Every applicant for a trainer's license shall satisfy the commission in such manner as it may prescribe that such applicant has had at least one year's training experience under a recognized trainer and has demonstrated the ability to train, that such applicant is knowledgeable of and conversant with training of harness horses, that such applicant is physically and mentally competent to train, and that such applicant is familiar with the rules pertaining to trainers and training.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 4116.12