Bloodstock and Performance Horse Management

Structure

The course will be delivered through lectures, seminars, visiting speakers and field trips. It will be assessed through a range of methods, including exams, reports, business plans, case studies, and presentations.

The modules covered over three years of full-time study are listed below.

Year one

• Business Environment
• Equine Industry
• Business Finance
• Personal Development Planning
• Equine Evolutionary Anatomy
• British Bloodstock Production
• Breeding and Genetics
• Equine Bioveterinary Science 1

Year two

• Equine Law
• Sandwich Placement Incorporating Personal Development Planning
• Rural Business Enterprise
• Equine Business Finance & Taxation
• Global Bloodstock Industry
• Equine Research and Ethics
• Equine Nutrition and Training
• Soil and Grassland for Equestrian Use

Year three

In the third year you’ll study five core modules, plus two specialist elective modules, and complete a dissertation.

• Honours Research Project
• Equine Breeding Management
• Advances in Training the Equine Athlete
• Advances in Equine Science
• The Irish Bloodstock Industry

PLUS choice of TWO electives selected from:

• Agricultural and Equine Journalism
• Marketing Communication
• Equine Behaviour and Welfare
• Equine Genetics
• Equine Performance Nutrition
• Equine Health

Course modules are subject to change.

Work placement

You’ll complete a 20-week work placement in your second year, following completion of the Easter term examinations. Additionally, you can opt to complete a full year in employment between your second and third year. You can apply for placements relevant to your interests and aspirations, and may choose to link these to your choice of electives in the final year or proposed dissertation topic.

Our students have secured a wide variety of challenging work experience opportunities, both nationally and internationally. Work experience helps in the development of a range of skills that are appropriate for future employment and such contacts and networking can prove invaluable.