Please click the tabs to view the varying apprenticeship pathways open to Haddon Training apprentices.
There are four pathways you can take depending on the type of employer you start an apprenticeship with. You’ll need to demonstrate the required knowledge and skills at each level to complete the one you choose.
This pathway is for apprentices that are caring for horses, whether it be working within a large equestrian centre or on a smaller private yard. This qualification covers a wide range of units and the apprentice can choose optional units that support the specific work they are carrying out within their role.
Below is a selection of some of these units:
- Receive a horse and carry out an initial assessment.
- Plan diets and implement feeding regimes for horses.
- Monitor and maintain stocks of feed and bedding.
- Promote the health and wellbeing of horses.
- Deliver basic health care treatment to horses.
- Promote, monitor, and maintain health, safety and security of the workplace.
- Manage your own resources.
- Tack up horses for specialist work.
- Prepare horses for public appearance.
- Clip horses.
- Introduce young horses to equipment.
- Contribute to the training of horses from the ground.
- Contribute to the design and implementation of work programmes for horses.
This pathway is for apprentices that are caring and riding horses, whether it be working within a large equestrian centre or on a smaller private yard. This qualification covers a wide range of units and the apprentice can choose optional units that support the specific work they are carrying out within their role.
Below is a selection of some of these units:
- Exercise and improve the performance of horses using lunging or long reigning.
- Prepare to lead a horse trek.
- Carry out pre and post horse trek activities.
- Carry out pre and post-play routines for polo ponies.
- Assist with the exercise and care for performance horses.
- Care for performance horses after strenuous exercise.
- Plan, monitor and evaluate the transportation of animals.
- Receive a horse and carry out an initial assessment.
- Plan diets and implement feeding regimes for horses.
- Monitor and maintain stocks of feed and bedding.
- Promote the health and wellbeing of horses.
This pathway is for apprentices that are working on a stud, caring for broodmares and young horses. Whether it be working on a large sport horse stud or a smaller private stud. It covers a wide range of units and the apprentice can choose optional units that support the specific work they are carrying out within their role.
Below is a selection of some of these units:
- Care for and prepare the mare for covering.
- Maintain stud documentation.
- Attend to mare and foal during foaling.
- Care for mare and foal.
- Handle and present stallions under supervision.
- Establish and maintain the care of stallions.
- Receive a horse and carry out an initial assessment.
- Plan diets and implement feeding regimes for horses.
- Monitor and maintain stocks of feed and bedding.
- Promote the health and wellbeing of horses.
- Plan, monitor and evaluate the transportation of animals.
These qualifications enable you to gain your BHSQ’s as part of our apprenticeship delivery.
If you choose this route, you should have completed the Stage 1 & 2 BHSQ qualification prior to beginning our Level 3 Apprenticeship*
BHSQ Stage 3 Foundation Groom, Care and Lunge
On completion you will:
- Be able to demonstrate handling tack and equipment, which will include a bridle, saddle, side reins, cavesson, lunge line and whip.
- Be able to assess the horse and discuss its way of going, suggesting and demonstrating exercises to help the horse reach its potential.
- Apply aids that are suitable to the horse’s status and reactivity.
- Be assessed on your knowledge to manage day-to-day activity, care and welfare of horses under your responsibility, with an established awareness of current legislation for working within a stable yard environment.
- Show competence in understanding equine behaviour, physiology and measuring vital health signs.
- Be assessed on recognising and treating common conditions and nutritional requirements of the horse, including assessment of condition and measurement of nutrition alongside fittening of the horse.
- Be practically assessed on how to fit tack for both flatwork and jumping, in addition to the use of studs.
*Please contact us if you are unsure whether you meet this requirement
- Pathways
Please click the tabs to view the varying apprenticeship pathways open to Haddon Training apprentices.
There are four pathways you can take depending on the type of employer you start an apprenticeship with. You’ll need to demonstrate the required knowledge and skills at each level to complete the one you choose.
- Horse Care (Non-Riding)
This pathway is for apprentices that are caring for horses, whether it be working within a large equestrian centre or on a smaller private yard. This qualification covers a wide range of units and the apprentice can choose optional units that support the specific work they are carrying out within their role.
Below is a selection of some of these units:
- Receive a horse and carry out an initial assessment.
- Plan diets and implement feeding regimes for horses.
- Monitor and maintain stocks of feed and bedding.
- Promote the health and wellbeing of horses.
- Deliver basic health care treatment to horses.
- Promote, monitor, and maintain health, safety and security of the workplace.
- Manage your own resources.
- Tack up horses for specialist work.
- Prepare horses for public appearance.
- Clip horses.
- Introduce young horses to equipment.
- Contribute to the training of horses from the ground.
- Contribute to the design and implementation of work programmes for horses.
- Horse Care and Riding
This pathway is for apprentices that are caring and riding horses, whether it be working within a large equestrian centre or on a smaller private yard. This qualification covers a wide range of units and the apprentice can choose optional units that support the specific work they are carrying out within their role.
Below is a selection of some of these units:
- Exercise and improve the performance of horses using lunging or long reigning.
- Prepare to lead a horse trek.
- Carry out pre and post horse trek activities.
- Carry out pre and post-play routines for polo ponies.
- Assist with the exercise and care for performance horses.
- Care for performance horses after strenuous exercise.
- Plan, monitor and evaluate the transportation of animals.
- Receive a horse and carry out an initial assessment.
- Plan diets and implement feeding regimes for horses.
- Monitor and maintain stocks of feed and bedding.
- Promote the health and wellbeing of horses.
- Breeding
This pathway is for apprentices that are working on a stud, caring for broodmares and young horses. Whether it be working on a large sport horse stud or a smaller private stud. It covers a wide range of units and the apprentice can choose optional units that support the specific work they are carrying out within their role.
Below is a selection of some of these units:
- Care for and prepare the mare for covering.
- Maintain stud documentation.
- Attend to mare and foal during foaling.
- Care for mare and foal.
- Handle and present stallions under supervision.
- Establish and maintain the care of stallions.
- Receive a horse and carry out an initial assessment.
- Plan diets and implement feeding regimes for horses.
- Monitor and maintain stocks of feed and bedding.
- Promote the health and wellbeing of horses.
- Plan, monitor and evaluate the transportation of animals.
- British Horse Society Exams
These qualifications enable you to gain your BHSQ’s as part of our apprenticeship delivery.
If you choose this route, you should have completed the Stage 1 & 2 BHSQ qualification prior to beginning our Level 3 Apprenticeship*
BHSQ Stage 3 Foundation Groom, Care and Lunge
On completion you will:
- Be able to demonstrate handling tack and equipment, which will include a bridle, saddle, side reins, cavesson, lunge line and whip.
- Be able to assess the horse and discuss its way of going, suggesting and demonstrating exercises to help the horse reach its potential.
- Apply aids that are suitable to the horse’s status and reactivity.
- Be assessed on your knowledge to manage day-to-day activity, care and welfare of horses under your responsibility, with an established awareness of current legislation for working within a stable yard environment.
- Show competence in understanding equine behaviour, physiology and measuring vital health signs.
- Be assessed on recognising and treating common conditions and nutritional requirements of the horse, including assessment of condition and measurement of nutrition alongside fittening of the horse.
- Be practically assessed on how to fit tack for both flatwork and jumping, in addition to the use of studs.
*Please contact us if you are unsure whether you meet this requirement
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