Now you're measuring how deep the gouges are?
I'm asking you to score them according to the AFA scale. Specifically do they harm the horse?
You're the one who suggested the same standards apply to the guild and afa.
Please try reading for comprehension next time. I said that things that would surely FAIL you on an AFA test would also surely fail you on a Guild exam. On the AFA score sheets, a 3 or below is given to any item that will harm or has obvious potential to harm the horse. So you tell me how deep the rasp gouges need to be to harm the horse?
You mentioned nailing and finishing. Are all the nails of a good height? Or are a few of them not even as high as the clip? Does the finish work show any ability to control a rasp? Or are there gouges here there and everywhere? Did the frog suggest a sharp knife was used? Or was a dull knife used to hack away at it? You're the guild, it's your standard. Don't think you're going to compare yourself to the afa standard and not get called on it.
I don't think you are familiar with how AFA tests are scored and how much cosmetic variation can appear in the finished product and still get a total score of 70.
Pictures are used all over this website. I don't see anyone claiming foul when a picture is shown.
I didn't claim foul. I asked you to start a discussion where you would have the opportunity to explain your understanding of evaluating rasp marks and photography.
You were more than happy to compare the guild standard to the afa standard a few posts ago. Now you're just getting defensive.
Indeed I pointed out the similarities in regards to things that harm the horse which would cause automatic failure on both exams. I certainly don't feel defensive. Neither do I feel like you are familiar with the AFA scoreing system. You seem to think it's all about cosmetics and you have not yet picked anything out of the picture and assigned a score to it, which indicates that you aren't familiar with how AFA tests are scored.
If the work shown was at or above the guild standard, then you guys should be standing behind it. Not making excuses as to lighting and everything else. The guild does not have the same standard as the afa. If you think the work passes the guild field exam so be it.
I stand behind the Guild standard in regards to automatic failure being equal to AFA automatic failure. I have also personally passed the AFA Certified Farrier exam with work that I would be ashamed to show on this forum because it wasn't very pretty at all. However I got a passing score because in spite of the job being ugly, my total score was 71, and nothing I did harmed the horse. I have also attended at least 7 AFA certifications and assisted in some way at every one of them where I was not taking the tsst myself. Have you taken any AFA tests? Have you ever looked at an AFA certification score sheet? Appearently you think farriery is judged in the AFA based on cosmetics. While cosmetics is a factor in scoreing AFA tests, the weighting of the scores is based on functional and safe work. By pointing out cosmetic flaws in pictures, you have demonstrated a substantial lack of familiarity with how AFA exams are judged. It might help if you read the AFA Certification study guide, attended a few certifications, and watch closely how the testers and examiners fill out the score sheets.