farrier lincensing
hconley
Reg. Feb 2005
Posted 2005-06-22 9:09 PM (#26951)
Subject: farrier lincensing


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Location: Nebraska		This has been in the news alot lately and I personally think it would not improve the quaility of the farrier.
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huntseat
Reg. Oct 2003
Posted 2005-06-22 10:32 PM (#26954 - in reply to #26951)
Subject: RE: farrier lincensing


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Location: South Central OK		Just another way for Uncle Sam to control another line of work.  Farriers already have tests they can take and educational credits, etc.  I bet it will cost about $85.
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barry
Reg. May 2005
Posted 2005-06-23 9:21 AM (#26963 - in reply to #26951)
Subject: RE: farrier lincensing



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Location: Kansas City		Would probably work like teeth floating in my area. Many vets consider floating teeth to be practicing medicine. Many vets don't have a clue how to float teeth. So you have a black market for good teeth floaters.

My farrier is years of experience and has performed some major hoof removals for me in the past for white line infections/chronic abcesses. This, after I worked with a "well known horse vet" for 3 months of every-other-week abcesses.

I agree with previous poster that this will most likely result in more bureaucratic red tape.

I prefer to find a farrier by reputation rather than by some government certificate.
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