WORKING IN NEW ZEALAND

Inspects, trims and shapes horse’s hooves, and forms, fits and nails horseshoes.

SKILL LEVEL:

The entry requirement for this occupation is an AQF Certificate III or higher qualification.

TASKS INCLUDE:

• inspects horses to check for deviations in motion, interference, peculiarities in gait or abnormalities in size and shape of hooves
• removes worn or defective shoes
• trims and shapes hooves
• measures hooves and estimates metal requirements
• makes shoes by heating, shaping and hammering and fits them to horse’s hooves
• may specialise in corrective or surgical shoeing