Dr. Simon Curtis has been a practicing farrier in Newmarket for 44 years. He has lectured and demonstrated farriery in more than 30 countries on 6 continents including the USA, Australia, India, Russia, and South Africa. He is an author of 4 textbooks on farriery. He has been published in numerous journals. Simon is the only farrier to have been awarded an Honorary Associateship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. He is a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Farriers (2001-2002) and has chaired the Farriers Registration Council (2006-9). He is a Fellow of the Worshipful Company of Farriers by examination (FWCF) and is currently an examiner. Simon is a 4th generation farrier; his family have been farriers and blacksmiths on the Cambridgeshire and Suffolk border for at least 150 years. In 2005 Simon was inducted into the International Farriers Hall of Fame at the Kentucky Derby Museum. He gained a First Degree, Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Farriery through Myerscough College, University of Central Lancashire in 2011 and completed a PhD degree in equine physiology and biomechanics in 2017. In 2018 Simon Curtis was presented with the Sir Colin Spedding award for his contribution to equine knowledge and published The Hoof of the Horse.

Dr. Simon Curtis has been a practicing farrier in Newmarket for 44 years. He has lectured and demonstrated farriery in more than 30 countries on 6 continents including the USA, Australia, India, Russia, and South Africa. He is an author of 4 textbooks on farriery. He has been published in numerous journals. Simon is the only farrier to have been awarded an Honorary Associateship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. He is a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Farriers (2001-2002) and has chaired the Farriers Registration Council (2006-9). He is a Fellow of the Worshipful Company of Farriers by examination (FWCF) and is currently an examiner. Simon is a 4th generation farrier; his family have been farriers and blacksmiths on the Cambridgeshire and Suffolk border for at least 150 years. In 2005 Simon was inducted into the International Farriers Hall of Fame at the Kentucky Derby Museum. He gained a First Degree, Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Farriery through Myerscough College, University of Central Lancashire in 2011 and completed a PhD degree in equine physiology and biomechanics in 2017. In 2018 Simon Curtis was presented with the Sir Colin Spedding award for his contribution to equine knowledge and published The Hoof of the Horse.

ELT Olli Mäkelä valmistui eläinlääketieteen lisensiaatiksi Eläinlääketieteellisestä korkeakoulusta vuonna 1988. Valmistumisensa jälkeen hän toimi eläinsairaalassa hevosklinikan klinikkaeläinlääkärinä vuoteen 2005 asti. Hevossairauksien erikoiseläinlääkäriksi hän valmistui vuonna 1996 ja väitteli eläinlääketieteen tohtoriksi vuonna 2005 eläinlääketieteen kirurgian alalla. Olli Mäkelä oli toinen yksityisen hevossairaalan perustajista Hyvinkäälle vuonna 2005 ja on nykyään Hyvinkään Hevossairaala Oy:n osaomistaja. Hyvinkään hevossairaalassa hänen vastuualueenaan ovat kirurgia sekä tuki- ja liikuntaelinsairaudet. Hän suoritti englantilaisen hevosortopedian tutkinnon (CertEs[Orth]) vuonna 2012.

Dr. Simon Curtis has been a practicing farrier in Newmarket for 44 years. He has lectured and demonstrated farriery in more than 30 countries on 6 continents including the USA, Australia, India, Russia, and South Africa. He is an author of 4 textbooks on farriery. He has been published in numerous journals. Simon is the only farrier to have been awarded an Honorary Associateship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. He is a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Farriers (2001-2002) and has chaired the Farriers Registration Council (2006-9). He is a Fellow of the Worshipful Company of Farriers by examination (FWCF) and is currently an examiner. Simon is a 4th generation farrier; his family have been farriers and blacksmiths on the Cambridgeshire and Suffolk border for at least 150 years. In 2005 Simon was inducted into the International Farriers Hall of Fame at the Kentucky Derby Museum. He gained a First Degree, Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Farriery through Myerscough College, University of Central Lancashire in 2011 and completed a PhD degree in equine physiology and biomechanics in 2017. In 2018 Simon Curtis was presented with the Sir Colin Spedding award for his contribution to equine knowledge and published The Hoof of the Horse.

ELT Olli Mäkelä valmistui eläinlääketieteen lisensiaatiksi Eläinlääketieteellisestä korkeakoulusta vuonna 1988. Valmistumisensa jälkeen hän toimi eläinsairaalassa hevosklinikan klinikkaeläinlääkärinä vuoteen 2005 asti. Hevossairauksien erikoiseläinlääkäriksi hän valmistui vuonna 1996 ja väitteli eläinlääketieteen tohtoriksi vuonna 2005 eläinlääketieteen kirurgian alalla. Olli Mäkelä oli toinen yksityisen hevossairaalan perustajista Hyvinkäälle vuonna 2005 ja on nykyään Hyvinkään Hevossairaala Oy:n osaomistaja. Hyvinkään hevossairaalassa hänen vastuualueenaan ovat kirurgia sekä tuki- ja liikuntaelinsairaudet. Hän suoritti englantilaisen hevosortopedian tutkinnon (CertEs[Orth]) vuonna 2012.