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

   1. (1) is at least 18 years of age;
   2. (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. (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. (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.
2. (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;

3. (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. (1) he or she has been licensed as owner or trainer for at least four years; and
   2. (2) he or she passes the written or oral examination for farriers prescribed in subdivision (a) of this section.

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