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History of horseshoes

The process of forging and attaching horse-shoes became an important craft in medieval times, and played a major role in the development of metallurgy. Blacksmiths (iron was called black metal) made most of the iron objects used in everyday life though farriery, (farrier, which comes from the Latin word for iron, ferrum) or horseshoeing, was the most frequent occupation.  The horse was a major means of transportation in the United States until the automobile was invented. The horse

population declined from 1910-1960, as they were replaced with cars. However, in the early 1960s, the population increased as horse racing, horse competitions and riding became popular as a means of recreation.
As machines took over the blacksmith's job, and horses disappeared from use in agriculture and transport, the need for blacksmiths declined. Improvements in horseshoe design also have reduced the amount of forging work required by farriers.