Learn how to care for horses in this free online horse care course that covers diet, grooming, tethering and more. Horse care and stable management are two essential components of keeping horses healthy and happy, which makes them more likely to be productive and enjoyable equine partners. This animal care course lays out the essentials of horse care, such as maintaining a balanced diet, grooming, vetting, tethering, plant safety, emergency preparedness, manure management and more. Enrol to become a trusted and trained guardian of your horse's wellbeing.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 188801 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 4-5 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Outline the components of stable management and explain their significance in maintaining the wellbeing of horses • Define the key factors affecting the welfare of horses in terms of shelter, socialisation and fencing • Identify the common feeding-related problems in horses and explain how to prevent them through proper feeding practices • Recognise the key characteristics of a healthy horse • Recall the various types of ill health in horses • Discuss the recommended practices and equipment used to tether horses • Explain how to reduce the growth of toxic plants in horse pastures • Outline safety measures for handling and preventing diseases in horses • Discuss the importance of proper hay storage and ventilation for equine health and safety • Summarise the importance of composting in order to manage horse manure • Explain the procedures and precautions used to safely load and transport horses |
| Course Code | 6243 |
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