IN his 30 years working as a farrier, Andrew feels basically everything with farrier work has stayed the same, however, he notes that nowadays farriers must understand modern materials and modern methods.

Speaking to Teagasc Equine Specialist Wendy Conlon for a recent Let’s Talk Equine webinar, the third generation farrier, Andrew says: “my father travelled all over the world, he saw a lot of things and taught a lot of things and now I take what he passed on to me and meld it with modern technology to make things better for ourselves, for the horse and to keep things simple and functional.”