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Total Foot Protection, was founded in 1990 by David Nicholls AWCF    Mark Spriggs RSS   Mike Williams Dip.WCF

Our mission;  

to create a more modern and professional practice and to further the art and science of farriery.  

Total Foot Philosophy

We employ a common sense and practical approach to farriery incorporating traditional and more recent findings.

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Information and support for the Equine Digit Support System EDSS

TFP attends and hosts many educational events throughout the year. Watch this space for future dates.

1. Forging and shoemaking
2. Modern materials
3. Remedial shoeing
4. Natural Balance shoeing

Please click here to register your interest in any of the above events.

Read the report from our seventh International Farriery Symposium May 2005

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International Farriery Symposium

Saturday 6th through to Saturday 13th May 2000

Saturday 6th May was lecture day. TFP provided an exciting programme featuring new and previously unpublished work

including;

• Recognising pain and how we fix it.

• Physiotherapy and its role in treating lameness.

• How internal hoof structures alter through trimming.

• P3 fractures, shoeing for P3 fractures and tendon injuries.

• Hoof cracks.

• How hoof pain causes response and adaptation.

• Human lower back, understanding it and the problems.

Dr Barbara Page DVM 

Gene Ovnicek RFJ

Charlotte Baldwyn Grad. Dip.Phys MCSP.SRP

Stephen Bradford B.A.pp.Sc

Tim Phillips B Vet Med. Cert EP DEST Dip ECVS MRCVS

In total over 350 delegates including Vets and farriers from all over Europe attended an action packed week of presentations and workshops.   Debate was lively.   Food was excellent and sleep was minimal.

  Gene Ovnicek

Natural Balance Workshop

Sunday 7th May

Next morning we re set the stage to concentrate on Natural Balance Shoeing.

To maximise viewing we digitally filmed the shoeing and projected the subject onto the big screen.

Gene Ovincek and Ed Bullock from USA.

Horse Owner Evenings

Tuesday 9th May at the Weald School Billingshurst

Thursday 11th May at The Chequers Mead Center,  East Grinstead.

Dr Barbara Page and Gene were speakers at both evenings which were well attended, horse owners want the change!

The Equine Digit Support System Workshops

Monday 8th & Saturday 13th May

We hosted practical application workshops Including Lameness assessment and how to achieve maximum benefit from the EDSS.  Mondays event was held for our European Guests who wished to return home.   Four lame horses soon became sound horses.

Cara Bexton

The format for these EDSS workshops is now becoming polished.

Firstly the four  Cases are reviewed and lameness history told.

Sites of hoof pain were recorded, we broke into smaller groups and worked as a team on each horse.

Radiography performed by Murray Shotter MRCVS 

Dr Clive

Results were reviewed and measurements taken for precise breakover positions.

Spot the T square

Ted "Boots" Tuppen

Mark Pitcher

The four Horses attending were re assessed and the teams gave their presentations as to the results.

Bill Harrison is in yellow.

Many thanks to everyone attending, please let us know your preferences for the next event.

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