Farrier

One who takes upon himself the public emplojrment of shoeing horses. Like an innkeeper, a common carrier, and other persons who assume a public employment, a farrier is bound to serve the public as far as his employment goes, and an action lies against him for refusing, when a horse is brought to him at a reasonable time for such purpose, if he refuses (Oliph. Horses, 131), and he is liable for the unskillfulness of himself or servant in performing such work (1 Bl. Comm. 431), but not for the malicious act of the servant in purposely driving a nail into the foot of