Apply for recognition as a Hufbeschlagschmied/in (farrier) - if the examination was taken in Berlin
Anerkennung als Hufbeschlagschmied/in beantragen - wenn Prüfung in Berlin abgelegt
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
Granting of state recognition as a Hufbeschlagschmiedin / Hufbeschlagschmied (certified farrier) to persons who have passed the state examination in Berlin.
Book an appointment
Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)
Requirements
• Successfully passed state examination as a farrier (Hufbeschlagschmiedin/Hufbeschlagschmied)
Documents you need
• Application for state recognition (staatliche Anerkennung)
• Valid identity card (Personalausweis) or passport
• Führungszeugnis (certificate of good conduct) of type "0" (certificate of good conduct for submission to an authority), service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/120926/
sent directly from the Bundesamt für Justiz (Federal Office of Justice) to the LAGeSo (State Office for Health and Social Affairs).
The certificate of good conduct must not be older than three months at the time of application.
Forms
• Application for state recognition www.berlin.de/lageso/_assets/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheit
Fees
85.00 euros
Legal basis
• Law on the Shoeing of Hooves and Claws (Gesetz über den Beschlag von Hufen und Klauen, HufBeschlG) § 4 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/hufbeschlg_2006/__4.html
Further information
• Explanations of state recognition and contact person www.berlin.de/lageso/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheitswesen/a
Responsible for you
Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.
- Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales (Lageso)
- Lageso - Turmstraße
Original
Service number 325591 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/325591/