Associate Diploma In Equine Studies

Catering to the need for a diversified business approach

Many equine businesses are run in conjunction with other farming or animal based enterprises. This comprehensive, quality course caters for this business diversity. The course will teach you many of the different facets of running an equine facility, service , or farm. You will learn how to care for horses and other farm animals, manage events, develop essential office skills and marketing plans, and run a successful equine farm, combined farm, or event facility.

Particular emphasis is given to learning event management principles and to developing the skills to plan, initiate, host and evaluate a successful event in the equine industry.

Equine events include: horse shows, sales, clinics, trade shows, community events or any of the wide variety of equine events that are held each year in the equine industry.

Modules

Note that each module in the Associate Diploma In Equine Studies is a short course in its own right, and may be studied separately.

Aims

• Explain different techniques and general measures which may be adopted to move a farm toward greater sustainability
• Plan, create, manage, and evaluate a successful event (and adapt that to equine-centered event design and management)
• Plan and conduct research into the current status of an aspect of equine management, and complete a descriptive report based on that research
• Identify, select and apply knowledge and skills to appropriate perform workplace tasks in an industry, and adapt them to equine management
• This course will also provide students with an understanding of the importance of properly managing the natural environment and built facilities to optimize the health of their horses
• Manage the day-to-day requirements of a horse
• Manage the condition of horses and to minimize risk in different situations such as events, travel, or inclement weather.
• Identify different influences on equine behaviour, whether that behavior supports survival, is self-destructive, or out of boredom, and apply that knowledge to the welfare and training of horses.
• Plan an animal breeding program using genetic theory, practical applications to daily husbandry practice, and management of animal breeding programs
• Understand animal anatomy and physiology, as a basis for care and/or management of farm animals
• Describe the composition of a range of feeds, including pasture, fodder crops, grasses, cereals, seed, and other edible plants, and the role of proteins, vitamins and minerals in animal diets, and select appropriate feeds for digestibility and nutritional content
• Recognize and treat common diseases and wounds in animals
• Evaluate, design and make decisions about the management of pasture for horses
• Manage a farm or agricultural enterprise which services farms
• Identify soil properties and requirements and adapt that knowledge to equine management