WHO ARE WE, AND WHY DO WE DO IT?
Behind the Open Danish Farrier Championship is a strong, passionate team consisting of Nynne, Anna, Josephine, Dea, Amanda, and Olivia.
Despite our different backgrounds – registered farriers, graphic designer, rider, project coordinator, and technically strong enthusiasts – we share the same driving force: the love for the craft, respect for the horse and animal welfare, and the desire to create something bigger than ourselves.
It is our diversity that makes us strong. Each of us brings specialized skills that together form a professional and reliable foundation for the competition. We are volunteers because we are passionate about the profession. We invest time, networks, and efforts because we want to elevate the industry collectively and enhance the visibility of the farrier profession in Denmark.
We do it because Denmark deserves an official farrier competition including open international classes.
We do it because the profession deserves pride, development, and a place where expertise can be shared and cultivated. We do it because horses and animal welfare have the best conditions when they encounter skilled farriers
– and because community fosters progress.
And we do it because partners and sponsors deserve an event where their support creates real value for the industry.
None of us could do this alone.
But together, we can elevate the entire industry – and that's why we do it.
A competition created out of passion
- driven by volunteers
The Open Danish Farrier Championship is created from one common vision: to elevate the craft of farriery in Denmark and bring together blacksmiths, both Danish and international, and horse enthusiasts for a professional, inspiring, and intellectually strong event. Organizing a competition of this scale requires time, effort, and an immense amount of dedication. All of this is given voluntarily because the motivation outweighs the hours.
We are a team of dedicated women who come together in one common drive: the love for horses, the craftsmanship, and the camaraderie that unites blacksmiths and horse enthusiasts across the country.
VI BRUGER VORES TID, NETVÆRK, HÆNDER OG HJERTE, FORDI VI VIL:
· Styrke beslagsmedefaget i Danmark
· Skabe et professionelt og internationalt anerkendt beslagsmeds event
· Samle danske og udenlandske smede til faglig sparring og udvikling
· Øge kendskabet til hesteskoning og håndværkets vigtighed
· Give publikum et unikt indblik i beslagsmedens rolle
· Skabe værdi for sponsorer, samarbejdspartnere og hele hestebranchen
Når gnisterne flyver, når stålet formes, og når præcision møder kreativitet
– så styrkes både branchen, fællesskabet og kvaliteten!
Although the farrier profession traditionally is a field dominated by men, we, as six women, stand to show that passion, professionalism, and collaboration do not have a gender.
We do it because the industry deserves visibility - and because Denmark deserves competition at an international level. We do it because we believe that progress happens when one dares to think differently, open the doors, and invite the world inside, for knowledge-sharing, dialogue, and inspiration.
Together, we elevate Denmark's only primary official competition, open to both Danish and international participants.
DYREVELFÆRD SOM GRUNDSTEN
– INGEN HOVE, INGEN HEST
Dyrevelfærd er ikke et tillæg. Det er fundamentet.
Godt håndværk er ikke kun et spørgsmål om teknik – Det er fundamentet for hestens sundhed, trivsel og præstation, og det stærkeste argument for, hvorfor beslagsmede er så uundværlige.
Som man siger: “Ingen hove, ingen hest.” – Et udtryk som vi står 100% bag!
En stærk branche skaber stærke heste. Og det ansvar tager vi alvorligt!
Derfor ønsker vi, gennem konkurrencen at sætte fokus på:
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korrekt hovpleje
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faglig præcision
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moderne teknikker inden for beslagsmedsfaget
- smedens rolle i hestens trivsel
Dyrevelfærd har altså en central og uundværlig plads i konkurrencen, når vi inviterer indenfor, både i form af oplysning, vidensdeling og ved at fremhæve den faglige standard, som danske beslagsmede står for.
Amanda Dörge
On a daily basis, Amanda is studying as well as working at RØG Mad og Vinbar and NC Horse Wellness.
She’s the lucky owner of three beautiful horses, and she likes to spend her free-time at the stables with them!
In our event team, Amanda is responsible for a great deal of our communication with sponsors and networks, in the form of sponsor letters and the like; She’s a super skilled and sharp communicator, and has a ton of connections!
Ida Nielsen
Ida is a trained, registered farrier, and runs her own farrier business, Idas Beslagsmedie.
She has her own gorgeous horse, and together they spend time training and competing in show jumping.
In our team, Ida is the one with the overview on things, when it comes to making sure that there's enough fuel to the forges, iron for the competition, and all the other small material details you'd easily lose track of; She makes sure the competition runs smoothly!
Nynne Navntoft
Nynne finished her training as a registered farrier on April 2016, at the Gardehusarregimentet in Slagelse.
She has owned horses for many years, but these days she's put her riding career partially on hold and instead focuses 100% on her craft as a farrier at Nynnes Beslagsmedie.
On the team, she is a driving force behind seeking out sponsors and potential venues as well as coordinating and communicating with participants once they sign up for the competition.
Olivia van Rooij
Olivia is a self-employed graphic designer and illustrator, working at her own companies van Rooij Design Studio og Poivre, where she develops websites, graphic and logo designs as well as illustrations and poster art.
For a period of her life, she lived in Norway where she trained and rehabilitated horses, but now she mostly rides for fun and relaxation.
She is behind the overall Housestyle of the competition, and has developed our logo and website as well as other graphic material for the competition.
