Farrier Ann Melville

Ann Melville puts on her farrier apron before trimming the hooves of a donkey in Poland named Paco on Sept. 24. Melville became a farrier 17 years ago, after studying entomology in graduate school. "I found out you couldn't make any money in it unless you worked for the pesticide companies," she said.

POLAND, ME – SEPTEMBER 24: Ann Melville puts on her farrier apron before trimming a donkey named Paco’s hooves in Poland, ME on Wednesday, September 24, 2014. Melville became a farrier 17 years ago, and previously studied entomology in graduate school. “I found out you couldn’t make any money in it unless you worked for the pesticide companies,” Melville said. (Photo by Whitney Hayward/Staff Photographer)

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