722103 - Blacksmith horse forger

A blacksmith who applies blacksmithing skills and tools to make horseshoes and shoe horses. They select suitable metal, cut it, heat it in a furnace, place it on an anvil and forge it with a hammer, drill, bend, profile or weld it to give it the required shape. They work with a hammer, mechanical presses, perform other blacksmithing tasks. They evaluate the condition of horse hooves, clean them, trim hoof growth, choose horseshoes, forge them, grind them if necessary.

Main activities

* blacksmiths heat metal, and shape heated metal by forging, make horseshoes, forging them with a hammer, anvil, and tongs;
* forge horseshoes of various sizes, perform other blacksmithing tasks;
* evaluate the condition of horse hooves, clean them, trim hoof growth;
* choose horseshoes, forge them, grind them if necessary;
* use hand tools or electric devices, hammers, choose the metal and heat it in a small furnace.

Characteristic competences

* heat the metal;
* shape heated or cold metal on an anvil to make horseshoes;
* evaluate the condition of horse hooves, take care of them;
* use hand tools, electric tools apply blacksmithing techniques;
* control metal heating tools, regulate temperature.