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Ben Benson Farrier

Master Farrier & AWCF - Oxfordshire
Remedial & Performance Farriery
London, Rio, Tokyo and Paris Olympics

Master Farrier covering the North Oxfordshire, South Warwickshire border and beyond. Working with every day leisure riders and children's ponies up to professional riders competing at 4* to International and Olympic level. Offering a service which allows us to Liaise with vets and all types of Para-professionals about specific horses and collectively being able to work together to help a horse’s problem. Happy to work with a wide variety of horses from local riding club to international levels in all areas of competition, and being able to differentiate between the requirements for each horse’s discipline and individuality. Being able to make and fit (or when required fabricate) any remedial or therapeutic shoe when/as needed.

13/09/2025

Today I fulfilled a career goal and was lucky enough to present the closing talk on managing the sports horse with a multidisciplinary approach in Hall 1 at BEVA Congress (British Equestrian Vets Association) with two really amazing practitioners in Sam Cutts Hook Norton Equine Vets and Annabelle Galt agveterinaryphysiotherapy. Chaired by past president Lucy Goodwin-Greive

09/09/2025

Brilliant Burghley is over and done for another year - we had so much laughter along the way.

It was great to present the Best Shod Horse award to Stephen and do lots of official Defender trophy duty for Debs!

01/09/2025

Following up on Ben's chat about pads last week, here is some more detail related to their uses:

👟 Pads don’t have to be overly expensive. While it is an extra cost, in the short term they will help stabilise your horse’s foot balance and hold this in balance for longer, which can consequently reduce the need to shorten the shoeing cycle in the summer months.

👟 They can also posturally help stabilise your horse so he can work much more effectively and mechanically. Similarly to a shim pad under a saddle, this helps to reduce instability when loaded.

👟 It also can have a huge impact in the management of horses bodies and joints. We regularly see horses that have pads on their feet in summer see huge reductions in the amount of veterinary issues and support that they need. This is because, like a good pair of trainers for humans, pads reduce the wear and tear on their joints that may otherwise be worked too hard (often coffin joint/fetlocks and hocks etc).

👟 Depending on whether the chosen pads are made from plastic or leather, some modern pads are able to be refitted a quite a few times, which reduces their cost per use significantly.

If you’d like any advice on the use of pads – do feel free to get in touch!

25/08/2025

It’s Frank’s world… we’re all just living in it 🌍 🐶 💓

16/08/2025

A few everyday scenes from the BTB forge - featuring A LOT of shoes, both before and after they are shaped.

How many of these tools can you name?!

13/08/2025

Swipe for satisfaction level 💯

We are delighted to be working with Mustad Hoofcare, supplying us with all the goods this week - big thanks to Mustad & NWT Horseshoes. The busy BTB forge is always grateful to receive these deliveries of shoes for our performance horses and the prompt next day delivery means we can be really flexible with our stock and always get what we need - literally one phone call away!

Thanks guys 🙌🏼

04/08/2025

It has been great to have a number of the current and former Wesko Equestrian Foundation pathway riders here at the forge with us today as part of their partnership with Agria Equine Insurance.

I really enjoyed delivering a mix of theory this morning and practical demonstration this afternoon to a great group of interested and ambitious riders to help enhance their understanding of the importance of correct shoeing to help them help their horses.

01/08/2025

It's that time of year where lots of Olympic memories are popping up on my page, so here is a throwback to the London 2012 Games (how that is already 13 years ago, I really don't know!)

This was particularly special games for us all, being at home and so very successful across the disciplines. My role in London was as Lead Farrier for the Olympics and Head Farrier for the Paralympics - a very proud-making few weeks!

30/07/2025

Anyone in Dorset looking for a talented and experienced Farrier I would definitely recommend Lucy at Elite Farriery ! Very talented and professional in her work, Lucy is one of the best trainees ever taken on and I will be very sad to see her go. 😢

29/07/2025

We had such a lovely day yesterday at the BTB forge. It was a real blast from the past to have and , two of my former apprentices back to spend the day with us, catching up and checking in on their old boss…. or, as they called it, “care in the community” day 🤔😳😵‍💫🤦‍♂️

It is awesome to see them both doing so well in their careers and businesses.

So proud of them both for all they have achieved so far

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Swalcliffe
Banbury
OX155EX

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+447989606537

Website

http://www.btbensonfarrier.com/

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Master Farrier covering the North Oxfordshire, South Warwickshire border and beyond. We have a two vans that are out and about and our forge has all the equipment and latest technology if you horse ever needs some extra TLC or you are coming from afar. This includes our Werkman Black Gait Analysis System. We work with every day leisure riders and children's ponies up to professional riders competing at 4* to International and Olympic level.

Lead Farrier at London, Rio and again at Tokyo 2020!

Ben and his team offer a specialist remedial farrier service and have helped serious veterinary cases. We are able to make and fit (or when required fabricate) any remedial or therapeutic shoe as/when needed, using all the modern materials that are available.

We offer a service which allows us to liaise with vets and all types of Para-professionals about specific horses and collectively being able to work together to help a horse’s problem.