Farrier. A farrier is a specialist in equine hoof care, including the trimming and balancing of horses' hooves and the placing of shoes on their hooves, if necessary.
A farrier combines some blacksmith's skills with some veterinarian's skills to care for horses' feet. Historically, the jobs of farrier and blacksmith were practically synonymous.
In 1350, a statute from Edward III of England designated the shoer of horses at court to be the ferrour des chivaux, who would be sworn in before judges. The ferrour des chivaux would swear to do his craft properly and to limit himself solely to it. A farrier's work in colonial America or pre-Industrial Revolution Europe would have included shoeing horses, as well as the fabrication and repair of tools, the forging of architectural pieces, and so on. Modern-day farriers usually specialize in horseshoeing, focusing their time and effort on the care of the horse's hoof.
Hence, modern farriers and blacksmiths are considered to be in separate, albeit related, trades. In the British Army, the Household Cavalry have farriers who march in parade in ceremonial dress, carrying their historical axes with spikes.
They are a familiar sight at the annual Trooping the Colour ceremony in the UK. There is also a farrier on call round the clock, twenty-four hours a day, at Hyde Park Barracks. In the United Kingdom, the Worshipful Company of Farriers is one of the
A farrier combines some blacksmith's skills with some veterinarian's skills to care for horses' feet. Historically, the jobs of farrier and blacksmith were practically synonymous.
In 1350, a statute from Edward III of England designated the shoer of horses at court to be the ferrour des chivaux, who would be sworn in before judges. The ferrour des chivaux would swear to do his craft properly and to limit himself solely to it. A farrier's work in colonial America or pre-Industrial Revolution Europe would have included shoeing horses, as well as the fabrication and repair of tools, the forging of architectural pieces, and so on. Modern-day farriers usually specialize in horseshoeing, focusing their time and effort on the care of the horse's hoof.
Hence, modern farriers and blacksmiths are considered to be in separate, albeit related, trades. In the British Army, the Household Cavalry have farriers who march in parade in ceremonial dress, carrying their historical axes with spikes.
They are a familiar sight at the annual Trooping the Colour ceremony in the UK. There is also a farrier on call round the clock, twenty-four hours a day, at Hyde Park Barracks. In the United Kingdom, the Worshipful Company of Farriers is one of the
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