farrier

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His father was a farrier, his grandfather ran a company making wire machinery and his ancestors were nail makers.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

She worked as a custodian at Darrington High School and as a farrier on the side.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2024

At the corral, Kim and Berle watched a farrier re-shoe several horses while they waited for the trail guide.

From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2021

By the mid-1960s, he was working as a farrier shoeing horses for TV westerns, and he eventually was recruited for stunts.

From Washington Post • Aug. 2, 2020

It had been so long since a farrier had trimmed War Chief’s hooves that he hobbled painfully around the yard like a crippled ballerina.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos