This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to maintain, repair and make a variety of tools used in standard farriery workplaces. Tools are made by hand by the farrier when commercially unavailable or when commercially available tools are deemed to be unsuitable for the specific purpose identified.

The unit applies to individuals who use hand tools to perform farriery services across different equine industry sectors.

No occupational licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.