with doing a number of clinics around the UK on behalf of Stromsholm which have been hugely successful. In between this he has been passing on his wealth of knowledge [...]
March 22nd, 2011
In the last week of February a community of Farriers converged on Richmond, Kentucky for the first ever team competition on U.S. soil, the first annual World Horseshoeing Classic.
This was the first team competition of this kind in the U.S. and it showed; you had competitors saying how they just wanted to be part of [...]
March 15th, 2011
With a career in Farriery spanning some 35 years Jim has always been more than willing to put back into the industry that provided him his livelihood. His efforts in training highly skilled farriers have been duly rewarded by the Worshipful Company of Farriers who have awarded Jim the title of Approved Training Farrier of [...]
March 14th, 2011
Kate Groes who has been a member of our team for over 4 years has recently gained her diploma from the Worshipful Company of Farriers. Passing her exams with distinction Kate narrowly missed out on the top apprentice prize finishing the second highest scoring apprentice in the country.
Kate gained an overall distinction in her Diploma [...]