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Associate Diploma In Equine Studies
Associate Diploma
from £120 per month
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1500
code: VAG009
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, manage equine events, and run a successful equine farm.
The only thing this course won’t teach you is how to ride a horse!
Lesson Structure
To obtain this certificate you must satisfactorily complete all set tasks and assessments of fifteen (15) core modules.
Note that each module in the Certificate is a short course in its own right, and may be studied separately.
Aims
- manage the day-to-day requirements of a horse at grass.
- care for a horse at stable.
- 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 managing of 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
Core Modules
- Horse Care Basics (I)
- Horse Care Intermediate (II)
- Horse Care Advanced (III)
- Animal Anatomy And Physiology (Animal Husbandry I )
- Animal Health (Animal Husbandry II)
- Animal Feed & Nutrition (Animal Husbandry III)
- Animal Breeding For Beginners
- Equine Behaviour
- Farm Management
- Pasture Management
- Soil Management (Agriculture)
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Workshop I
- Research Project I
Delivery
- Correspondence
Accreditation and memberships
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