N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 4002.25

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 25, June 18, 2024

Section 4002.25 - License requirements for farrier

In addition to meeting the qualifications as set forth in section 4002.8 of this Part:

(a) an initial farrier's license may be issued to an applicant who:

(1) is at least 18 years of age;

(2) has served at least three years verified apprenticeship with a licensed farrier or, if possessing a valid certificate from a recognized farrier's school, two years of such apprenticeship (or equivalent experience acceptable to the commission);

(3) passes a written or oral examination, administered by the commission, consisting of questions on horse anatomy, particularly hoof and leg structure, lameness/disease of the hoof and leg, the types and uses of different shoes, and the procedures of shoeing; and

(4) passes a practical test to the commission's satisfaction consisting of shoeing a horse, including a fire test while observed by a designee of the commission, the State veterinarian and other persons duly designated by the commission.

(b) an initial farrier's license may also be issued to a farrier, licensed as such by another state, who has practiced at a race track in such other state for at least two years as certified by the stewards at such track, and who presents a statement by two licensed public trainers in this State that they will employ his or her services at the track;

(c) notwithstanding subdivision (a) of this section, a licensed owner or licensed trainer may be certified by the commission to shoe only his or her own horses or only those horses trained by him or her if:

(1) he or she has been licensed as owner or trainer for at least four years; and

(2) he or she passes the written or oral examination for farriers prescribed in subdivision (a) of this section.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 4002.25