Horse Care Management Level 2

Discover the right way to care for your horse, from well-being and feeding to up-keeping stables and lawful requirements.

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Overview

Humans and horses have a lengthy and harmonious history of cohabitation stretching back into pre-history, and they’ve been helping to shape our society and the world we live in ever since. It’s no wonder, then, that around 1.8 million are owned as pets, and that the equestrian industry is worth millions. What’s more, the industry provides many diverse career opportunities including racing, veterinary assistant work, horse farming, grooming, and more.

This course will provide you with knowledge of routine horse care and management, covering everything from physical markings to maintaining the field, leaving you ready and raring for a future with horses and ponies. You’ll discover the correct grooming process, how to make sure your horse is receiving the correct nutrition, as well as create a good stable yard routine. You’ll explore how to maintain the field in which the horse is kept, along with all the laws and regulations you’ll need to be familiar with as an owner. You don’t need any previous experience to enrol in a horse care course, and you’ll work in your own time, at your own pace.

What you'll learn

Unit 1 - The Horse

During this unit, you’ll be looking at the horse as a whole, covering everything from psychology to physical markings. You’ll learn some of the terms used to describe a horse and why they may act in certain ways. You’ll be shown some of the things to look out for when caring for a horse too.

Unit 2 - Caring for the Horse

Secondly, this unit will give you a better understanding of how to work with a horse safely, as well as how to groom and maintain a healthy horse. You’ll look at everything from tying a horse up in the correct way to looking at types of wounds that you may come across whilst caring for a horse.

Unit 3 - Feeding and Watering the Horse

Next, you’ll look at the different types of food that can be fed to horses including roughage, concentrates, succulents, additives and supplements and what each one should look like. You’ll also cover water systems and the ways that you can make sure a horse has access to enough water.

Unit 4 - Saddlery and Rugs

In this unit, you’ll look at the type of tack that can be used on the horse, how to fit it and other types of horse clothing available. You’ll look closely at the English bridle, saddles and boots and bandages.

Unit 5 - The Stable Yard

In this unit, you’ll look at good routines on the stable yard and the need for them. You’ll also look at the areas within the stable yard, including mucking out, types of bedding, schooling and many more.

Unit 6 - The Horse at Grass

This unit will focus on what is needed in the field and how to maintain it, you’ll take a look at suitable and unsuitable fencing, as well as the plants that are poisonous. During the second part of the unit, you’ll look at the differences with grass in summer and winter and the impact this could have on a horse.

Unit 7 - Horses and the Law

Lastly, you’ll cover the laws and regulations that all horse owners, and anybody working with horses should know and follow.

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With a heritage stretching back over 150 years, NCFE is one of the largest awarding bodies in the UK. Over 340,000 students were awarded certification by NCFE last year.

NCFE Customised Qualifications are bespoke, unregulated qualifications developed to meet the specific needs of learners. These courses fit in where there are no other regulated qualifications are available. Meaning you can achieve recognition from a well-respected awarding body, even if there isn’t a pre-existing qualification in a certain subject area.

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Course Outcome

At the end of this course, successful learners will receive a certificate of completion and competency.

How is this course assessed or examined?

Throughout this course, you may be expected to complete assignments, essays, research projects, posters, leaflets, presentations, video/audio recordings and work-based and practical learning sessions to meet the requirements of your course. This information will be included in your study pack detailing exactly what you need to do to accomplish your goals as a student.

Entry requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for this course, however, it is recommended that you have an intermediate ability to read and write English.

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Distance learning courses, or home learning courses, provide you with the same experience as you would benefit from in a classroom environment; but with the flexibility to best suit your needs at home.

When you enrol on one of our online animal care courses, you’re safe in the knowledge that we are a trusted and experienced course provider. You will receive outstanding support whilst learning with us. Our friendly and experienced tutors are available every step of the way. We pride ourselves on a very high standard of courses, reflected in our excellent pass rates.

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Why study Animal Care with Oxbridge?

Sadly, the traditional routes to education have left loads of people with memories of stress and pressure. Learning shouldn’t be like that. It should be fun and fulfilling, and that is precisely what we strive to offer at Oxbridge.

Whatever online animal care course you opt for, you’ll get access to top-quality learning materials, including online quizzes, videos and e-books, all of which have been carefully put together by our course developers.

In addition, we’ll connect you with an experienced personal tutor, who will be available to help out whenever you need it. We’re proud of our exceptionally high pass rates and would love to help you fulfil your passion and land your dream job too.

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Why study Animal Care?

Lots of people dream of working with animals. It can sometimes mean long hours and can be physically and emotionally demanding, especially if you are working alongside animals that have been abused or neglected. However, job satisfaction is high, and the benefits from having a personally fulfilling career make all the hard work more than worthwhile!

Oxbridge hosts a range of accredited animal care courses, so whether you want to be a veterinary support assistant, dog groomer, zoologist or something else, there will be an online course to help you on your way. If you don’t know which route is the right fit for you and your goals, then speak with one of our learning advisers.

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By opting to study one of our online beauty courses, you’ll not only be able to schedule your learning around your commitments or when you’re the most productive, but you’re also likely to qualify more quickly than if you attended a traditional school.

Many of our home beauty courses come with the option of purchasing all the tools you’ll need to really bring your study to life. Our learning advisers can tell you more.

If you opt to study with us, there’s a good chance you’ll join many of our other students who had a 20% higher pass rate than the national average.

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