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What use are equine qualifications

Equine qualifications are becoming more and more recognised as a creditable form of experience and horse competency, and for people wanting a career in the equine industry gaining equine qualifications are necessary. Whether it’s a riding instructor, freelance groom or yard manager, professional equine establishments are requesting equine qualifications from their staff.

There are many types of equine qualifications including NVQ, BHS, UKCC, Pony Clubs and ABRS. Not forgetting the equine degrees, such as Equine Science. The type of qualification you gain will usually depending on where you train and also what your long-term goal is.

For example if you are part of a local pony club then you will usually follow the Pony Club Tests and if you are a working pupil at a BHS approved yard it is usually the BHS Stages you will take. You should also consider what you want to do long-term; if you want to become a riding instructor then you will need to follow the BHS or ABRS qualifications to instructor level.

There are also specialist qualifications such as Equine Veterinary Nursing, Equine Dentistry, Farriery or Equine Sport Massage to name just a few.

Equine qualifications are not just for people wanting a professional career, there are various qualifications aimed at improving the general knowledge of a horse owner. E.g. BHS Horse Owners Certificates. This covers stable and horse management topics from a basic level to a more advanced and in depth study.

Most of us have riding lessons or ridden coaching sessions with our horses to improve our riding ability but not all of us have stable management or horse anatomy and health training. Having training in, for instance, horse health might give you more knowledge or confidence to treat your horses minor scrapes rather than calling the vet or enable you to spot signs of a more serious problem quicker. They say we learn new things on a daily basis, so why not be taught something that is of interest to you and that might come in useful.

Whether you are looking into a professional career with horses or are a horse owner, gaining equine qualifications is a great way to improve your knowledge and understanding of horses and to keep up to date with the latest developments.

For more information into equine qualifications search for:

BHS qualifications

ABRS

UKCC

Pony Club

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