a blacksmith or craftsperson who makes and attaches horseshoes to horses' hooves.
From Old French 'ferrier,' derived from Latin 'ferrarius' (relating to iron, from 'ferrum' meaning iron). The term evolved to specifically mean one who works with iron horseshoes.
Farriers (note the spelling varies) are still crucial to horse care today, despite having a trade that's thousands of years old. A horse's entire gait and health depends on proper shoeing—it's like podiatry for horses, and farriers spend years apprenticing to master this highly specialized craft.
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