Horse Care
incorporating Essential Horse Knowledge
About
This essential horse knowledge certificate is aimed at candidates preparing for the BHS stage exams. It also offers a good insight for horse owners regarding care and management of their own horses.
Start
26 September 2019
Duration
10 weeks, Thursday evenings 6 pm – 8 pm
Location
Pencoed Campus
Fees
£150 + VAT plus £20 exam fee via BHS
Overview & Modules
Topics include:
- Knowledge of horse types, uses, colours and markings
- Knowledge of care and maintenance required to keep a horse healthy and comfortable in a stable
- Stable routine and safety in the stable
- A knowledge of substances in common use which require particular care and/or storage
- Basic care of tack: ability to take apart, inspect for safety, clean and reassemble
- Reasons and principles of grooming
- Recognition of signs of health and ill health and when to call a vet (temperature, pulse, respiration and the signs of health)
- Preventative treatments – worming, flu-vac etc
- Elementary principles of watering and feeding; rules of feeding and watering
How will I be assessed?
Entry requirements
There are no entry requirements in order to attend this course.
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