A blacksmith heats and hammers iron into the shape and size required.
A blacksmith or farrier. They make horseshoes as well as put them on the horse. This is what people mean when buying a horse they say 'does the horse stand for the blacksmith/farrier?'
No, not that I have ever heard off. I think they only make shoes for horses to fit the desighn of the foot, for the horse.
Farrier or blacksmith
A Farrier, or a blacksmith
Horse shoes, tools, metal parts on a horse drawn cart
No, a blacksmith makes metal tools, horse shoes etc a tanner makes leather from animal skins.
blacksmith or farrier!
A blacksmith is a person who forges iron, or an informal term for a person who shoes horses. A blacksmith can also refer to a blackish fish of the Pacific coast.
Blacksmiths in 1870 would make wagon wheels, horse shoes and farm implements. Almost any ironwork was done by the blacksmith.
Farrier or Blacksmith
A horse shoe maker is called a farrier. Farriers are skilled professionals who specialize in the care and maintenance of horses' hooves, including trimming and shoeing. They play a crucial role in ensuring the health and performance of horses by providing proper hoof care.
Back then you could not just go down to the store and buy what ever you needed when something broke. You had to fix it and that's one reason why they had a blacksmith. The blacksmiths job was to basically make or fix anything out of iron, but that's not all the blacksmith did. Since the blacksmith worked with metal he made and put horse shoes on horses. Since the blacksmith was working with the horse to put the shoes on they got to know some of the diseases that some horses have. so because of that the were also used as a vet.