Equine & Horse Care Course

Do you want to learn how to take care of your own horses? Or maybe you’re looking to turn your love of horses into a career? Take the next step in your personal or professional development with our online equine courses.

Offering you the chance to interact with highly successful industry experts, our horse care courses will give you the skills you need to provide the best possible care to these animals, and to turn your passion into a profession.

Explore our course breakdown below or enrol now to get started.

• Course Outline

  When you enrol on our horse care courses, you will complete the following units of study:

  1	Equine Perception and Behaviour

  2	Equine Training

  3	Horse Handling

  4	Purchasing a Horse

  5	Horse Grooming

  6	Horse Management

  Exercise Stabling Feeds

  Health Grooming

  7	Equine Pasture Management

• How Will You Benefit?

  
  There are many benefits associated with completing our equine care courses. For example, you will:

  • Fast track your career as a horse care professional
  • Study a course that has been designed in collaboration with senior members of the equine care profession
  • Have access to your own personal tutor throughout your learning programme
  • Study at your own pace
  • Avoid the expense and inconvenience of attending classes in person
  • Receive a 10% discount on your course fee by paying upfront, or choose our interest-free monthly payment plan

  Start reaping the benefits by enrolling on our horse care course today!

• Career Prospects

  If you love horses, what better job than one that lets you care for these majestic creatures? You can turn your dedication for all things equine into a successful and rewarding career.

  Graduates often complete this course to learn how to take the best possible care of their own horses. However, it is also a highly practical option for those looking for their dream job in equine care. Our graduates have found employment in a range of roles, including:

  

  • Stable hand or foreperson in a racing, horse stud, dressage, eventing, show jumping or equine recreation setting
  • Coach
  • Rider
  • Horse educator
  • Groomer
  • Trainer / instructor
  • Pet shop employee or owner
  • Trail ride or pony party organiser

• Course Levels Explained

  Our horse care course leads to the awarding of an Diploma. This qualification recognises the graduate’s capacity for initiative and judgement across a broad range of technical and management functions. Diploma holders typically have personal responsibility and autonomy in performing technical operations or organizing others in the workplace.

• Prerequisites

  There are NO previous work or education requirements for entry into our equine care course.

  So, if you want to learn key practical skills to help you care for horses, simply enrol today!

• Course Length

  Students typically complete their studies within 31 weeks.

  When you study a veterinary or animal care course with ICI, you dictate the speed at which you complete the learning programme. With no pressure to complete assignments by specific dates, you can choose when you graduate.

  If you wish to fast track your studies, you can finish your course in a matter of months. On the other hand, if you would like to take longer, you have up to three years to complete the programme.

• Study Mode: Online Learning

  Our entire horse care course is carried out online through distance learning. Also referred to as correspondence learning, this approach puts you in control. You can work through the course material and complete assignments whenever and wherever you wish, allowing you to fit your studies around work, family and other commitments. With no need to travel to attend in-person classes, you can study from anywhere in the world. And you will always have your own personal tutor available to answer questions.

  Staying motivated is easy with ICI. Our equine care course has been developed to be highly practical and engaging.

• Recognition & Accreditation

  
  This course is recognised and accredited by the International Association of Private Career Colleges (IAPCC) and the International Approval and Registration Centre (IARC). ICI courses are not AQF qualifications. ICI is an independent global awarding body that develops and administers career-related curriculum and training programs. When you graduate from an ICI training program you join ICI graduates in over 150 countries around the world.

  Taking you far beyond the theory, it has been developed to provide you with essential practical skills that will help you to give the best care to horses, whether you are doing so for leisure or for work.

• Already in the Profession or Industry?

  Already working in a role that involves looking after horses? This course is for you. It will help you to build on your knowledge and skills, ensuring you know the very latest best practice and giving you added confidence in your career.

  Note that course fees can be claimed as a tax deduction as long as the learning programme is sufficiently connected to your work activities.

• What Do I Get?

  All the materials you need to complete our equine care course are included in the course fee. Once you enrol, you will receive:

  • All required study materials and course notes
  • Assignment projects with constructive tutor feedback
  • A tutor who will answer all your course and career questions and provide guidance.

   Upon successful completion of the course, you will receive:

  • A graduation certificate officially recognising your completion of studies and qualifications
  • Transcripts indicating the units completed
  • A letter of recommendation and validation for current and future employers
  • Post-nominal letters placed after your name which indicate that you hold the relevant qualification (For example: John Smith, DipEqHC)
  • Job search assistance: discover more about our Graduate Career Services Programme.

• Cut Off Date

  Friday, 6th October 2023 is the next enrolment cut off date. Places are limited, in demand and entry into the course is on a first come first served basis.

  Your enrolment is processed and acknowledged within 24 hours of the Institute receiving your application. You can expect to receive your course within days of enrolling. When you start your ICI course it’s at your own pace and you determine when you finish.

  Don’t miss out. Enrol today!

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