Farrier
04/08/2010
by GSS Equestrian
A farrier is a specialist in equine hoof care, including the trimming and balancing of a horse'shoof and the placing of shoes to the horse's foot. A farrier couples a subset of the blacksmith's skills (fabricating, adapting, and adjusting metal shoes) with a subset of veterinary medicine (knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the lower limb) to address the care of the horse's feet.
Ref. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farrier
Picture Ref. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Haras_nationaux_Farrier_at_work.jpg
