Service Finder
Apply for recognition as a farrier's apprentice farrier
Service Description
In Germany, farriery and hoof trimming may only be practised by certified and state-approved farriers. This does not apply to the practice of farriery by employees or apprentices who are subject to social insurance contributions, insofar as they work under the supervision of farriers. This also excludes veterinary work and work that merely involves the usual day-to-day cleaning and care of hooves and claws.
Farriery includes all work on a hoof for the purpose of protection, health maintenance, correction or treatment. Hoof trimming includes all the work involved in fitting, repairing or removing a shoe on an animal's hoof if this animal is to be used as a draught, pack or riding animal.
Specialist training at farriery schools may only be carried out by certified and state-recognized farriery instructors.
Examination certificates in the field of farriery and horseshoeing obtained outside of Germany can be equated in accordance with the Farriery Recognition Ordinance. This ordinance also regulates the procedure for state recognition for persons with equivalent examination certificates.
Process flow
- You submit the application including the required evidence to the responsible body
- They will check whether all the requirements for state recognition have been met
- If the examination is positive, you will be granted state recognition as a farrier trainer
Requirements
State recognition as an apprentice farrier is granted if the following requirements are met:
- State recognition as a farrier,
- at least five years' experience as a farrier,
- annual attendance of further training courses during this period,
- the required professional and occupational pedagogical knowledge and
- a successfully passed examination to become an apprentice farrier.
Which documents are required?
For training completed in Germany:
- Identity document
- state recognition as a farrier or farrier's assistant,
- at least five years' experience as a farrier,
- annual attendance of further training courses during this period and
- the required professional and occupational knowledge,
- a successfully passed examination to become an apprentice farrier.
For persons with examination certificates obtained outside Germany:
- Identity document,
- equivalent examination certificate,
- proof of the reliability required to exercise the profession (application for a certificate of good conduct or submission of a confirmation from the country in which the examination certificate was obtained, which shows that no violations of animal welfare have been committed,
- at least five years' experience as a farrier or farrier's assistant,
- annual attendance of further training events during this period and
- the required professional and occupational knowledge.
What are the fees?
Is based on the respective administrative fee schedule of the federal state or on the fee statutes of the authorities responsible under federal state law.
Processing duration
If you have submitted an application for recognition, the responsible office will process it promptly.
Legal basis
Applications / forms
Appeal (appeal may be excluded depending on national law), administrative court action
Appeal
- Forms available: No
- Written form required: Yes
- Informal application possible: No
- Personal appearance necessary: No
What else should I know?
Anyone who intentionally or negligently carries out farriery and hoof trimming as a farrier or specialist training at farriery schools as a farriery instructor without the required state recognition is acting in breach of the regulations (Section 9 HufBeschlG).
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)
Competent Authority
Thüringer Landesamt für Verbraucherschutz (TLV) - Abteilung 2 Gesundheitlicher und technischer Verbraucherschutz
Address
99947 Bad Langensalza
Parking spaces
Besucherparkplätze auf dem Grundstück
Number: 10
Fees: no
