Overview
Aims of the Horse Care course from Warnborough College
- Describe different psychological traits of a horse including: *herd instinct *memory *fright.
- Explain how an understanding of horse psychology can assist with handling a horse.
- Compare three different methods of breaking in a horse.
- Demonstrate how to put on different pieces of tack including: *a head stall *a bridle *a saddle.
- Demonstrate how to lead a horse.
- Demonstrate how to ride a horse.
- Develop a list of safety rules for handling horses in a specified situation.
- Compare the differences in the way two different horse owners handle their horses, at the same horse show or competition.
- Describe the different ways of trading (i.e. buying or selling) horses in your locality.
- Develop a checklist of factors to consider when buying a horse for a specified type of use.
- Compare five different advertisements for the sale of horses of a similar type, to determine which of the five appears to be the best value, and listing the reasons why it appears good value.
- Evaluate the features of a horse being offered for sale in your locality, to determine the value of that horse.
- Label an unlabelled diagram of the parts of a horse’s body.
- Define the different conformation terminology, including: *girth *body proportions *leg settings *conformation *bone.
- Describe the preferred features of the parts of a horses body referred to in earlier points.
- Compare the conformation of two different breeds of horses, based upon a physical inspection of a horse from each breed.
- Compare procedures used to evaluate the conformation of horses at two different properties/facilities.
Programme Structure
Courses Include:
- Horse Psychology & Handling
- Buying A Horse
- Conformation
- The Digestive System & Principles Of Feeding & Watering
- The Grass Kept Horse & Pasture Management
- Grooming
- Industry Applications
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 4 days
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
More details
- You can start the course whenever is convenient for you.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
- Self-paced
Disciplines
Health Sciences Animal Science View 322 other Short Courses in Health Sciences in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- You can start the course whenever is convenient for you. You will be studying from home and have access to support from our qualified tutors. Practical exercises and research tasks will be set at the end of each lesson – including an assignment. You will submit this assignment to your course tutor, who will mark your work and give you constructive feedback and suggestions.
Tuition Fee
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International
395 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 395 GBP for the full programme during 4 days. -
National
395 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 395 GBP for the full programme during 4 days.
Funding
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