Horse Knowledge Part One

Looking to improve your horse knowledge?

Refresh your equine skills?

Thinking of owning a horse?

This short course is for you!

Commencing 15thSept 2022

6 week course Thursdays 6-8pm

£140 (includes workbook & certification)

Online bookings: www.currypoolequestrian.co.uk

This recreational award is perfect for anyone interested in learning more about horses. Working through the workbook with hands on experience at our yard under guidance & coaching, will give you a great introduction to the essential knowledge needed to enjoy and stay safe around horses. This theory will also help prepare you to care for a horse and develop your practical skills.

Part one focuses on building a good foundation of knowledge about horses, so you can enjoy this award even if you don’t have experience handling or working around horses.

By completing this award, you will learn about:

• Safety on the yard
• Horse behaviour
• How to approach a horse
• Quick release knots
• Identification
• Points of the horse
• The basic needs of a horse
• Stable care
• Grooming

What to bring: dress appropriate to the weather (prepare to get mucky!) sturdy boots with a small heel, eg wellies, gloves, long hair tied up, no jewellery, notepad, pen, refreshment. All though this is a non riding course a riding hat to current standard will be required for handling / leading horses, we have hats available to borrow ;)

Thursday evenings inconvenient? We can arrange another day/time to suit – please contact Elaine 07835 579960 currypoolequestrian@outlook.com