REGISTERED JOURNEYMAN FARRIER (RJF)

Credential issued by the Guild of Professional Farriers which identifies fully qualified professional farriers to the equestrian community. It recognizes the level of practice that serious working farriers have established in the field. Testing consists of 1: forge work (a shoe board); 2: a comprehensive written exam covering applied farriery, anatomy, biomechanics pathology, professional ethics and responsibility; 3) live shoeing.