Who or what decides if a person is a farrier

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    Rick Burten Professional farrier

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    What about those farriers who keep horses sound? Are they not worthy of "best in the nation" status too?
    What if said farrier(s)were [allegedly] among the best in repairing quarter cracks but couldn't trim and/or shoe a Trotter to trot a two minute mile let alone a sub 1:53, etc. ad infinatum?
    IOW, to you, the 'best in the nation' only involves success with horses that have soundness/lameness issues, right?
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    smitty88 Well-Known Member

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    I think there is a lot of things you need to be a farrier
    and one of them is to be qualified IMO
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    chris bunting Well-Known Member

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    ive been certified , does that count ?
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    smitty88 Well-Known Member

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    We say over here is he/she Qualified
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    Tom Bloomer Well-Known Member

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    Keeping a horse sound over many shoeings is easy.

    Flying in from out of town and fixing a lame horse in one shoeing so that it is never lame again and requires no followup, that is a miracle.
    Tom Bloomer, Mar 6, 2013
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    david a hall Moderator

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    I like qualifed. I dont know how it would of worked out if I could of just turned up and done the job. At certain points of my career I have worked and studied and it has made me better as a farrier. But what do I know.
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    Tom Bloomer Well-Known Member

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    Chris, I wouldn't hold it against you.
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    chris bunting Well-Known Member

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    i am qualified (uk ), certificated (EU) and certified (medical )
    chris bunting, Mar 6, 2013
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    ray steele Administrator

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    John, Chris, Tom,Rick Zach, David,Shane and anyone else,et al

    it s great to like "qualifed" , but what/who defines qualified, why?

    and before any of the organizations/groups/legalities existed to define the position, how did a horseowner know if they had a farrier,horseshoer,iron hanger that was "qualified" ?

    Ray
    ray steele, Mar 6, 2013
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    smitty88 Well-Known Member

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    Qualified meaning you passed your exams
    smitty88, Mar 6, 2013
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    david a hall Moderator

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    Dunno!
    david a hall, Mar 6, 2013
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    smitty88 Well-Known Member

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    yes if you have qualified you have passed your exams
    smitty88, Mar 6, 2013
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    chris bunting Well-Known Member

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    they asked the farrier
    chris bunting, Mar 6, 2013
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    ray steele Administrator

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    If there are no exams... can you be qualified? Who /how decides what should be on/part of the exams?

    Thanks

    Ray
    ray steele, Mar 6, 2013
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    ray steele Administrator

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    They didn t ask ME

    Ray
    ray steele, Mar 6, 2013
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    chris bunting Well-Known Member

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    in our case the WCF , or the EFA , or check out #24
    chris bunting, Mar 6, 2013
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    ray steele Administrator

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    Best answer yet!

    Ray
    ray steele, Mar 6, 2013
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    smitty88 Well-Known Member

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    no if you dont do the exams your not qualified
    smitty88, Mar 6, 2013
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    chris bunting Well-Known Member

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    the WCF was founded over 650 years ago the rest is history LOL
    chris bunting, Mar 6, 2013
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    david a hall Moderator

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    Some of the founder members are still there now Chris.
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