Farriers

Farriers inspect, trim and shape horses' hooves, and form, fit and nail horseshoes.

What the job involves

• Selects metal stock for job requirements

• Heats metal in forges and furnaces and hammers, punches and cuts metal using hand tools and machine presses

• Tempers and hardens finished articles by quenching in oil or water baths or by cooling gradually in air

• Prepares horses' hooves for shoeing, nailing horseshoes to hooves, and trimming hooves