noun
horseshoeing; shoeing a horse
Technical term for the act or process of fitting a horse with shoes.
装蹄師は馬の蹄に合うように蹄鉄を調整する。
The farrier adjusts the horseshoe to fit the horse's hoof.
蹄鉄 refers to the horseshoe itself, while 装蹄 refers to the act of shoeing.
Compound of 装 (そう, 'to equip, to dress') and 蹄 (てい, 'hoof'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with horseshoeing.