27 a farrier is by undertaking an made from metal and from other Advanced Apprenticeship (AA). modern materials such as plastics Candidates for an AA in Farriery and resins. must be at least sixteen years of A ‘farrier’ should not be age, however there is no upper confused with a ‘blacksmith’. A farrier works with horses but needs age limit. Candidates must serve a period training in blacksmithing in order of apprenticeship whilst employed to make the shoe properly. A by an Approved Training Farrier blacksmith is a smith who works (ATF). with iron and may never have any During the course of the contact with horses. training, and in order to be eligible How to check a farrier is for registration into the Register registered of Farriers via an apprenticeship, There are several simple steps the following outcomes must be that a horse owner can take successfully completed by the to confirm that their farrier is apprentice: registered. Upon payment of • Technical Certificate – WCF their annual Diploma in Retention Fee Farriery (QCF) each year all • Diploma in Registered A ‘farrier’ Farriery (Work Farriers are Based) should not be issued with • English and an annual confused with a Mathematic Registration Functional Skills ‘blacksmith’. Card and (Level 2) car window • College sticker. The Certificate in card includes Business their name and the year of validity. • Six Personal Learning and Equine owners are encouraged to Thinking Skills ask to see a farriers’ registration • Employee Rights and card when first entering into a Responsibilities business arrangement. Training comprises planned How to find a farrier experience gained with the ATF interspersed with periods of You can check the registration centralised 'off the job' training status of any farrier on the ‘Find a at an approved college. The Farrier’ feature of the FRC website Apprenticeship is delivered by the at www.farrier-reg.gov.uk. The following colleges which have search feature will allow you to been approved by the FRC: search for a farrier by location, • Herefordshire and Ludlow name and or qualification. College, tel: 01432 870316, Alternatively, you can contact the offices of the FRC by telephone www.hlcollege.ac.uk • Myerscough College (Preston), on 01733 319911 where a tel: 01995 640611, www. member of staff will be happy myerscough.ac.uk to check the Register on your • Warwickshire College, behalf. A simple enquiry should be complete in no more than a couple tel: 01926 318000, www.warwickshire.ac.uk of minutes. For further details on becoming How to become a farrier a farriery apprentice, please In Great Britain the approved contact the colleges directly. route to becoming qualified as
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