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Farriers make and fit horseshoes, and care for horses' hooves.
Entry requirements for these courses vary.
You'll usually need 4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, including English, maths and science. A City and Guilds Forgework Certificate may also be useful.
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As a farrier you will:
You may be able to work with larger stables, horse breeders, or mounted regiments in the police or army. You could also work in equine hospitals, with vets, or in the farriery suppliers business. You could become an Approved Training Farrier (ATF) and employ and train apprentice farriers.
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Not only will your organisation (or the Government) pay for all of your training, but you’ll be paid to do it. That means you could actually get paid to get your degree and have no debt!
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As an apprentice, the minimum you’ll earn is £6.20 an hour, but we’ve seen apprentices earn a starting salary of up to £30,000 a year! You could also get other employee benefits like gym memberships, paid holiday, and sick pay.
Employers think apprentices are 15% more employable than those with other qualifications. In fact, many large employers train their graduates and apprentices together!
There’s only so much you can learn when you just do a qualification. As an apprentice, you’ll also get to learn on the job – whether that’s designing amazing graphics, chopping vegetables, or building engines!
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