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  • noun Plural form of farrier.

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Examples

  • Blacksmiths, also known as farriers or horse shoers, take care of the most important part of an equine: its feet.

    JSOnline.com 2009

  • Skilled horseshoers, also known as farriers, evaluate horses’ individual needs and, when necessary, provide corrective or therapeutic shoes to improve faults of gait and compensate for physical limitations.

    You’re Certifiable Joel Naftali Lee 1999

  • Skilled horseshoers, also known as farriers, evaluate horses’ individual needs and, when necessary, provide corrective or therapeutic shoes to improve faults of gait and compensate for physical limitations.

    You’re Certifiable Joel Naftali Lee 1999

  • Several pages here are devoted to why, when invading Russia, the usually far-sighted Napoleon failed to be sure that his farriers were equipped with frost-resistant horseshoes.

    How Stanley Kubrick Met His Waterloo Frederic Raphael 2011

  • Two other trades that immediately come to mind who have to deal with similiar customers are saddlemakers/repairmen and farriers (not to be confused with a horseshoer since the former is trained and knows what he is doing while the latter is learning how on your valuable horse) but I won't bore you with their valid comments at this time.

    Some Peeves from a Gunsmith 2009

  • Two other trades that immediately come to mind who have to deal with similiar customers are saddlemakers/repairmen and farriers (not to be confused with a horseshoer since the former is trained and knows what he is doing while the latter is learning how on your valuable horse) but I won't bore you with their valid comments at this time.

    Some Peeves from a Gunsmith 2009

  • At the Irish National Stud at Kildare the Queen was applauded as, visibly relaxed and smiling broadly, she was introduced to jockeys, trainers, farriers and apprentices and shown racehorses.

    Irish eyes are smiling: show of respect turns Queen into runaway favourite 2011

  • She read farriers 'books on equine anatomy, diseases and temperaments.

    Ten-gallon tiara: The Miss Rodeo America pageant Darragh Johnson 2010

  • She read farriers 'books on equine anatomy, diseases and temperaments.

    Ten-gallon tiara: The Miss Rodeo America pageant Darragh Johnson 2010

  • At the same time he was deep in discussion with Terry, who was now on hand; there was great heave and ho everywhere, with inspections and issue of rations and farriers and armourers going demented and messengers flying and the telegraph office open night and day; how the dickens Custer had energy enough for his evening's jollity I can't fathom.

    Isabelle Estelle Bruno 2010

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