10/11/2021
🌟 NEW!! Hippocrates Blogg 🌟
CHRISTIE GODDARD, THE FARRIER OBSESSED WITH HORSESHOES 🐎
Part 2
In 2004 Christie moved to Sweden, the first memory was -21 degrees and one meter of snow. But nevertheless he stayed and the feeling was that Sweden and the people were a very greeting country for him when working with horses. He started from zero and mostly worked in the Stockholm area and in Gothenburg. He shoed horses and also worked as a jumping trainer with private lessons and groups for both children and adults. Something he really enjoyed at the time.
The farrier work became more with more professional stables all over Sweden and the focus shifted to working 100% as a farrier and riding his own horses.
Have the horse-owners changed regarding shoeing their horses from when you started as a farrier as of today?
Yes, when I started the horse owners were happy as long as the shoes stayed on, today they are more aware of the impact of the shoes for the horse and appreciate when they see the results it makes.
Do have any goals with your business?
Yes to keep working as a team with horse owners and follow the results.
One goal is to have a medal in all the Championchip with horses that I shoe. Until today I have one silver World Cup medal and one silver in the European Championship. So on my bucket list it is to have an Olympic medal as well.
I am also competing with myself, every year I want to do a little bit better.
Do you have any advice for new educated farriers?
Always try to keep improving and do something better than the year before. Take the good things from someone you recognize as a farrier. What would benefit you the most and don’t let your ego stand in your way for learning new things that suits your ideas of shoing.
I was inspired by Rob a Dutch man 64 years old. Time spent with him, took my shoeing to the next level.
Read more here:
https://hippocrates.se/en/nyheter/christie-goddard-hovslagaren-som-ar-besatt-av-hastskor/
