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What is a farrier?

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Shoeing Horseshoeing is one of the oldest crafts in the world and one of the old smithy primary jobs. The blacksmith's anvil and forge used to create many items made of steel. He heated the steel in the forge, coal or organic fueled primarily, then forged and shaped on the anvil, the sword, or wagon wheel horseshoes to create. Today, the modern blacksmith leads mainly artistic pieces such as doors, chandeliers, statues and the like. The farrier will now trade in shoeing. 

What is a smith? The blacksmith is a professional, a living place makes horseshoes on horses. Today he is educated in a school that teaches him all about the anatomy of the Hoof of horse conformation subtle diseases of the hoof. In school and training, he learns how to wear horseshoes, and how to treat most of the horses hoof diseases. Just a few decades ago there were no shoeing schools, and the horse-shoer (farrier) came from a farm, or was an apprentice to a journeyman blacksmith so he could learn the job. Many equine veterinarian company or a practicing farrier on staff transfer, because many farriers a detailed knowledge of horses hooves have because that is their focus. 

What are farrier supplies or Farrier? The tools of his craft: supplies referred blacksmith, includes the following: an anvil, hammer, forge, tongs, hoof knife, rasp, hoof nippers and hoof stand, a nail wire and clinch block, and a variety of other related Farrier. The Blacksmith uses his hoof stand to keep the horse's leg and hoof upright, then he removed the old horseshoes, and with his hoof nipper and hoof knife he trims the hoof, then making it smooth with his rasp. He puts the horseshoe to the hoof with special horseshoe nails. He must be careful when trimming the hoof, because it is similar to trimming your fingernails, it is to trim a comfortable level, and then you can trim too deep and cause injury. 


Professional farriers know how to correct the horses to walk in balance with the trimming of hooves. Many times hoof hardener or hoof coatings and other hoof care products are used to treat diseases of the frog, white line disease, quarter crack, or laminitis ... All horse's hoof to treat ailments. To learn more visit the link in our resource section below....
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