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Steady now ladies.

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I'm calm now just had to make it clear I don't live in the pub
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ok sarah 'weatherspoons' ishy
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No , i'm not at the moment. But I did my exams etc before all this stuff with Sol (not an excuse I know) and I've fallen behind and find it ridiculously hard to concentrate and cope (So yes in 2 weeks I will have failed
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I shall investigate the website now , thanks
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ishy might i suggest less time in the pub and more time studying and you might do better in exams....just a thought....

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B_H - I was just going to leave your completely ridiculous and out of order comment but I can't because its managed to piss me off . Why did you think that was a suitable comment ?

You have no idea how much I have been studying or not and really its not for you (even if you did know!) to pass judgement on an open forum where you are proffesing to know all about me to complete strangers
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ishy no i dont know how much you study, but i do know how much of your life seems revolve around boys/pubs. boys smell, pubs get boring after a while, just listen to your heart and what you want to be. if you want to be a farrier, be a farrier, only you know what you want. but you have to work for it. your still very young. you might think that the world is big and horrible, but uni is great compared to school.

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And so what if it does ? I'm 17 not 70 ! I've had a [****] year and now I couldn't really care and just want to have a bit of a life before I actually have to think about my future . As I said in my OP it was just ramblings about things
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You know me so well
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The only thing I know about being a farrier is making sure you have a qualified training farrier ( I know that is not the right term!) before you apply for a college place. I have a friend who did manage to get a college place but she has since lost it as she cannot find a farrier to take her on who has the training qualifications. There are plenty who would take her who are not qualified, and fot them to gain the necessary qualification costs them a fairly substantial amount!
 
Ditto the others, finish your exams as best you can; follow your farrier like a shadow for a few days; then decide.

I left school to go to art college, then worked with horses, then went to the USA for a year and went back into higher education when I was twenty-one; it wasn't a problem and I had a whale of a time.
 
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You know me so well
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on as well as that barstool does
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*yawn* Its actually getting really boring your 'honestly I'm joking' replies.

I don't actually care what you think about me anymore but the fact you continuously pick at things is starting to irritate
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Ditto the others, finish your exams as best you can; follow your farrier like a shadow for a few days; then decide.

I left school to go to art college, then worked with horses, then went to the USA for a year and went back into higher education when I was twenty-one; it wasn't a problem and I had a whale of a time.

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I guess whatever I do , I can go back to the other at any point (or something completely different
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Please think long and hard about what you want to do with your life in the long term before you make a decision. Do you really want to work with horses all day every day? Rain or shine, in the freezing cold and dark, with ar****le owners who will never be happy no matter what you try? Or actually would you be happy with a civilised 9-5 job that gives you plenty of time to ride and enjoy horses as a hobby?

I'm only saying this because I am probably in a similar situation to you 10 years further on. I was madly into horses as a kid, really wanted to work with them. But everyone told me I was too clever, so I did my A levels and went to vet school, planning on becoming a specialist equine vet. Well if I am totally honest with you I have had a fair few experiences with nasty horse owners that have totally put me off. It makes you wonder whether it is all worth it.

I work ridiculous hours and do a lot of on call. Frequently for very little gratitude from boss or clients! I barely have time to muck out and look after my own horse, or I am too tired to ride, or I've been working in the peeing rain all day so I can't face riding in it! At the moment I often wish I did a 'normal' person's job so that I actually have time to pursue my hobby and enjoy it.

Sorry if this post sounds bitter and ranty, but I have been in limbo for quite a long time and still don't know what direction I should take my life!

Good luck whatever you choose. Going to uni in 2 or 3 years time is always an option, you will probably get more out of it if you are more mature compared to the rest. If you have the baseline qualifications you can come back to it at any time.
 
LaJ - 'a civilised 9-5 office job'. Hm. I work in offices. I'm often on the road by five in the morning and home for nine in the evening.

I know my job is different as I'm a consultant, but when I'm in offices, and I know it from my previous life, if you want to have a career and/or make more money, you have to put in the hours, so that's x time drive to work, start at eight, finish at six-ish. Weekend working is normal. Taking work home most if not every day is normal.

There are b1tches and barskets in every walk of life.
 
True enough, there is always sh1t in every field, I know!

I am probably just bitter because my dream has evaporated! But I was just trying to get ISHY to see the other side of the fence. If you have considered every avenue I think it helps you to make a more informed decision.
 
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My sister looked into this and there are female farriers and there's not reason why they cannot do the job, BUT

it seems very difficult to get an apprenticeship. She couldn't find anyone who would take her on (not because she's a girl, they just weren't doing it) and I know another girl who waited 7 years for her apprenticeship and then decided after a year that she preferred vet nursing (which is what she did to fill the gap).
 






:I would do it if its what you want to, yes its not so good on some backs but if that were to happen there are other avenues, such as starting trainees ect. As for the Female Farrier aspect, there are two around here and although I have never used them I have heard nothing but good about them. From both clients and other Farriers.
 
Putting on my Mum hat here but you do need to think about the practicalities.
1) It costs money to train as a farrier (£11k I think). How will you fund it? If you do Uni first you will already have a lot of student debt. If you start straight after school you may get some funding covered depending on your age & could go to Uni later if you want.
2) Apprentices are taken on twice a year & you will be too late now for the summer intake so the earliest is next Jan. Also most training farriers want a 3-6 month trial period before they take you on as an apprentice.
3) Most will require a full driving licence before they take you on.
4) You are likely to have to move away from home to get an apprenticeship & the wages are low - could you cope?
5) If you give up on your A levels it's hard to go back & get them later, Uni is a different issue.

If I were your Mum I would be wanting you to get those Alevels under your belt as it gives so many more options later - being a farrier is the sort of job that is highly threatened by health/injury issues. If you wanted kids you would have to work out how you would fund extended maternity leave - try & bend over with a football attached to your stomach!

Shadow a farrier (preferably 2 or 3). Talk to training farriers. Look on the Farriers Reg Council website to see how many opportunities there are near you & what they are looking for. Then make up your mind based on hard facts. You are a long time working & as someone who hates my job you want to make the decision that is right for you, not do what you think you ought to.
 
QR. You would have to be very very very lucky to get an Apprenticship. More and more Master Farriers are stopping doing it due to the absolute hassle that having an apprentice entails.

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well it seems to me that you are very unsure...perhaps an appointment with your careers advisor would be good? if you don't mind me asking what grades are you predicted? what subjects?
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I don't think I have one of them , I'm only studying part time with a bunch of adults
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Predicted grades are
Law (AS/A2 one year) - A
Government and Politics (same as above) B (but I was on the A/B borderline in January)


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predicted grades like that don't sound like you are failing!!!
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i reckon if you get good grades in those 2 this year then you can go and try farriery or whatever and you can always return to do another a level in the future if it all goes wrong...at night college or whatever..
but if you do want to talk to a careers advisors you should be able to do this through connexions
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Sorry but connexions are USELESS, from personal experience they told me i wasnt clever enough to do a levels - i got ABB
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TBH i have just finished uni and wouldnt completely recommend it and i had my time again i dont think i would go back. It is a lot of hard work and the work can be boring - you really have to be self motivated.

Farriers can earn lots of money, why not as suggested to do some work shaddowing and see if you enjoy it.
 
As a trainee farrier you will need a farrier to take you on first so the key is to phone up the Farriers Registration Council and speak to the secretary and ask him the best way to go about finding someone in your area that will take you on. Be aware that the farrier that takes you on must be qualified to train (not all are) and that they must feel that you will complete the course as it is a big investment of their time and money.
 
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