The anvil rings as hammer strikes steel. A horse whinnies and stomps a nervous hoof while its handler soothes it with quiet words. The blacksmith sets the hot horseshoe against the pared hoof.
Smoke sizzles up as the smell of burning horn fills the air.
This age-old pastime is still carried out at stables all over New Zealand, and all over the world. But there is one thing different about our picture. The blacksmith shaping the steel so skilfully isn't bulging with manly muscles. Instead, Jutta Rosenblatt's blonde hair is neatly pulled back in a ponytail. Jutta trained as a farrier several years ago, and has been working successfully in this male-dominated career ever since.