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stage 2 care course

We offer this as a 12 week evening course during the Autumn/Winter

Week 1       Horse behaviour
Week 2       Tacking up
Week 3       Preparing for travel
Week 4       Feeding and fittening

Week 5       Health and feet
Week 6       Plaiting and trimming
Week 7       Environment for keeping horses
Week 8       Tacking up and preparing for travel - assessment
Week 9       Health, feet, feeding and fittening - assessment
Week 10     
Plaiting and trimming - assessment
Week 11    Roles and responsibilities, horse behaviour - assessment
Week 12    Anatomy, environment for keeping horses - assessment

 

 

For those ready for assessment (ie skills record sign-off), you can attend for the last 5 weeks only.

If you are up to standard during the course, you can automatically be signed off on the Skills Record.  If there are a few areas that need brushing up to achieve the standard, you can book extra assessments after the course.

 

Cost:

£330 for the full course

£150 for assessment sessions only

or £30.00 per session taken individually

A deposit is required on booking, with the balance due on or before the first session

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS COURSE, PLEASE REGISTER YOUR INTEREST HERE

stage 2 LUNGING course

We offer this as a 6 week course

Each week is fully practical, with the opportunity to hone your lunging skills using our schoolmaster horses.

If you are up to standard during the course, you can automatically be signed off on the Skills Record.  If there are a few areas that need brushing up to achieve the standard, you can book extra assessments after the course.

Cost: £150.00

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS COURSE, PLEASE REGISTER YOUR INTEREST HERE

stage 2 COACHING course

We offer this as  6 week course on Wednesday afternoons 2.00pm-4.00pm

Week 1        Theory of instruction – lesson plans, lesson structure,

                      health and safety, legal requirements
Week 2        Lunge, lead rein and group lesson demos
Week 3        Lunge, lead rein and group lesson practical
Week 4        Lunge, lead rein and group lesson practical
Week 5        Lunge, lead rein and group lesson practical
Week 6        Lunge, lead rein and group lesson practical

 

 

For those with teaching experience, looking to polish their skills ready for assessment, we also offer each week as a pay as you go session.  If you feel ready for assessment, and simply need your skills record signed off, you will need to attend a minimum of 2 sessions.

However, please note:  unless you are already teaching in a commercial environment and are used to teaching groups, we strongly recommend that you attend the full course.

If you are up to standard during the course, you can automatically be signed off on the Skills Record.  If there are a few areas that need brushing up to achieve the standard, you can book extra assessments after the course.

 

Cost: £295 for the full course or £52.50 per session taken individually

A deposit is required on booking, with the balance due on or before the first session

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS COURSE, PLEASE REGISTER YOUR INTEREST HERE

To book the course please visit our bookings page.  To book individual sessions, please contact us here.

© 2024 Courses for Horses

Lower Stonehouse Farm
Brown Edge
Stoke on Trent
ST6 8TF

 

Licence holder:  Mary Stitson  Licence number: SMDC/RE0003

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