shoer

Blacksmith for horses

A shoer is someone who puts shoes on horses—a farrier.

The term appears most often in the compound horseshoer.

The shoer trimmed the hooves before fitting the new shoes.

farrier

anvil

Metal-shaping block

  • forgeFurnace for shaping metal
  • hammerTool for striking nails
  • tongsHinged grasping utensil

hoof · nails · rasp · clinch · fuller · hardy · trimming · fitting · blacksmith · smithy

equine

horse

Domesticated riding animal

pony · colt · filly · thoroughbred · draft · hoof · fetlock · pastern · frog · sole

Opposites
type of footwear craftsperson

shoercobbler

Shoe repair artisan

shoemaker · cordwainer · bootmaker

Phrases
Family

shoe, horseshoe, shoemaker, shoeing, horseshoes, unshod, reshoe, horseshoer, shoers

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