The Worshipful Company of Farriers is a City Livery Company which has its origins in 1356, when it was established as a Fellowship to oversee farriery within the cities of London and Westminster.

Six and a half centuries later, the Company still has the responsibility for securing adequate standards of competence and conduct among persons engaged in the shoeing of horses.

The Company also actively promotes and encourages the art, science, training and education of farriery.

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The Master of the Company

Carl Bettison, AWCF(Hons) was installed as Master of the Company at Common Hall for the Livery on Thursday 25th September 2008.

Carl was born in Lincoln and did his farriery apprenticeship in Oakham, Rutland and at Hereford School of Farriery, passing the Diploma of the Worshipful Company of Farriers with Honours in 1982.   Two years later he achieved the Associateship with Honours and established his farriery business initially in Hertfordshire before finally settling in Aylesbury.  He became a partner in Stromsholm Ltd, farriery suppliers, in 1991.

From 1989 he was a member of the England Farriery Team and is currently the team manager.  He is married to Claire, and they have two daughters.