Scotty Lang wrote:One of the differences is that the AFA used to make the electronic version of the certification study guide freely available to the public. This allowed horse owners to see the criteria for the program and judge for themselves the value of AFA certification.

Now if anybody wants the electronic certification guide, they agree not to distribute it.

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