Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

equine workertofarrier

A equine worker already meets 47% of what the farrier role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.

From equine worker
47%
Overlap1
To farrier
6 Skills carried over
2 Required, not held
48.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

47%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

48.2/ 100

1 Share of the farrier role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the equine worker profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A farrier role treats 6 of its required skills as things a equine worker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analyse animal locomotion
  • assess equid footcare requirements
  • attach horseshoes
  • control animal movement
  • make farrier tools and supplies
  • prepare equid hooves

What stands in the way is 2 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A farrier role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a equine worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held analyse animal locomotion information skills
  • already held assess equid footcare requirements handling and moving
  • already held attach horseshoes handling and moving
  • already held make farrier tools and supplies handling and moving
  • already held prepare equid hooves handling and moving
  • already held control animal movement handling and moving

All 6 carried skills, including the 6 the farrier role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 handling and moving 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held carry out post hoof-trimming activities required
  • optional, not held apply animal hygiene practices optional
  • optional, not held shape metal over anvils optional
  • optional, not held understand the needs of animals optional
  • optional, not held apply smithing techniques optional
  • optional, not held work with blacksmithing hand tools optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held advise horse owners on farriery requirements required
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held farrier industry optional
  • optional, not held forging processes optional
  • optional, not held types of metal optional
04 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage time in agricultural production optional
  • optional, not held work independently in agriculture optional
05 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage animal biosecurity optional
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held work with blacksmithing power tools optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 2 entries a farrier role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 6 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse animal locomotion skill
  • already held assess equid footcare requirements skill
  • already held attach horseshoes skill
  • already held control animal movement skill
  • already held make farrier tools and supplies skill
  • already held prepare equid hooves skill
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held apply animal hygiene practices optional
  • optional, not held farrier industry optional
  • optional, not held manage animal biosecurity optional
  • optional, not held manage time in agricultural production optional
  • optional, not held shape metal over anvils optional
  • optional, not held understand the needs of animals optional
  • optional, not held work independently in agriculture optional
  • optional, not held apply smithing techniques optional
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held forging processes optional
  • optional, not held types of metal optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
  • optional, not held work with blacksmithing hand tools optional
  • optional, not held work with blacksmithing power tools optional
26 held skills the farrier role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role agritourism knowledge
  • not needed by the target role agronomical production principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role animal welfare legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assess lameness in horses skill
  • not needed by the target role assess requirement for horseshoes skill
  • not needed by the target role assist animal birth skill
  • not needed by the target role biology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role biosecurity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role breed stock skill
  • not needed by the target role breed-specific behaviour of horses knowledge
  • not needed by the target role clean horse's legs skill
  • not needed by the target role clean stalls skill
  • not needed by the target role equine dental diseases knowledge
  • not needed by the target role keep task records skill
  • not needed by the target role livestock species knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain pastures skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain the farm skill
  • not needed by the target role operate agricultural machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role present the farm facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role provide care for horses skill
  • not needed by the target role safe horseback riding principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings skill
  • not needed by the target role teach young horses skill
  • not needed by the target role train horses skill
  • not needed by the target role transportation vehicles for horses knowledge
  • not needed by the target role young horses training knowledge
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held farrier industry optional
  • optional, not held forging processes optional
  • optional, not held types of metal optional
Index

Other moves recorded from equine worker

Full index of moves from equine worker

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.