A panel of experienced examiners, consisting of both farriery and veterinary examiners, will be responsible for setting and moderating the written examination question paper. The examiner members should have a minimum of three years examining experience and one member will have academic experience particularly in assessment and verification. The group will hold Moderation Meetings at which they will moderate and agree the written examination question paper. These meetings may take place electronically.

The Company maintains a database of questions that provide comprehensive cover of the entire syllabus. In preparation for the moderation meeting, one member of the group will prepare a draft question paper together with a marking guide. This question paper and marking guide is then moderated and agreed by the full panel at the moderation meeting.

Following moderation, the Examination Question Paper and Marking Guide are forwarded in electronic format to the Registrar for printing. The Moderation Panel will also inform the Registrar which, if any, of the Proforma Diagrams (A-F) are required for the examination. The question will be phrased ‘Using Diagram D, supplied, ...’. The Registrar will disseminate the Examination Question Paper and Marking Guide to the team of examiners in the week preceding the examination, to ensure that they are able to familiarise themselves with the topics covered in the questions.