A farrier is a specialist in horse care, including trimming and balancing the horse's hooves and placing shoes on their nails, if necessary. A farrier combines the skills of some of the blacksmiths (fabrication, adapt, and adjusts metal shoes) with some veterinary skills (knowledge of anatomy and lower extremity physiology) to care for hooves.
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History and ceremonial
Historically, the work of the farrier and the blacksmith is practically identical, indicated by the etymology of the word: the farrier is from Central France: the ferrier, from the Latin ferrum (iron). The work of a farrier in colonial America or the pre-industrial Revolution of Europe will include horses, also fabrication and repair of equipment, forging architectural pieces, and so on. Modern day farriers usually specialize in horseshoe horses, focusing their time and efforts on horse nail care. For this reason, farriers and blacksmiths are considered to be in separate trades, although they are related.
In the British Army, Household Cavalry has boundaries that march in the ceremonial march, carrying their historical axis with nails. They are a regular sight in the annual Trooping the Color. There are also those who call it "all the time, twenty-four hours a day, at Hyde Park Barracks".
In the United Kingdom, the Farriers Worshiper Company is one of the London City Riders. The Farriers, or horseshoe maker, organized in 1356. The company received the Royal Charter in merger in 1571. Over the years, the Company has evolved from trade associations to horse shoemakers into an organization for those who serve for the welfare of horses, including experts animal surgery.
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Work
Routine work of a farrier is mainly pruning and polishing nails. In the usual case, it is important to cut each nail so that it maintains proper orientation to the ground. If an animal has a heavy workload, works on an abrasive footing, requires additional traction, or has a pathological change in the nail, then shoes may be required.
Additional tasks for the farrier include handling an injured or sore nail and special shoe applications for racing, training or "cosmetic" purposes. Horses with certain diseases or injuries may require repair procedures for their nails, or require special shoes.
Tools used
Qualification
In countries such as the United Kingdom, it is illegal for persons other than registered barriers to call themselves farriers or do deceptive work (in England under the 1975 Farriers Act). The main purpose of this Act is to "prevent and avoid suffering and cruelty to horses arising from horses' horses by unskilled people".
However, in other countries, such as the United States, logging is not regulated, there is no legal certification, and qualifications may vary. In the US, three organizations - the American Farrier Association (AFA); Guild of Professional Farriers (GPF); and the Brotherhood of Working Farriers (BWFA) maintain a voluntary certification program for farriers. Of these, the AFA program is the largest with approximately 2,800 certified farrier. In addition, the AFA program has a reciprocal agreement with the Farrier Registrar Board and the Farriers Worshiping Company in the UK.
In the certification program offered by AFA and GPF, all farrier checks are performed by peer panels. Farrier examinations for both organizations are designed in such a way that qualified persons can obtain formal credentials indicating that they meet professional standards of meaningful competence as determined by technical knowledge and practical skills exams, duration of field experience, and other factors. Farriers who have received a completion certificate for attending schools or courses that can further represent themselves as having completed a particular course of study. Sometimes, usually for short purposes, they use the term "certified" in the ad.
Where professional registration exists, either on a mandatory or voluntary basis, there is often a requirement to continue professional development activities to maintain a specific license or certification. For example, a farrier voluntarily enrolled in the American Association of Professional Farriers (AAPF) requires at least 16 hours of continuous education each year to maintain their accreditation.
See also
- Anatomy of a horse
- Anatomy of the horse's front
- Equine podiatry
- Farriers Cavalry Army Household
- Natural nail care
- Serak
- The Farriers Worshipers
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