[from Latin apprendo, to seize or apprehend]: Traditionally, an individual whose primary reward for labor is the opportunity to learn a trade. The apprentice is usually bound to an established craftsman for a specified period of time and paid a modest salary. An apprentice cannot accept payment for... ↪ Read more

[Anglo-Saxon anfilt; from an, on, and fealdan, to fold]: (1.) A block of steel against which metals are hammered. The London pattern anvil, which began it's evolution in the 13th century, has been the trademark of farriers and blacksmiths for three centuries. Shop anvils commonly weighed hundreds of... ↪ Read more

Inhibits microbiotic growth.... ↪ Read more

On or towards the front. See also: Posterior.... ↪ Read more

Ligaments which form sheet-like bands to hold tendons in place.... ↪ Read more

[from the Greek angkylos, crooked]: Fusing of a joint.... ↪ Read more

Conformational growth problems where bones that are supposed to be in line instead form shallow angles when viewed from front or back.... ↪ Read more

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A non-magnetic, conductive, metallic element. Atomic number 13, atomic weight 26.981526; melting point 660.2*C; boiling point 2,467*C; specific gravity 2.69; valence 3. It is very abundant in impure form in the Earth's crust. Refined aluminum is very lightweight, workable, and easily recycled.... ↪ Read more

Determined by registraction papers, breeders certificate, the eruption and ear of the teeth, the feel of the ribs, jaw or tail. One horse year is said to be equal 5 to 7 human years.... ↪ Read more

Associate of the Farriers Company of London. Previous title for farriers at the level now designated A.W.C.F.... ↪ Read more

American Farriers Association. U.S. based organization of farriers founded in 1971. Address: 4059 Iron Works Pike, Lexington, KY 40511... ↪ Read more