Our Mission

The European Federation of Farriers Associations develops a common basic standard of competence in farriery.
The Mission of the European Federation of Farriers Associations is to improve the welfare of the horse by encouraging the highest standards of trimming and shoeing.

Our Objectives

To provide a forum for the spread of knowledge and best practice amongst farriers throughout Europe.

To arrange educational events and farriery competitions in order to raise standards of farriery throughout Europe.

To develop a common basic standard of competence in farriery.

To encourage all European countries, whether members of the European Union or not, to adopt this common basic standard as a minimum and to accredit national qualifications against this common basic standard.

To prevent and avoid suffering by and cruelty to horses arising from the trimming and shoeing of horses by unskilled persons.

To develop and publicise a register of Certified Eurofarriers.

To encourage all working farriers to undertake a programme of continuing professional development/lifelong learning.

To encourage close working between farriers and veterinary surgeons on the therapeutic treatment of horse's hooves.

To assist member nations in developing common standards of regulatory legislation relating to the trimming and shoeing of horses.

To encourage safe and healthy working practices.

To encourage the education of the horse owning public in relation to the art and science of farriery.

To provide representation on behalf of the members on matters concerning the farriery industry in Europe.

Our History

The European Federation of Farriers Associations (EFFA) was founded on 14 December 1997 at the Veterinary School at Maisons Alfort in Paris. This followed preparatory meetings at Stoneleigh (UK) in 1995, Utrecht (Netherlands) and Verona (Italy) in 1996.

Membership

The original member nations were: Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.
Over the next few years, Belgium left EFFA, while Austria, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iceland and Norway joined. This led to the 15 member nations that are listed elsewhere on this site.
Malta and Algeria are represented by individuals.

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Key Achievements

EFFA has brought together farriery associations in 15 European nations so that they can discuss problems and find solutions together.. 

EFFA has developed standards for farriery training and examinations, which all members can use as a basis for their national training and examination schemes, knowing that they will be recognised in other member nations.. 

EFFA has developed training manuals and an on-line training tool (eHoof) to give support to training farriers and apprentices..

EFFA recognises national training and examination schemes that meet its standards with the award of Certified Eurofarrier (CEF) for individual farriers who have completed accredited training..

Once every two years, EFFA arranges a Eurochampionships in shoemaking and shoeing to allow farriers from different countries to compete against each other.. 

In alternate years, EFFA arranges an educational event for the benefit of farriers still under training.. 

EFFA speaks on behalf of farriers to the European Commission and the Federation of European Equine Veterinary Associations..

Member Associations


Österreichischer Hufschmiede Verband

Bahnweg 1
4651 Stadl-Paura

info@hufschmiedeverband.at
www.hufschmiedeverband.at

President

Wilfried Wallner

General Secretary

Manuela Wallner

Technical adviser

Peter Gerstner
Tel.: +43 664 2606101

Members

number of registrated members: 67 active farriers, 16 accessory members.
Member List



Cech podkovářů ČR, z.s.

Lelekovice 320
CZ-664 31 Brno


Tel.: +420 664799797  -   Jindřich Vinčálek



vinca.in@gmail.com - Jindřich Vinčálek
www.podkovari.com

President

Jindřich Vinčálek
Tel.: +420 664799797
vinca.in@gmail.com



Spolenčenstvo uměleckých kovářů, zámečníků a kovářů a podkovářů Čech, Moravy a Slezska

Bednarova 20
61900 Brno
Czech Republic

spolecenstvo.podkovaru@gmail.com
http://www.podkovari.cz

Farrier Section Secretary

Pavel Komárek

Farrier Section President

Karel Kysilka
 podkovar.kysilka@volny.cz

Chairman

Stanislav Sedlák



TEKNIQ Arbejdsgiverne

Tekniq

Magnoliavej 2

5250  Odense SV

ceh@tekniq.dk
https://www.tekniq.dk/

Delegate:

Tom Noergaard

tom.noergaard@energimail.dk


Members

    99



Danish Master Farriers Association - D.M.F.A

Håndværkervangen 9

3550 Slangerup

Danmark

dmfa.dk@hotmail.com


President:

Michael Kjær

Phone: 0045-40335455



Finnish Farriers Association, Suomen Kengityssepät ry

Sirpa Himanen

Teinisalontie 69

37370 Narva

Finland

posti@suomenkengityssepat.fi
https://www.suomenkengityssepat.fi/

President

Hannele Pylvalainen

Board members:

Mika Koskiniemi

Jani Sivonen

Sanna Pukkila

Tapani Immonen

Mika Nurmi

Secretary:

Sirpa Himanen

email: sirpa.himanen@gmail.com

EFFA delegate:

Thomas von Troil  

email: kavionikkari@gmail.com



Members

170 of which 140 are farriers and others are supporting members.



Erster Deutscher Hufbeschlagschmiede Verband e.V.

EDHV/
Jan Gerd Rhenius
Twegten 10
30900 Wedemark


Phone: 0700 3348 3348

info@edhv.de
https://www.edhv.de/

Members

Farriers: 414
Other members: 30



Bundesverband Metall – Vereinigung Deutscher Metallhandwerke

Altendorfer Str. 97 - 101

D-45143 Essen

Tel.: +49-201-89619-0
Fax: +49-201-89619-20

info@metallhandwerk.de
https://www.metallhandwerk.de/

President

Erwin Kostyra

General Secretary

Marcus Jäger

Tel.: +49-201-89619-0

marcus.jaeger@metallhandwerk.de 

Technical adviser

Christian Krause

Tel.: +49-201-89619-31

marcus.jaeger@metallhandwerk.de 



Irish Masters Farriers Association (I.M.F.A)

Chairman:

Gary Morgan 

5 Hayestown

Rush

Co. Dublin

Ireland

Tel.: +353 876708186

E-mail: morganfarriers21@gmail.com
 


Secretary: 

David Kelly

Tel.: +353 871736201

E-mail: secretaryimfa@gmail.com

secretaryimfa@gmail.com
https://www.irishmasterfarriers.com/



UNOM - Unione Nazionale Operatori Mascalcia

via Centro Tori,

1 - 26841 Casalpusterlengo (LO)

segreteriaunom2018@gmail.com
https://unom.eu/

President:

Giuseppe Gandini

Facebook page: 

@unomaniscalchi




IEF - ITALIAN EURO-FARRIERS

NERVIANO (MI),

PIAZZA VITTORIO EMANUELE II, 10


President: Daniele Pietro Ferri


daniele.ferri.vetman@gmail.com




Nederlandse Vereniging van Hoefsmeden

Kanaalweg 5
8167 LL Oene 
Holland 

Bureau@hoefsmedenvereniging.nl
https://www.nederlandseverenigingvanhoefsmeden.nl/

Chairman

R.Bremer

Members

235




Norges Hovslagerforening


Post@hovslagerforeningen.no
https://hovslagerforeningen.no/

Members
Member List



bogda77@gmail.com


Chairman

Janusz Okonski

e-mail: jokon1@o2.pl

Secretary

Bogda Długosz



Associação Portuguesa de Ferradores

Rua Manuel Vieira da Natividade, 5

2460-027 ALCOBAÇA

Portugal


Secretary:

tel.: +351 916 050 766

e-mail: nbhoofcare@gmail.com


President:

Carlos Manuel dos Santos Luís

tel.: +351 967 280 002

e-mail: carloscavalo@sapo.pt


https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067846051211



Podkovsko Združenje Slovenije ( PZS)

Address:

Gorica pri Slivnici 93

3263 Gorica pri Slivnici


President:

Blaž Zidanski


Secretary: Marietta Schiegl

tel.: +386 51 378 314

e-mail: hoof.association.slo@gmail.com


hoof.association.slo@gmail.com




Associació de Ferradors de Catalunya

C/ Major s/n,

L’Hospitalet de Llobregat,

Barcelona 08000 ES


www.ferradorscat.com

President

Frederic Reig Hargreaves
Tel.: +34 696 409 034
picapuntes@hotmail.com

General Secretary

Roger Soler-Pont DipWCF
Tel.: +34 653 856 013
roger.soler-pont@hotmail.com

Technical adviser

Ricard Roselló Perelló
Tel.: +34 629 902 412
ricardrosello@hotmail.com

Members

62



Asociación Andaluza de herradores

romherrsur@hotmail.com


President: 

Manuel Ángel Jiménez Bardo

tel.: +34 615 465 381

email: manuelangeljimenez82@gmail.com


Vice President:

Antonio Moreno Calero

(phone +34 650 227 325 

email: ajmc75@hotmail.com


Secretary:

Mariano Romero Leal

phone +34 600 734 188

email: romherrsur@hotmail.com


Treasurer:

Miguel Ángel Medina Muñoz

phone +34 657 510 107

email: herrajesmiguel@hotmail.com




Swedish Farrier Association

Swedish Farrier Association


Kansliet

Alsjö Krokväg 24
443 72 Gråbo

Sweden

Phone  +46 722 088 008

kansliet@hovslagareforeningen.se
https://hovslagareforeningen.se/

President

Mikaela Hallstedt

Phone  +46-732-637557

Mikaela.Hallstedt@Hovslagareforeningen.se



British Farriers and Blacksmiths Association

The Forge,
Avenue B, 10th Street,
Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth,
Warwickshire, England CV8 2LG
Tel.: 02476 696595
Fax: 02476 696708

nafbaehq@nafbae.org
https://www.forgeandfarrier.co.uk/bfba/index.htm

President

Ben Benson

e-mail: president@bfba.co.uk

Vicepresident

Abby Bunyard

e-mail: vicepresident@bfba.co.uk

Secretary

Holly Flack 

e-mail: headoffice@bfba.co.uk



The Worshipful Company of Farriers

19, Queen Street
Chipperfield
Kings Langley
Herts
WD4 9BT
Tel: 01923 260747
Fax: 01923 261677

heclerk@wcf.org.uk
https://www.wcf.org.uk/

The Registrar to The Worshipful Company of Farriers

Sheridan House
Keinton Mandeville
Somerton
Somerset
TA11 6DX
Tel.: 01458 223311


Farrier Schools

National farriery schools

Hufbeschlagschule
Bahnweg 1
A-4651 Stadl-Paura


Phone: +43 7245 28907

Fax: +43 7245 28907

office@hufbeschlagschule.at
http://www.hufbeschlagschule.at

PODKOVÁŘSKÁ ŠKOLA s.r.o.

Koretina 320/17

Lelekovice 664 31, CZ


Tel.: Jindřich Vinčálek +420 664799797


Jindřich Vinčálek - vinca.in@gmail.com
http://www.podkovarska-skola.com

Metalindustriens uddannelsesudvalg

Metalindustriens uddannelsesudvalg
Vesterbrogade 6 D, 4. sal,
1780 København V

Phone: +45 3377 9111
Fax: +45 3377 9112

mi@industriensuddannelser.dk
http://www.industriensuddannelser.dk

Hansenberg

Hansenberg
Skovvangen 28
6000 Kolding

Phone: +45 79320100

hansenberg@hansenberg.dk
http://www.hansenberg.dk

Equine College Ypj

Equine College Ypj
Varsanojantie 63
32100 Ypj
Finland

Phone: +358 2 76021
Fax: +358 2 7602 200

mauri.anttonen@hevosopisto.fi
http://www.hevosopisto.fi

Hufbeschlagschule Haupt- und Landgestüt Schwaiganger

LVFZ Haupt- und Landgestüt Schwaiganger 
Staatliche Hufbeschlagsschule
Manfred Lanz
Schwaiganger 1
82441 Schwaiganger

Tel. 08841 / 6136-11
Fax: 08841/6136-66

Ansprechpartner
Manfred Lanz

Lehrschmiede sind
Andreas Hundsmann
Franz Sikora

LVFZ-Schwaigagner@Lfl.bayern.de
http://www.lfl.bayern.de/lvfz/schwaiganger/021746/

Hufbeschlagschule Freie Universität Berlin

Klinik für Pferde 
Oertzenweg 19 b 
14163 Berlin – Zehlendorf 
 
Phone: 030/838-62299
Fax: 030/838-62529

pferdeklinik@vetmed.fu-berlin
http://www.vetmed.fu-berlin.de

Staatl. anerkannte Lehrschmiede Ernst Niemerg

Staatl. anerkannte Lehrschmiede Ernst Niemerg 
Grevenerstr. 13 
48149 Münster 
 
Phone: 0251/293265
Fax: 0251/270301

info@ernst-niemerg.de
http://www.ernst-niemerg.de

Staatl. anerkannte Hufbeschlagschule Schweppe

Staatl. anerkannte Hufbeschlagschule Schweppe 
Evingerstr. 667
44339 Dortmund

Phone: 0231/803013
Fax: 0231/8040230

info@schmiede-online.de
http://www.hufbeschlaglehrschmiede-dortmund.de

Staatlich anerkannte Lehrschmiede Markus Rickus

Staatlich anerkannte Hufbeschlagschule Markus Rickus 
Lehrmeister Markus Rickus 
Schmiede Weg 8 
56290 Beltheim/ Mannebach 
Tel: 06762 4526 
Fax: 06762 950390
 

kontakt@lehrschmiede-rickus.de
http://www.lehrschmiede-rickus.de

Staatl. Hufbeschlagschule der Chirurgischen Tierklinik Leipzig

Staatl. Hufbeschlagschule der Chirurgischen Tierklinik Leipzig 
An den Tierkliniken 21 
04103 Leipzig
Telefon: 0341/9738-206/-267
Telefax: 0341/9738-218

berndt@vetmed.uni-leipzig.de
http://www.uni-leipzig.de

Staatl. anerkannte Hufbeschlagschule der NBvH

Lehrschmiede Niedersachsen
Lindhooper Str. 81 
27283 Verden

Janis Neurand
Stephan Becker
Elmar van Heeck

info@nbvh.net
http://www.lehrschmiede-niedersachsen.de

HSK Hufschule Stefan Kos Kisdorf

Stefan Kos- Hufbeschlaglehrschmied
Sievershüttener Str. 20
24629 Kisdorf


http://www.hufschmied-stefan-kos.de

Lehrschmiede der Stiftung Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover

Lehrschmiede der Stiftung Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover
Bünteweg 9
30559 Hannover


http://www.tiho-hannover.de

Staatl. anerkannte Hufbeschlagschule Ingo Hünemörder

Hünemörder Hufbeschlag GmbH
Neukamern 13 
39524 Kamern
Telefon 03938239517
Fax.:0393823951




Irish School of Farriery

Farriery Ireland

Curragh House

Dublin Rd.

Kildare

Co. Kildare

Ireland R5YF51


Phone:

+353 045 20765


+353 085 8746431

info@farrieryireland.ie
https://www.farrieryireland.ie/

IEF - ITALIAN EURO-FARRIERS

city: Lainate (MI)
road: Via Bariola 30
post: 20020


tel: +39 393 66 55 085 

daniele.ferri.vetman@gmail.com


AOC De Groene Welle

AOC De Groene Welle
Koggelaan 7
8017 JN Zwolle

Phone: +31384671120

info@groenewelle.nl
http://www.groenewelle.nl

Aeres MBO Barneveld

Aeres MBO Barneveld
Barnseweg 3
3771 RN Barneveld

Phone: +31880206100

mbobarneveld@aeres.nl
http://www.aeresmbo-barneveld.nl

Svenska Hovslagareföreningen

SHF
Alsjö Krokväg 24
443 72 Gråbo
Sweden

Phone: +46 722088008

kansliet@hovslagarforeningen.se
http://www.hovslagarforeningen.se

Biologiska Yrkeshögskolan

BYS Hovslagarskola
Regionens Hus
541 80 Skövde
Sweden

Phone: +46 700824330

gunilla.af.kleen@vgregion.se
http://www.bys.nu

Yrkeshögskolan i Skellefteå

Skellefteå Kommun
Vuxenutbildningen/YH
931 85 Skellefteå
Sweden

Phone: +46 910 73 50 00

yh@skelleftea.se
http://www.skelleftea.se/yrkeshogskolan

Hovslagarutbildningen Västernorrland

Nordvik 108
872 98 Noraström
Sweden

Phone +4670 573 17 19

info@etic.nu
http://www.naturbruk.net


Flyinge Kungsgård

Flyinge Kungsgård

247 93 Flyinge

Sweden


Phone: +46 46-649 00

info@flyinge.se
http://flyinge.se/utbildningar/yrkesutbildningar/

Ridskolan Strömsholm

Stallbacken 6

734 94 Strömsholm

Sweden


Phone: +46 220-451 00

info@stromsholm.com
https://stromsholm.com/utbildningar/yrkesutbildningar/

Wången

Vången 110

835 93 Alsen

Sweden


Phone: +46 640-174 00

info@wangen.se
https://wangen.se/utbildningar/yrkeshogskoleutbildningar/

National Education Centre for farriers & agriculture engineers

Chräjeninsel 2
CH – 3270 Aarberg

Phone: +41 32 391 70 28
Phone: +41 32 391 70 29

bza@amsuisse.ch
http://www.amsuisse.ch

Myerscough College

Myerscough College
Bilsborrow
Preston
Lancashire
PR3 0RY

Phone: 01995642222
Fax: 01995642333


http://www.myerscough.ac.uk

The School of Farriery, Hereford

The School of Farriery
Centre for Rural Crafts
Holme Lacy
Hereford HR2 6LL

Phone: 01432 870316
Fax: 01432 870796

enquiries@hct.ac.uk
http://www.hct.ac.uk

Warwickshire College

Warwickshire College
Moreton Morrell
Warwick
CV35 9BL

Phone: 01926 318310
Fax: 01926 318300

enquiries@warkscol.ac.uk
http://www.warkscol.ac.uk

Executive Board



Accreditation Board

Chairman

Denis Leveillard

France

dleveill@aol.com

Vice-Chairman

Michael Weishaupt

Switzerland

TBA

Registrar

Chris Linssner

United Kingdom

registrar@eurofarrier.org

Board Member

Tomas von Troil

Finland

Board Member

Georg Rys

Austria

TBA

Board Member

Bernard Vessiller

France

ber38nard@free.fr

Board Member

Isabell Imboden

England

Board Member

Siegfried Dauner

Switzerland

s.dauner@smu.ch

Board Member

Jordi Crusellas Dot

Spain