Horse Management L3

Programme Features:

• Learners are timetabled for alternate weeks of academic studies and practical assessment on the college yard. The college has a selection of well-schooled horses, suitable for dressage and show jumping, and both indoor and outdoor arenas
• Coleg Sir Gar has been approved as a British Horse Society Examination Centre and also offers Riding and Road Safety tests
• The course includes some visits to specialist equine establishments
• Learners study Essential Skills in Communication and Application of Number, as a mandatory part of the course
• Learners have the opportunity to participate in examination training days and clinics delivered by BHS instuctors and examiners
• Learners have the opportunity to compete and to help run competitions held at the college yard
• Coleg Sir Gar runs British Horse Society exams from stage 1 to stage 3

Programme Content:

Core units:

• Understand and Promote Animal Health
• Undertake and Review Work Experience in the Land-Based Industries
• Select, Fit and Evaluate Horse Tack & Clothing
• Plan and Monitor Animal Feeding
• Prepare Horses for Presentation
• Undertake Stable and Yard Management
• Understand Principles of Animal Biology
• Understand Anatomy and Physiology

Optional units:

• Understand the Principles of Horse Behaviour and Welfare
• Working Horses from the Ground
• Understand Grassland Management
• Understand and Apply the Principles of Horse Fitness
• Prepare and Provide Care for Competition Horses
• Riding and Exercising Horses
• Principles of Animal Nutrition
• Riding Horses on the Flat
• Riding Horses over Fences
• Principles of Equitation
• Business Management in the Land-based Sector
• Undertake Estate Skills
• Equestrian Teaching
• Contribute to Managing an Equine Event
• Prepare Horses for Transportation

Additional qualifications: BHS Stage examinations and Riding & Road Safety Test