Description of the Horse Owners Certificate courses and our Short Courses on Equine Psychology & Behaviour and Livery Yard Management
COURSES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE:
LINGFIELD LONG COURSES:
Level 1 Equine Care & Management - Course No HC1
Level 2 Equine Care & Management - Course No HC2
Level 3 Equine Care & Management - Course No HC3
LINGFIELD SHORT COURSES:
Equine Psychology & Behaviour Course - No SC3
Livery Yard Management - Course No SC8
COMBINED E.LEARNING PROGRAMMES:
Equine Livery Yard Management Programme - Course No ELYM P.
Combines Levels 1 & 2 and SC8. It enables those aiming to set up their own business and who are more experienced, to fast track through Level 1 ensuring they are up to date.
Intermediate Equine Management Diploma - Course No IEM D.
Combines Levels 1 & 2 enables those who are more experienced / qualified to fast track through Level 1 prior to starting Level 2 ensuring they are up to date.
LONG COURSES
Our Long Courses include the syllabus for the British Horse Society Horse Owner’s Certificates which means you can sit the BHS HOC for that Level at the end of each Lingfield long course. They are however, more comprehensive than the BHS syllabus requires. They are based on the theory knowledge required by those taking the professional BHS Stages exams.
These courses are certificated by the British Horse Society (BHS) for those who wish to sit the BHS Horse Owner’s Certificates exams at the end. The Lingfield Equine Certificates are also available to those who complete the assignments successfully.
Short Course & Combined Programme Certificates:
All these offer Lingfield Equine Certificates on completion of each course. The combined programmes offer the option to sit Level 2 of the BHS Horse Owner’s Certificates on completion.
LEVEL 1
Lingfield Equine Care & Management Long Course covers a good deal more than the syllabus for the BHS Horse Owner’s Certificates Level 1.
Please Note: The fee has been kept deliberately low, our aim is to help improve the lives of horses by encouraging people to widen their knowledge. The course fee for this Level 1 course does not therefore, begin to reflect the length and content of this course.
Books and Wall Charts information will be found on the Links page.(full syllabus here)
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Provides a very comprehensive guide to
modern approaches to care and management of
horses.
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Will update the already proficient
owner
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Arms those hoping to become
horse owners, or aiming to run small yards, with
a straightforward uncluttered guide to horse
care, management and ownership.
- This course is believed to be the most comprehensive general equine care and management distance learning course available in UK at this level.
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It is an ideal course for all those wanting an up to date, sound, and all round knowledgebase and is the building block to underpin practical knowledge.
This is the most wide-ranging
and comprehensive of the three long courses currently available. It provides approximately 28 hours of lecture material. Depending on the student, it can therefore provide from 28 to up to 200 hours of studying.
For those who are more experienced / have gained the Level 1 Horse Owners Certificate, the Lingfield Level 1 can be comined with Lingfield Level 2 course in the e.learning Intermediate Diploma programme. This programme fast tracks Level 1 and offers the option to sit the Level 2 BHS Horse Owners Certificate.
LEVEL 2
Lingfield Equine Care & Management Long Course includes the British Horse Society Horse Owner’s Certificates Level 2 (full syllabus
here)
This is a progressive course and connects and expands on Level 1. This level imparts to the now more
proficient owner / groom a wider and more in-depth
knowledge of horse care. This course provides
detailed information on all the various aspects of
feeding, horse care, management, injuries and
ailments further to Level 1. Together with this are
included guidelines for the smooth running of a
small yard, evaluation of hay making on small
parcels of land, analysis of soil structure and
nutrients, pasture management, and maintenance of
both pasture and buildings specifically in relation
to equines.
For those who are more experienced / have gained the Level 1 Horse Owners Certificate, the Lingfield Level 1 can be comined with Lingfield Level 2 course in the e.learning Intermediate Diploma programme. This programme fast tracks Level 1 and offers the option to sit the Level 2 BHS Horse Owners Certificate.
LEVEL 3
Lingfield Equine Care & Management Long Course includes the British Horse Society Horse Owner’s Certificates Level 3 (full syllabus
here)
This course is suitable for the
more professional or advanced rider whose knowledge
is well beyond that of the average pleasure rider.
It covers production and presentation of
competition horses at high levels, together with
fittening horses to the required athleticism and
level of training. Information on injuries and
ailments further to Level 1 and Level 2. Yard
design, construction and planning, and various
aspects of transport are amongst the topics
covered.
LEVEL 4
This course is no longer available.
SC3 Equine Psychology and Behaviour
Available now, this is the first of 2 courses providing theoretical skills to underpin natural horsemanship. Studying this fascinating subject will
help you to get the best from your horse and offer new opportunities. Used alongside the Level 1 long course, this course provides those
wishing to work with horses, run their own DIY, full livery yard, or to become an instructor, with the grounding to assist with their work, especially
in any future teaching qualifications.
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SC8 Livery Yard Management
Vital help and advice on this topic is aimed at new and prospective stable yard owners and managers. This Short Course provides students with good all round business skills relating to setting up and operating a livery yard including selecting a suitable yard and improving an exisisting one. Available now.
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This course can be taken individually or as part of the new e.learning programme which offers three courses - Levels 1 & 2 and SC8 - The ELYMP syllabus is the same as shown for each course. Students on the ELYMP have the option to sit Level 2 of the BHS HOC.
SC2 - Buying the Right Horse - coming soon.
This short course offers the first or second time horse-buyer a wealth of information designed to help them buy the right horse the first time. It has been designed to enable riders and owners to make an educated horse purchase which should result in a long and happy relationship between both parties.
This is a comprehensive overview of the decision making process and care of the horse on arrival at its new owner’s premises.
SC1 - Equine Care & Management - The Vital Statistics - coming soon.
This short course, available soon, provides the vital statistics of horse ownership & management. It covers all aspects to give a full grounding on general care and is an ideal starting poing for new owners and those aiming to set up their own livery yard. A further course currently being produced will cover the management of a professional livery yard and will provide an ideal complement to this SC1 course.
SC4 - Tack, Tack Fitting, Bits & Bitting - coming soon.
This course provides detailed information and guidance on some of the most commonly used items of tack, bits and equine equipment. The section on bits and bitting emphasises the importance of choosing the right bit. It is common today for many horses in UK to suffer from a ‘back’ problem. for this reason an in depth research project on second hand saddle fitting is included in this course. This ensures a deeper understanding of both horse & rider conformation and movement in relation to the horses anatomy and comfort.