Launched in summer 2023 'Advanced farriery knowledge' by Sarah Logie FWCF is the first textbook of its kind. It is a concise farriery reference book that covers the syllabus for the Worshipful Company of Farriers Associate exam. The contents were compiled from the extensive study notes written by the author during her exam preparation in 2010 – which she passed with Distinction. The contents were then refined to become the study material for the AWCF course run by the author, carefully designed to walk the student through the syllabus in a logical way.
The editing was aided by Jay Tovey FWCF and Cliff Barnes AWCF resulting in the 'final' copy being sent to Daisy Editorial in spring 2023. The brief was to ensure the layout made the book easy to read and key information highlighted so that it could be found at a glance.
The text will be an invaluable resource for farriers, vets and trainers and students alike. It will assist non farriery equine professionals to understand the deeper knowledge acquired by farriers who have undertaken higher qualifications, and help with further discussions between paraprofessionals and farriers on specific cases. For the large animal vet student or equine students, its easy clear layout will make it a ‘go to’ study or reference book, and it has been praised for its accessibility by readers.
Review
Advanced farrier knowledge by Sarah Logie FWCF is a fantastic guide to all farriers and has been written with the AWCF course and examination syllabus in mind. The book starts with an essential review of musculoskeletal anatomy and physiology before embarking on the huge array of clinical conditions and pathology that farriers will encounter on a regular basis involving joints, tendons ligaments and of course diseases of the feet. Specific chapters are dedicated to Navicular disease, laminitis, developmental orthopaedic diseases and degenerative joint diseases, All conditions those working in the equine industry will come across on a regular basis. The fantastic finale to the book is in the last few chapters which dedicates itself to shoeing for the job the horse is doing, biomechanics of the foot and limb and of course, the all-important topic of foot balance and imbalance. These chapters are all accompanied with beautiful hand draw images and an excellent selection of photographs to help illustrate the points being made in the text.
The book is written in a concise format which is easy to read and absorb the information, as well as being easy to refer to and find the information you are looking for, when required. The end of each chapter helpfully comes with a few notes on what to revise for the Diploma exam, simple practical tasks and key points to take away.
Some of the medical and surgical veterinary information is occasionally needing some more up to date detail, but the essentials are all there allowing the farrier, vet and physical therapists to communicate and work well together for the benefit of the horses under their care. Encouraging the whole team approach to health and welfare.
A brilliant guide to all students, farriers, vets and equine physical therapists alike. This should be a text sitting in all veterinary practice libraries and not just on the farrier’s desk
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Graham D Hunter BVM&S, GPCert(EqP), CertEP, CertAVP(ESO), MRCVS
RCVS Advanced Practitioner in Equine Surgery (Orthopaedics)
Equine Group Veterinary Advisor,
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Inverness.
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Sarah Fraser nee. Logie served a four year apprenticeship in farriery with Mr R.Pape Dip.WCF and qualified in 2006. She gained a Diploma of the Worshipful Company of Farriers with Honours, the first female farrier to ever qualify with Honours in the 650 year history of the Company.
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She spent a year, travelling, working and competing abroad, in the U.S.A. and New Zealand. She then returned to Inverness-shire, and set up her farriery business in 2007.
In 2012 she sat her Associate of the Worshipful Company of Farriers and passed with
Distinction, becoming the third woman to ever gain the qualification.
She passed the Fellowship exam in May 2017 and became one of two women in the world to hold the highest recognised qualification in farriery.
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Her working time now includes tuition for farriers who are aiming for the Associate of the Worshipful Company of Farriers exam, and has taught students from around the world through 'Farriery tuition Ltd' helping them gain the theory knowledge involved in the UK farriery exams. The textbook that accompanies her AWCF preparation course 'Advanced farriery knowledge' is published and is available through this site shop.
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She applies a holistic view to her work, encouraging clients to help their horses with
the application of Physiotherapy, Sports massage and Veterinary support where necessary.