Sneak Peek
Learn the essentials of horse care with the Caring for Horses course.
If looking after or owning horses is a passion of yours, you need to know the essentials in horse care to ensure that you are providing the horses in your care. This course will help you understand all of the fundamental requirements for caring for horses.
Not only does this course cover 10 lessons about horse care essentials, you will also have the opportunity to test your learning along the way with our self guided tests. There is also ample opportunity to research many more aspects of the course topics, giving you a thorough learning experience.
The Lessons
Lesson 1 BREEDS AND IDENTIFICATION
Introduction
Breeds
Review what you have been learning
Lesson 2 ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY AND MOVEMENT
External Points of the Horse
Skeletal & Muscular Systems
Cardiovascular System
Review what you have been learning
Lesson 3 DIGESTIVE SYSTEM AND FEEDING
Overview of Digestive System
Food
Feeding Routines and Procedures
Review what you have been learning
Lesson 4 HORSE HANDLING
Basic Horse Psychology, Temperament and Behaviour
Safe Handling
Vices and Problem Behavior
Lesson 4 additional reading
Review what you have been learning
Lesson 5 HEALTH MANAGEMENT
Introduction to Horse Health
Internal Parasites
Skin Conditions
Equine Colic
Lameness
Contagious Respiratory Conditions – Viruses, Bacteria, Parasites
Non-Contagious Respiratory Conditions
Preventative Health Care Programs
Review what you have been learning
Lesson 6 SHOEING THE HORSE
Why do horses need shoes?
Types of shoes
Steps in shoeing the horse
Accidents associated with shoeing
General Foot Care
Review what you have been learning
Lesson 7 CARE OF THE HORSE AT GRASS
Grazing Requirements
Grazing Management
Review what you have been learning
Lesson 8 CARE OF THE STABLED HORSE
Stabling Facilities
Stable Yard Safety
Bedding & Mucking Out
Feeding & Watering Overview
Grooming
Review what you have been learning
Lesson 9 SADDLERY & EQUIPMENT
Saddles
Bridles
Bits
Ancillary Equipment
Review what you have been learning
Lesson 10 THE EQUINE INDUSTRY
What Do People Do With Horses?
Buying & Selling a Horse – Scope of the Industry
Common Equine Careers
Review what you have been learning
Final Assessment
How does this course work?
You can enrol at any time.
Once you have paid for the course, you will be able to start straight away.
Study when and where you like. Work through at your own pace.
You can download your study-guide to your smart phone, tablet or laptop to read offline.
There are automated self-assessment tests you can complete at the end
of each lesson. You can attempt these as many times as you wish and
each time, upon completion, you can see your results. You will need
internet access to complete the self assessment tests.
At the end of the course, you are presented with a large assessment
which can be attempted online, anywhere, anytime. If you achieve a 60%
pass in the exam; you immediately receive a downloadable certificate of
completion with your name on it.