shoeing
Blacksmith's hoof work
Shoeing is the act of fitting shoes to a horse's hooves—a specialized skill traditionally performed by farriers.
The process involves trimming the hoof, shaping a metal horseshoe, and nailing it in place.
By extension, shoeing can refer to fitting any creature or object with protective footwear: The shoeing of the horses took all morning.
Metal-shaping block
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
- hammerTool for striking nails
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
- raspCoarse shaping tool
nails · clinchers · pullers · fuller · hardy · apron · chaps · farrier
Domesticated riding animal
- mareFemale adult equine
- stallionIntact male breeding horse
- geldingCastrated male equine
- ponyCompact equine breed
thoroughbred · mule · donkey · hoof · frog · sole · laminae · pastern
anvil
Metal-shaping block
rasp · nails · clinchers · pullers · fuller · hardy · apron · chaps · farrier · blacksmith
horse
Domesticated riding animal
pony · thoroughbred · mule · donkey · hoof · frog · sole · laminae · pastern · fetlock
boot
High shoe or startup
last · sole · heel · upper · welt · stitching · leather · cobbler · resoling · heeling
trimming
Cutting away excess
- horse carefarrier, mucking stalls, grooming, horse grooming, horseshoeing
- blacksmithinganvil, anvils, forge, forges, bellows
- horsemanshipriding lesson, riding lessons, riding school, riding schools, riding instructor
- Joint Diseaseosteoarthritis, joint pain, joint swelling, stiffness, synovitis
- hoof anatomyhoof, frog, sole, heel, toe
- corrective shoeingHorseshoe therapy for gait issues
- soft shoeingQuiet theatrical dance style
shoe, shoes, horseshoe, shod, shoemaker, shoeless, horseshoes, overshoe, shoed