Heath Lash Horseshoeing

02/15/2025

Mark your calendars!

02/10/2025

Open to ALL , Come learn!

01/13/2025

This is a good one that happens way to often. It's a good read. Make sure you get all the way through it.

01/08/2025

Time to mark that calendar for the Farrier Fest this year. You're not going to want to miss this.

Well you're not going to want to miss out on Friday July 11th!

With 35 years of farriery experience
Nigel has accomplished all of the English Farriery examinations .

The Diplomacy and Associateship of the Worshipful Company of Farriers and then passed the Fellowship (FWCF) with Honours in 2022, one of only 6 Farriers in the last 60 years to achieve this rare accolade of Honours along with being the highest WCF gold medal certification in the world . He also holds both CF, CJF certifications and passing his Forging endorsement exam in 2022 .

He was awarded the AFA Jim Linzy Outstanding Clinition award for 2024 and inducted into the International Horseshoeing Hall of Fame for 2025 .

He has been a dedicated farriery competitor & has 25 years contest experience both in U.K. & abroad - his main highlights include National Industrial Blacksmithing Champion, Two Italian Farriery Show Champion titles in Verona Italy, A British National Champion Medallist & has represented the England Farrier Team 8 times as both main & alternate member - with 2 Team International wins 2013/14 and Reserve Individual International Show Champion at Stoneleigh International 2014, 2 x World Championship Top Ten finalist in Calgary Canada 2007/13 & a Finallist at the Europe Farriery Championships in Austria 2012.

Nigel was reserve UK Silver Medallist National Champion 2015 and Won the coverted prestigious World Horseshoeing Team Classic in Kentucky USA 2016 & 2017 with his fellow legendary Team, Steven Beane, Darren Bazin & Derek Gardner & Won the Alberta Farriery Championships in Canada in 2019 & won a straight heat win WCB Match play title in Virginia 2017

Nigel has worked alongside some of the finest farriers in the world all of which have influenced his work at home in practice & competition in some way and shod a wide variety of shoeing breeds and work/ performance disciplines along the way .

For 16 Years he has been an appointed & approved Judge by the Worshipful Company of Farriers.

Nigel was Farriery England team manager and coach from 2012 to 2018. He is also a World wide teaching Farriery clinition & judge passing on his experience of shoeing and competition and forging skills and has given clinics in many States in the USA Along with clinics in Canada, Brazil , New Zealand, South Africa, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Italy, and Germany.

Some 32 years later Nigel ventured into Equine Sculptures made from steel He currently has 2 Steel Spanish Stallion Equine sculptures on exhibition Magico & Maximus & completed his third and new Sculpture Secretariat in 2022 to great acclaim in America and has been awarded art awards from the usa & Luxembourg.

He moved to the USA with his wife Susie In 2020 and they live in Irvine, Kentucky and run a unique, post graduate Educational Foremans Forge Farriery facility, to promote further education for Farriers at all levels in the USA looking to advance their skills in many areas of the trade, in the form of short 1 ,2 ,3 & 6 day courses.

He is also developing a small shoeing business in Kentucky Usa .

www.nigelfennellandforemansforge.org

11/17/2024

This is a great way to help keep those longer shoes on.

09/14/2024

08/28/2024

Some customers just get it! This one definitely understands the assignment. Thank you Connie I appreciate it.

07/10/2024

Here are a few reasons why it’s important you should find your horse's lost shoes -

✅ Prevent injury
- nails & clips can puncture hooves & skin, which can lead to abscesses, cuts or even worse

✅ Finding how the shoes are being lost can help prevent future shoe loss
- always at the end of big skid marks? Ensure your horse is settled whilst turned out or perhaps limit the size of their field
- always by the fence? Consider which type of fencing you have. If changing the fencing isn’t an option, cordon off the problem area
- always near your horse's favourite scratching spot? Consider having them checked for mites or sweet itch and treat accordingly
- Is your horse particularly bothered or sensitive to flies at this time of year? This can cause them to be unsettled - ensuring adequate fly spray is applied and using a well fitted fly rug can help to easy their frustration.

✅ Save money & time
- replacement shoe appointments are often harder to fit into farriers' busy schedules
- paying for a new shoe plus call out is more expensive!

✅Regular shoe loss can sometimes indicate underlying issues
- stiffness or pain can be a cause of shoe loss. Make sure you seek veterinary advice to detect any underlying issues early
- don't forget correctly fitted over reach boots!