Farrier
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A farrier is a specialist in farriery: equine hoof care, including the trimming and balancing of horses' hooves and the placing of shoes on their hooves when necessary. A farrier combines some blacksm
The Farrier, a painting by Bob Demuyser
Nailing on shoes
Rasping the hoof
Some farrier tools, including hammers, nippers, rasps, and hoof knife, as well as a set of custom-made corrective shoes on the ground below the toolset
Horseshoe
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A horseshoe is a piece of equestrian equipment that protects a horse hoof from wear. Shoes are attached on the palmar surface of the hooves, usually nailed through the insensitive hoof wall, anatomica
Farrier
…A farrier is a specialist in farriery: equine hoof care, including the trimming and balancing of horses' hooves and the placing of shoes on their hooves when necessary. A farrier combines some blacksmith's skills (fabricating, adapting, and adjusting metal shoes) with some veterinarian's…
Horseshoes are commonly made of steel, and are nailed to the underside of the hoof.
A variety of horseshoes, including aluminum racing plates (light or dark); there is also a variety of oxshoes at the lower right
A hipposandal, a predecessor to the horseshoe
English horseshoes from the 11th to the 19th centuries