Equine (Horse) Well Being

Description

Learning Outcome 1: Evaluate basic equine behaviour to ensure its health and well-being

Unit Content

• • Anatomy

• • Skeletal/ muscular/ points of the horse

• • Approaching

• • Catching

• • Restraining

• • Personal Safety and clothing

• • Basic horse handling and safety

• • Tying up

• • Recognising ailments

• • The healthy horse

• • Injuries

• • Lameness

• • Parasites

• • Colic

• • Teeth

• • Harness

• • Saddle

• • Road safety

• • Transportation of horses

• • Safe Loading of horses

• • Reading the horses body language

• • Difficult behaviours and solutions

• • Rehabilitation of abused, neglected and injured horses

• • Building trust with the horse

• • Equine restrain

Learning Outcome 2: Explain the different feeding and water requirements of equines

Unit Content

• • Rules of feeding

• • Types of feed

• • Hay

• • Water

Learning Outcomes 3: Describe the accommodation needs of horses

Unit Content

• • Stabling/ Shelter/ Paddock

• • Adequate housing and freedom of movement

• • Shelter from the elements

• • Hygiene

• • Bedding

• • Fencing

• • Why we groom?

Learning Outcome 4: Identify the need for suitable hoof care

Unit Content

• Horseshoe history

• The hoof

• Reasons for shoeing

• Step by step shoeing process

• Horse shoeing theories

• Types of shoeing

• Shoeing mistakes

• Hoof disease, problems and remedies

• Different types of shoes

• Pads

• Horse conformation

• Gauges and folklore

• Visualising horseshoe making process

• Horse hoof trimming / shoeing practical session

• Exercise

There are no suggested pre-requisites and/or entry requirements needed.