The Worshipful Company of Farriers is a City Livery Company which has its origins in 1356, when it was established as a Fellowship to oversee farriery within the cities of London and Westminster.

Six and a half centuries later, the Company still has the responsibility for securing adequate standards of competence and conduct among persons engaged in the shoeing of horses.

The Company also actively promotes and encourages the art, science, training and education of farriery.

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The Master of the Company

Colonel Richard Kinsella-Bevan was installed as Master of the Company at Common Hall for the Livery on Thursday 27th September 2007.

Richard was commissioned into the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards in 1965 and served in Cyprus, North Africa and Germany. From 1984 to 1987 he commanded the Sultan of Oman's Armoured Regiment, and then returned to England as the Head of the Branch responsible for the resturcturing of the combat arms of the Army as a result of 'Options for Change'. From 1992-95 he was head of Secretariat for the National Employers Liaison Committee in London, with responsibility for employer support for the Reserve Forces.  His final appointment was as Senior British Service Officer (Army) in the Oman, and since retiring from the Army in 1999 he has been the Registrar of the Medical Society of London.

He is married to Kitty, and they have a son and two daughters; his home is in Ireland, where he farms. He is a keen fly fisherman and horseman.