The BWFA is a non-profit organization. Our mission is to provide horse owners with professional, intelligent, and accurate information on sound shoeing by professional farriers. We promote certification for farriers and strongly advise  horse owners to seek out the services of certified farriers. We are the largest farrier association in the world, with farriers, horse owners, and those interested in the safety of horses, shoeing, research, and farrier science as our members.

The History of

The Brotherhood of Working Farriers

	The BWFA, or Brotherhood of Farriers Association, was originally formed on December 10, 1901 by the late Talmadge Young, Bob L. Casey and Elliot Sams. It was formed for the SOLE PURPOSE of having an organization, "Where a person would not be discriminated upon in learning the horseshoeing trade due to his former public education." In July of 1989, the word "working" was added and we are now known as The Brotherhood of Working Farriers Association.     The BWFA MASTER EDUCATORS was formed by a group of concerned horseshoeing school-owners along with the members of the BWFA. The purpose of forming the BWFA ME is to allow the school-owner a stronger voice in the educational direction of the horseshoeing industry and give them the ability to certify their own students under a national certification program. The BWFA guidelines have been accepted by the MASTER EDUCATORS as a uniform testing format.     The BWFA and BWFA MASTER EDUCATORS are organizations with members who are dedicated career oriented farriers and educators with the insight to build the farriery trade into a professional business by showing respect to fellow members and farriers as brothers and not as competitors. The BWFA endeavors to promote "Sound Shoeing" and public awareness of the importance of using professionally trained farriers.

Board of Directors

RALPH CASEY  

President, Executive Director

BWFA Headquarters:

14013 East Hwy 136

LaFayette, GA 30728

LIFETIME Board Member

MASTER FARRIER

MASTER EDUCATOR, TESTER

HALL OF FAME – 1992

(706)397-8047 phone/fax

www.bwfa.net 

farrierhdq@aol.com

LINK CASEY

VICE-PRESIDENT

14013 East Hwy  136

LaFayette, GA 30728

Journeyman II

HALL OF FAME 2005

706-397-8047 

home & fax

farrierhdq@aol.com

John Burt

302 Miller County 26

Fouke, AR 71837

MASTER FARRIER

TESTER

HALL OF FAME 2001

903-293-1113

JDCfarrier@cableone.net

SCOTT LEDBETTER 

3149 Royal Oak Dr. NE

Marietta, GA 30068

MASTER FARRIER

TESTER

HALL OF FAME 1999

770-971-2211

SLedbe8085@AOL.COM

TONY PHILLIPS

2664 Apt to Miss Rd

Monticello,  GA   31064

LIFETIME Board Member

MASTER FARRIER

TESTER

HALL OF FAME 1999

706-468-5100

newhopebc@aol.com

KENNETH CRIMMINS

2527 Wire Road

Aiken, SC   29805

Journeyman I

TESTER

HALL OF FAME 2005

803-648-1664

crimminsj2@aol.com

KEITH SEELEY

525  Cannon Rd

Fortson,  GA  31808

Journeyman II

LIFETIME

TESTER

HALL OF FAME 2005

770-312-6909 cell

a9ksl@yahoo.com

PHILLIP ROBERSON

105 Diamond R Road

Otto, NC   28763

Journeyman II

LIFETIME GOLD,

TESTER

HALL OF FAME 2005

828-524-7567

828-369-3089 Fax

diamondr@dndt.net

JARVIS BOWEN

2268 Ballground Rd

Chatsworth, GA  30705

MASTER FARRIER

TESTER

706-517-0967 home

706-270-1908 cell

706-217-8937 Mary’s cell

mgtrans30705@alltel.net

DAVEY TUCKER

118 South Moore Rd

Fountain Inn, SC 29644

Journeyman I

HALL OF FAME 2005

(864)862-2811

BILL AINSWORTH

115 Paul Revere Drive

Cusseta, GA   31805

Journeyman I

706-989-1815 home/fax

706-536-9700 cell

706-464-1859 cell

hoofwerk@aol.com

ALTERNATES:

KEN MOODY

6008 Tampa Street

Hananhan, SC  29406

Journeyman II

TESTER

HALL OF FAME 2005

843-747-2854

STAN TRIMBLE

218 South 5th Street

Pulaski, TN   38478

Journeyman II

GAITED TESTER

931-424-5850

931-703-2835 cell

MICHAEL FORMAN

27471 Hwy 22E

Wadley, AL   36276

Journeyman II

TESTER

HALL OF FAME 2005

256-794-5428 cell

formanmj@yahoo.com