ABOUT THE COURSE
TIME TO FAST TRACK YOUR CAREER WORKING WITH THESE AMAZING ANIMALS!
You are dedicated to caring, riding and spending time with horses? Then let’s turn your passion into a successful professional undertaking with our Certificate in Equine Care and Behaviour. Horse care is an important sector within the equine industry and a knowledge of caring horses is of great value to anyone who works with horses, not only trainers or groomers.
Upon completion, you will have enough knowledge and skills to use correct grooming procedures, develop appropriate management procedures, broaden existing knowledge of commercial opportunities in the horse world and much more.
STUDY DURATION:
In this course, you can learn at your own pace, without any fixed due dates or deadlines. You study whenever you have the time and feel motivated to do so. The course typically takes around 300 hours to complete from beginning to end, and most students graduate within 12 months.
STUDY METHOD：
100% Online
START DATE:
Intake is open now.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
This certificate opens up the gateway for you to seek employment in various businesses, some career outcomes may require further training and /or qualifications.
- Horse Groomer
- Horse Trainer
- Stable Hand
- Vet Assistant
- Horse Manager
- Equestrian
CORE MODULES
1. Equine Behaviour
- Introduction: Influences and motivation
- Genetics and behaviour
- Perception and behaviour
- Communication and social behaviour
- Sexual and reproductive behaviour
- Learning and training
- Behavioural problems
2. Horse Care I
- Horse Psychology and Handling
- Buying a Horse
- Conformation
- The Digestive System and Principles of Feeding and Watering
- The Grass Kept Horse & Pasture Management
- Grooming
- Industry Applications
3. Horse Care II
- Feeds
- Stabling
- Bedding and Mucking Out
- The Foot and Shoeing
- Exercise and Conditioning
- Tack and Tack Fitting
- Horse Facility Design
ABOUT US
Courses4me
Courses4me is the leader in online education with decades of experience in both public and private education.
Our founders have a combined 30 years of expertise in education and training and have joined forces to deliver high-quality, low-cost education to anyone wishing to advance their career.
IS COURSES4ME ACCREDITED?
Yes. All of our courses are endorsed by the IARC (www.iarcedu.com) and accredited by ICOES (www.icoes.org). ICOES has an independent board of management that ensures that the Foundation operates in accordance with its purpose. It has an Advisory Board consisting of independent professors who developed and implemented the Accreditation Standards, a quality charter that is used for the annual review of prospective and existing accredited course providers.
