Old travel Blog photograph of the Blacksmith in Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland. A blacksmith was often a farrier, a specialist in equine hoof care, including the trimming and balancing of horses' hooves and the placing of shoes on their hooves, if necessary. A farrier combined some blacksmith's skills, fabricating, adapting, and adjusting metal shoes, with some veterinarian's skills, knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the lower limb, to care for horses feet. Straiton is a Scottish a village on the River Girvan in South Ayrshire in Scotland, mainly built in the 18th century. It was the main location for the film The Match, where two rival pubs played an annual football match as a challenge. However, since the village has only one pub, a house was used as a pub for filming. Straiton is located in the hills between Kirkmichael, Dalmellington, Crosshill, and Maybole. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.
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