Ok...on that note.
Now I will say something as someone who is going to be diplomatic here.
I think we should get OFF the age issue, and on the ability issue. I, myself, trained my
first horse at the age of 14 for a wage. At that point, since I accepted money
for my services...I was no longer considered an amatuer. However, I could hardly
be considered a professional either...I mean, getting paid hardly made me a pro
at that age. Now....go forward....by the age of 20....I had advanced to that stage
of being good. No, I did not know everything. I did not know what I know now.
However, I did during that time between the age of 14 and 20 train some very bad cats,
one of which ran the fastest time at the Ft Smith Futurity. So obviously...at that age--
I was better than some of my peers and maybe not as good as others.
I think we should reflect in this post....the QUALITY of work being done, and perhaps not
the length of time someone is doing it. I mean, I think there are some very talented shoers
out there who perhaps have not been shoeing for 20 years yet---that are awesome!! And
in the same reflection....I know of some that have been shoeing the same amount of time...
and I would not let them touch my horse.
This is just my personal opinion.
