Farrier

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Farriers are specialists in equine hoof care, and are responsible for the trimming, balancing, shoeing, health and overall wellbeing of the feet of animals in their care.

Salary p/a
40k - 100k

Qualifications
TAFE

Intensity
Active

Demand
Stable

Travel
High

Conditions
Indoors & Outdoors

Weekly Hours
40-50

Pros

Get to work with horses daily
Meet many different people
Improve the living standard of horses

Cons

Long irregular hours
Many hours of travel
Temperamental horses

The Bottom Line

The travel and occasionally bad-tempered horse is quickly forgotten when you are able to interact with animals you love every day. Helping horses with their overall wellbeing is very rewarding, and the blacksmith component makes for a diverse and technologically interesting career. This, like veterinary science, can be an emotionally based career and for many a labour of love.

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