Equine Courses

Advanced Certificate in Applied Management (Horses) 900 hours Advanced Certificate 9 modules

Get active in the horse industry

A course designed to equip students with a range of necessary management and horse care skills. Students undertake core studies in marketing and business operations combined with three stream units in horse care, plus two elective units of study.

Topics covered include: horse psychology & handling, buying a horse, conformation, the digestive system, principles of feeding and watering, pasture management, grooming, shoeing, exercise and conditioning, stable design and general management. Coupled with a workplace project ensures that this comprehensive qualification is to a standard required in the horse industry.

Accredited by International Accreditation and Recognition Council - IARC

This course provides a useful study option for people in the horse industry who wish to extend their knowledge base and gain an industry relevant qualification”

M. Cullen - Dip. Landcare & Natural Resources, AD. Stock & Meat Inspection, BA. Teaching

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Associate Diploma in Equine Studies 1500 hours Associate Diploma 15 modules

Plan for an exciting career working with horses

This comprehensive, quality course will teach you all you need to know about running an equine facility or service. You will learn how to care for horses and their environment, manage equine events, and run a successful equine farm. Topics of study include pasture and soil management, horse care, physiology, anatomy, nutrition, and health. You will be able to consolidate your learning experience through completion of research projects and industry workshops.

The only thing this course won’t teach you is how to ride a horse!

This course is internationally accredited through - I.A.R.C

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Certificate in Equine Husbandry 600 hours Certificate 6 modules

A highly recommended foundation certificate

Students of this certificate will learn in detail about the many facets of keeping a horse at grass or in the stabled environment. Core modules ensure students have a firm understanding of the key elements of caring for their horse. Elective modules are chosen to allow them to undertake more in depth studies in areas such as: animal anatomy and physiology, feed and nutrition, animal health or animal breeding. While the elective modules have a more general large animal focus, the knowledge is easily translated to a horse management situation through the focus of lesson assignments and set tasks.

Once completed this Certificate can be used as credit toward an Advanced Certificate in Applied Management (Horses) or Associate Diploma in Equine Studies.

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Equine Behaviour 100 hours Statement of Attainment 7 lessons

What is the Purpose of Animal Behaviour?

It is assumed that all animal behaviour is an adaptation designed to support survival, either directly or indirectly. However, this is not always the case. Animals can behave self-destructively, out of habit, or out of boredom, just as humans can. To better understand the behaviour, we should also consider what motivates it.

The study of equine behaviour provides a foundation for more sensitive and informed care and training of horses, and can help you understand your horse's behaviour, and work more effectively with its inherent nature.

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Horse Care I 100 hours Statement of Attainment 7 lessons

Manage the daily requirements of your horse

Learn about horse psychology and handling, evaluate conformation, understand the importance of dietary requirements to the horse, learn about the horses digestive system and the principles of feeding and watering your horse. You will also learn to use correct grooming procedures, and develop appropriate horse management procedures. Broaden your existing knowledge of commercial opportunities in the horse world. .

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Horse Care II 100 hours Statement of Attainment 7 lessons

Feeds and nutrition, stable management, exercise and conditioning

This course follows on from Horse Care I. While the course is relevant to horses at grass, it does focus more heavily upon care of the stabled performance horse. The course covers feed is and nutrition , stabling, foot care, bedding, tack and conditioning of the horse. This is a stand alone course and may be taken without Horse Care I as a prerequisite.

Ideally it should be studied as a complete course of study in conjunction with Horse Care I and Horse Care III. A highly recommended course is the Certificate in Equine Husbandry

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Horse Care III 100 hours Statement of Attainment 6 lessons

Manage the health and condition of your horse

Manage the health and condition of horses in different situations. Learn to identify signs of poor condition and ill health, and address the problems appropriately. Understand the things that can stress a horse and increase susceptibility to problems. Learn how to manage situations to minimise risk factors.

This course has been designed to complement Horse Care I and Horse Care II – but can be studied as a “stand alone” subject.

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