For women it’s all about the shoes

Traditionally horseshoeing has been a male dominated industry.  Ngaire Bryant is the first ever New Zealand female to become registered as a farrier in New Zealand.  When she was just twenty three she started working as an apprentice farrier in Takanini South Auckland with Kevin Crampton. She worked through her holidays and all around the North Island before gaining contacts to the Stern Family in England who were a family of farriers.  Ngaire then spent two years in England with the Stern family where she became the first New Zealand female to gain her diploma of Farrier from the Dip W.C.S (Worshipful Company of Farriers) with above average.  She then spent six months in Scotland before returning to New Zealand.

Ngaire meet her husband Steve Bryant through being a farrier, which she never expected to happen.   It was a chance meeting, because he would have normally done all his farrier work himself.  But on this one occasion, he had a problem with one particular horse that required Ngaires expertise with lame horses, which she was well known for having.   Ngaire was the first ever person, he paid to shoe his horses.  He was also the first person ever, Ngaire has not charged since she has been a farrier.  A year after there meeting they got married.

Ngaire now operates in the areas Te akau, Brookby, Waiuku and all areas in between.  Currently, she has a stunning pony on our site, for sale.  To view go tohttp://www.ispyhorses.com/ispy_new/ponies/426