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Farrier
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<p>A farrier is a specialist in <a href="/facts/Equine/lNz2TSUX">equine</a> hoof care, including the trimming and balancing of <a href="/facts/Horse/uQ3FA0Ak">horses'</a> <a href="/facts/Horse_hoof/JIYYTyHx">hooves</a> and the placing of <a href="/facts/Horseshoe/5gXPTqFB">shoes</a> on their hooves, if necessary. A farrier combines some <a href="/facts/Blacksmith/StvqhmLx">blacksmith</a>'s skills (fabricating, adapting, and adjusting metal shoes) with some <a href="/facts/Veterinary_medicine/KYNaodgl">veterinarian</a>'s skills (knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the lower limb) to care for horses' feet. Traditionally an occupation for men, in a number of countries women have now become farriers. </p>