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Edward Roberts Forge & Farriers

Professional Farrier covering S.E Melbourne & Mornington Peninsula. Fully qualified & Licensed. Ed was trained in the UK & holds the DipWCF qualification.

27/06/2025

A very brief view of Farriery Training in Victoria

If you’re quick you will see a funny looking fella in a green shirt 😅

We have been at GoTafe coming up 3 years and things are starting to take shape in both the workshop and classroom

Have a good weekend people 🍻

17/11/2024

ANOTHER YEAR DONE & DUSTED 🔥

So that’s another year done and dusted for the Farriery Apprentices at GOTAFE in Wangaratta

A hectic week of assessments and submissions culminated on Friday with our ‘End of Year Awards and Forging Competition’

This year we have an incredible 10 4th Year Apprentices graduating with the Cert 4 going out into the wide world in the New Year

These guys have been brilliant over the last 3 months of ‘final’ assessments and I wish them all the luck

They were awarded quite amazing gifts from both Mustad Australia and Tallahesse J C Milton & Co to mark the occasion

The Annual Awards were won as follows by 4 fantastic students who have gone above and beyond this year. They were awarded certificates and prizes kindly donated NGK Farrier Supplies PTY LTD

Apprentice of the Year - Julian Stubbs
Most Improved Apprentice - Tommy Allen
Best Anatomy Studies - Zac Kennedy
Best Written Theory - Taleah Cameron

The Forging Competition was hotly contested, but it was also great to see the camaraderie of different year groups advising and striking for others through the day.

1st Years

1st Thomas Dunn
2nd Teagan Gebing
3rd Jack Mackinnon

2nd Years

1st Sam Harman
2nd Taleah Cameron
3rd Tully Webb

3rd Years

1st Mikayla Curnow
2nd Zack Williams
3rd Rory Templeton

4th Years

1st Julian Stubbs
2nd Luke Harris
3rd Caitlyn Knuckey

Special Mention - Jason Parker

Finally thanks goes to my colleagues Rod Craig and Johno Leoncini. Well done guys, I think we need a holiday 🏝️

Cheers people 🍺

17/09/2024

APPRENTICES PAST & PRESENT 🔥

The great thing about tidying the workshop is finding all the goodies lurking in the wild

The endless stacks of shoes made by the guys over the last few years are finally finding a new home

Nothing quite like it 💪🏼

07/07/2024

FITTING TO TEMPLATES 🔥

Today I’ve made up some templates to simulate horses feet for the guys at TAFE who are going to take their hard earned basic shoemaking skills to the next level

As a rite of passage we start on wooden templates, then move on to cadaver legs before letting loose on live horses. I’ve nailed shoes on this time to prevent the workshop being set on fire!

Every Farrier forges shoes differently with some making shoes 2 sizes bigger than others from the same original length of steel

The Apprentices will measure the templates, calculate the material required and then make and fit various shoes to the solar surface

Hopefully they will learn how bumping, drawing and fullering affects the size of the shoes they make taking away the guesswork and potential heartache as they move on up through the training process

Failing that I will have a range of paperweights or doorstops available for sale very soon 😅

Cheers people 🍺

28/06/2024

DUSTING OFF THE TOOLS 🔥

With the cost of living going up the time has come to dust off the shoemaking tools 😅

The last couple of days I’ve been reacquainting myself with an old friend, Aluminium Firewelding

It’s true in business, time is money, but a simple pair Barshoes can be made in less than half an hour

Quicker than driving to the Farrier supplies on panicked Monday morning and cheaper than collecting dust waiting for a rainy day, not to mention good for the soul 😎

Have a good weekend people 🍺

18/06/2024

‘SKILLS HARD EARNED, ARE NOT FORGOTTEN’ 🔥

This is a phrase that was used by one of the great Farriers the other day and whilst I haven’t been making many shoes recently, this is no doubt apt of many Farriers journeys.

In a World where ‘you can buy anything you need’ the blood, sweat and tears shed in many Forges through time now seem futile to some.

Yes, most horses are shod with machine made shoes thesedays, but it’s also ok to ‘be better’ and want to master your trade.

A few weeks ago my colleague Rod Craig and I ventured to the Dookie Food and Fibre expo, a careers expo for school leavers.

Amazingly, Farriery was the most subscribed workshop with over 100 kids spread over 4 sessions where we provided info on the industry and made some basic shoes to ‘capture interest’.

Today, I fitted some of the shoes. Maybe you can’t actually buy everything you need.

Cheers people 🍺

26/11/2023

1 YEAR OF FARRIERY at GOTAFE 🚀

It is now over a year since the transfer of Farriery Training in Victoria to GoTafe in Wangaratta

What a year it’s has been 🤯

Amongst the blood, sweat and ‘tears’ there has been huge progression and success for the Apprentice group as a whole

To be part of their journey alongside my colleagues Rod Craig and Jonathan Leoncini has been a great privilege

A World Class workshop facility has been developed from scratch which is only to be improved with a further fully equipped ‘Shoeing Shed’ next year !

Not only this, we now have a full programme of Equine Anatomy and Theoretical Farriery where over 90% of the Apprentices gained excellent marks in their end of year testing

An incredible result that can only bode well for the Equine Industry in the future

Well done and good luck to the qualifying 4th Years and roll on next year 😎

22/11/2023

FARRIERY APPRENTICESHIP 🐴⚒️📚

Hoofcare provided to all types of equines for an extensive range of activities and sports

Plenty of opportunity for shoemaking, toolmaking and academic study towards Cert 4 in Farriery

Applicants must be 110% committed to becoming a professional Farrier and fully engaged in all facets of the Industry

Located Mornington Peninsula, Victoria.

Please get in contact via FB messenger

12/07/2023

WINTER SUNSHINE ☀️ 🇦🇺

A little bit of Winter Sunshine makes us all feel a bit more alive amongst the rain and mud 🚀

To mark the occasion we tackled these tricky feet with a set of handmades 🔥

Gee it feels good to get handmade shoes on feet 😃

In this world of now, now, now there’s nothing better than dusting off your tools, using your skills and bringing a bit of sunshine into your life 😎

Keep the trade alive 🤙🏼

Have a good one people 🍻

09/04/2023

HAPPY EASTER 🐣

Yesterday we hosted our inaugural Easter Marquee at Balnarring Races for our clients and friends who have been so supportive over the years 🥳

It was joint celebration for the team as we congratulated Kyle for starting his apprenticeship, Zoe becoming a fully qualified Farrier and Tom completing a year in Australia (and a baby on the way) 🚀

Well done guys 🤩

The day was so filled with fun and laughs that I barely took a photo, which is a sign of a great day out 😎

Not only this, but the race club laid on pony rides, games, face painting and an Easter Hunt for the kids for FREE 🤯

Thanks to all our guests, you are truly welcome and made the day what it was. We look forward to hosting you again next year 😎

I must say I’m a little ‘tired’ today 😅

Cheers Ed, Family and Team 🍻

31/01/2023

WELCOME TO THE TEAM KYLE 😎

Today was the day that Kyle signed his life away to the greatest profession in the World (well, I think so) 📝

A Farriery apprenticeship is a hard slog, both physically and mentally, but I have no doubt he has both the aptitude and drive to be very successful 💪🏼

Kyle has worked in the thoroughbred breeding industry both in Australia and the UK and comes with exceptional horse handling skills 🐴🇬🇧🇦🇺

I am very excited to see how he develops over the next 4 years…🚀

Good luck Kyle 🍻

06/11/2022

FARRIERY APPRENTICESHIP AVAILABLE 🔥

We are looking for a new Apprentice Farrier to join our small team on the Mornington Peninsula

Your Apprenticeship will last 4 years and you will have the experience of working alongside qualified Farriers from both the UK and Australia

Additionally you will attend TAFE in Wangaratta to obtain the Certificate 4 in Farriery to become a fully qualified Farrier yourself

We provide hoofcare to all types of equines across the whole spectrum of sports and activities in the equine World employing both traditional and modern Farriery techniques.

Over your apprenticeship there will be plenty of opportunity and endless materials to hone your forging and shoemaking skills as well as time for homework and theoretical study

For further information feel free to get in touch without prejudice via Messenger on our business page

All suitable applicants will be required to provide a short CV about themselves and any relevant experience

We will be offering trials in the coming weeks with the successful applicant starting in the New Year.

Alternatively, feel free to share, send or pass on the details to someone who would jump at this opportunity

Thanks Ed and Team 🚀

Address

20 Old Morooduc Road
Tuerong, VIC
3915

Telephone

610423354112

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