Njemačka riječ kurschmied (kur-liječenje, schmied-kovač) adekvatna je romanskoj riječi mareskalk -marh (konj) i gotske riječi skalk (sluga). Posebna vrsta kuršmida bili su vojni kuršmidi. Njihova djelatnost zamire početkom 19. stoljeća, a vojnih kuršmida u drugoj polovici 19. stoljeća, a u Austrougarskoj 20.-tih godina 20. stoljeća. Prvi pisani trag o kuršmidu kod nas potječe od Mladena II. Bribirskog iz 1314. g. kada je na njegovu dvoru privremeno boravio mareskalk Nolphio. Veterinari su se pobunili protiv njihove djelatnosti, jer su mislili da ne mogu na osnovu svoje naobrazbe liječiti životinje, a što će na koncu biti i potvrđeno. Uz položen tečaj mogli su liječiti konje i pregledavati meso ako su za to bili osposobljeni. Iako neki autori navode da su kuršmidi i marešalci isto, drugi navode da su kuršmidi bili njihovi podčinjeni zbog čega u radu pišem odvojeno o navedenim nazivima. Imajući u vidu predmete koje su slušali i polagali, svakako možemo navesti da su marešalci dali znatan doprinos u liječenju domaćih životinja, to jest konja. German word Kurschmied (kur-curing, schmied-blacksmith) is adequate to romanic word mareskalk -marh (horse) and gothic word skalk (servant). Particular kind of kuršmid were military kuršmids. Their activity is vanishing at the beginning of the 19th century and of military kušmids in second half of the 19th century, but in Austro- Hungarian monarchy in 20’s of the 20th century. The first written material regarding kuršmid in our country originated from Mladen II. of Bribir from the year 1314., when mareskalk Nolpjio temporarily stayed at his castle. The veterinarians protested against their activity because they thought that would not be able to treat animals based on their education, which will be finally confirmed. Following graduated course they may treat horses and performed meat inspection if they were trained for it. Although some authors quoting that kuršmids and mareskals are the same profession, the other authors quoted that kuršmids were subordinated to mareskals, so thus in this paper these titles are described separately. Considering the subjects that they attended and graduated, we may quote that mareskals provided significant contribution in treating of domestic animals, i. e. horses.