Harry Spinks Farrier Ltd

Harry Spinks Farrier Ltd A multi farrier practice based in Dorset UK providing farrier services for all equines, from grass routes to Olympic level.

❓How often do you trim your nails? 😂🐎 Interestingly more and more studies are showing that keeping your horse on a short...
02/09/2025

❓How often do you trim your nails? 😂

🐎 Interestingly more and more studies are showing that keeping your horse on a shortened cycle will have the added benefits not just to hoof conformation but on limb conformation and general horse health as well!

I have never understood how this is still a thing within industry, but we hear this time and time again… ‘I can’t get ho...
29/08/2025

I have never understood how this is still a thing within industry, but we hear this time and time again… ‘I can’t get hold of my farrier, they never ring me back!’

👻 Are you fed up with being ghosted by your farrier?

This is why we have a dedicated office phone, WhatsApp and email so that our clients can get hold of us hassle free, leaving myself and the team to do what we do best 😉

📞 +447375 962207
📧 office@hwspinksfarrier.co.uk

Or send us a DM and Emily will get back to you as soon as she can and join our growing list of happy clients, that can always get hold of their farrier team!

Although we certainly don’t shoe every horse the same, this has to be one of my favourite combination, especially for ev...
27/08/2025

Although we certainly don’t shoe every horse the same, this has to be one of my favourite combination, especially for eventers, on the hard ground that we are having at the moment.

This set up is a normal concave shoe, with a frog support pad and soft impression material. Although the packing may change this over combination helps horses, when it matters and helps keep them sound.

Please remember this when your farrier says ‘I think we have some changes here.’ These changes can be preemptive of lame...
26/08/2025

Please remember this when your farrier says ‘I think we have some changes here.’ These changes can be preemptive of lameness and should be addressed as soon as possible.

My old college lecturer, John Hayes said this every college block! Proving the importance of looking at every horse obje...
24/08/2025

My old college lecturer, John Hayes said this every college block! Proving the importance of looking at every horse objectively and changing your approach for where necessary for every horse.

Every horse must be treated as an individual be and as farrier’s we should be able and willing to change our approach to every horse.

Family time with the horses. Elsie insists that she is the one to pick out the horses hooves. Teaching them the importan...
24/08/2025

Family time with the horses. Elsie insists that she is the one to pick out the horses hooves. Teaching them the importance of parts whilst they are young! If we didn’t live in the uk I would have her clenching up next 😂



I saw this earlier and it made me think… is this fair? We can do so many things to help horses now, but in the wild this...
22/08/2025

I saw this earlier and it made me think… is this fair? We can do so many things to help horses now, but in the wild this would have died at birth.

What are your thoughts? Let me know 👇

I’m sitting on the plane about to fly out from Jersey and it got me thinking…🌏 Shoeing in one county, let alone multipul...
22/08/2025

I’m sitting on the plane about to fly out from Jersey and it got me thinking…

🌏 Shoeing in one county, let alone multipul countries, can some times bring logistical problems and managing these on a regular shoeing round can sometimes prove challenging. However having a great team around you makes life considerably easier!

Personally I think one of the biggest problems that farriers (and a lot of the equine professionals), have is that they are one person businesses with no office support.

📆 Having a dedicated office member (in our case Emily Spinks), means that myself and the team can do what we love, providing great quality hoof care to the equines in our care, whilst Emily is the first point of call for clients as well as making sure all of the paper work and invoicing gets sorted.

🐎 All in all we find that it is a great system and provides the quality service that our clients love and need

✨ Are you looking for reliable, high-quality hoof care for your horse? ✨As a multi-farrier practice, we’re able to suppo...
21/08/2025

✨ Are you looking for reliable, high-quality hoof care for your horse? ✨

As a multi-farrier practice, we’re able to support a wide range of horses, ponies, and donkeys — from much-loved companions to top competition horses.

Based in North Dorset, we regularly cover Hampshire, Wiltshire, and Somerset, as well as maintaining a weekly presence in Jersey in partnership with Luke Lloyde of Grandprix Farriers. This setup means we can offer consistent, professional care across a wide area while still giving attention to the most complex cases both in the UK and abroad.

Our team approach ensures your horse receives premium hoof care tailored to their needs, whether you have a single horse or manage a larger yard.

📲 If you’d like to know more about what we offer, feel free to drop us a DM or reach out to Emily in the office phone/WhatsApp: +44 7375 962207.

We’re always happy to welcome new clients who want the very best for their equine partners.

Address

Blandford Forum

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 6pm
Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 8am - 6pm

Telephone

+447375962207

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Harry is a proactive, professional, skilled and caring farrier located just outside of Blandford Forum, Dorset, in the south of England. Harry works on all types of horses from your child’s pony to Olympic level and specialises in therapeutic and performance related cases. Harry has also worked internationally by invitation as a clinician and enjoys sharing his knowledge and experience with the wider equine community.

Having a fully equipped mobile work shop means that Harry can work on any problem that is encountered; whether it is a crack repair or a laminitic attack, these can all be dealt with using a comprehensive range of knowledge and equipment.

Harry started his farrier apprenticeship in 2010 with Ben Benson AWCF, Harry subsequently passed his Diploma of the Worshipful Company of Farriers (DipWCF) in November 2014. Harry also met his wife, Emily, in 2010. She supported him through his training and remains the back bone of his business, working hard behind the scenes. Emily and his daughter, Vivian, keep him very busy when not shoeing.

As well as spending hours of his time reading and researching new methods, Harry also attends as many CPD events as he possibly can throughout the year. Harry has a very keen interest in shoeing the whole horse and taking into account any conformational deviations that can be helped through proper foot care. Another particular interest of Harry’s is helping laminitic horses, from using the standard heart bar through to any number of modern methods that are currently in development. Working with the owner and home team and overcoming the challenging obstacles that can be in place for this type of condition is a very rewarding process.