noun
farrier; hoof care specialist
A professional who fits horseshoes and provides hoof care for horses and sometimes cows.
装蹄師は馬の蹄に蹄鉄を打つ。
A farrier nails horseshoes onto a horse's hooves.
彼は経験豊富な装蹄師だ。
He is an experienced farrier.
蹄鉄工 can also mean a farrier or blacksmith specializing in horseshoes, but 装蹄師 specifically emphasizes the fitting and hoof-care aspect.
Compound of 装 (そう, 'to equip, to fit'), 蹄 (てい, 'hoof'), and 師 (し, 'specialist, master').