Simon Moore - What is going on with Farriery in the UK? Part 1

Hosts Jay Tovey and Mark Trussler introduce The Farriery Project and interview farrier Simon Moore FWCF about his background and professional journey. Simon grew up in Hertfordshire UK with a lion-tamer father, lived on a circus as a child, and later entered farriery through horses bred at his father’s yard, first learning from Mick Williams and then serving his apprenticeship under Paul Atkins, qualifying in 1993 after studying at Hereford School of Farriery. He initially built a business in Essex, before moving to Cornwall in 1998, and later formed a decade-long partnership with Paul Martin, training apprentices with structured forge nights and homework. Simon pursued Worshipful Company of Farriers exams, completing both the Associate and Fellowship, then took on roles with the Farriery Registration Council and the WCF exam board, becoming its chair; he explains WCF structure, the new Certificate exam, examiner training, and evolving policies including ethics, AI, and plagiarism, before teasing a discussion on WCF losing UK EPA approval in part two.