The Hoof of the Horse Podcast

I met with Rory MacDonald in Cambridge, New Zealand, to see him work, take some photos and record this week’s podcast release. We sat outside with the birdsong and discussed many farrier topics; thoro...

8 Jan 202130min

This episode is from my trip to Morocco last winter, where I visited to Zouhair Benjabbour, a farrier and supply business owner in Rabat. Zouhair gives some great insights into Moroccan horse breeds a...

10 Nov 202031min

In this podcast I met with hoof-care innovator Derek Poupard, at Godolphin Stables in Newmarket. Derek tells us about his journey from Summervelt in South Africa to Virginia, USA, onto Dubai and final...

26 Okt 202046min

In this week’s podcast we take a trip to Iceland to meet Geert Cornelis, who appears as a photo subject my latest book. We talked all about the Icelandic Horse (don’t call it a pony!); what Icelanders...

6 Okt 202032min

Thank you to this episode’s sponsor the Hoofcare Essentials Foundation and their partners. You can find more information on the HEF website www.hoofcareessentials.com I met Renan Modesto on a trip t...

25 Aug 202028min

In this episode, I become the interviewee to talk about my latest book project, The Farrier. To make this book I travelled 6 continents, over 20 countries, and photographed more than 60 farriers - so ...

10 Aug 202034min

This episode was recorded with the Rushes, a father and son working together as farriers, who I have had the pleasure of knowing for many years. We made this episode a few days before lockdown occurre...

29 Maj 202037min

Rodney King is from the South Island of New Zealand, where he began teaching himself farriery. Within 10 years or so he was working at the biggest equine hospital in the world. I felt that that alone ...

21 Maj 202029min