The Professional Development Certificate in Equine Science will provide students with the instruction and practical experience in management, nutrition, physiology, and care of horses.

Choosing a course in Animal Care, Equine & Land Based industries opens up hundreds of career opportunities for you. Whether your dream job is working in a veterinary practice or as a Park Ranger, discover more opportunities with Kirklees College.

The Equine Studies Program prepares students for entrance into the equine workforce, focusing on the thoroughbred racing, breeding, and sales industry. A core curriculum provides students with a foundation of knowledge applicable to any career in the equine workforce. Students will learn the basics of horse care, anatomy and physiology, bloodstock, lameness, health and nutrition, and equine business principles.

Turn your passion for horses into an exciting and rewarding career in the equine sector, with the Equine Care and Management certificate program. Through this program, you will learn foundational knowledge and skills of equine behaviour and handling, management of horses and horse herds, how to respond when first aid is required and how to communicate effectively within the equine industry.

This course has been formally endorsed by the Institute of Registered Veterinary and Animal Physiotherapists (IRVAP) and has been developed by industry professionals to support standardisation and regulation within the sector. The course is ideal for you if you are already working in the industry and currently using hydrotherapy equipment in the training or rehabilitation of horses.

This course is designed to give you the practical skills and knowledge needed for a huge variety of jobs in animal care and related industries or higher-level study at university.

In this full-time, Alberta Advanced Education approved, 12 week certificate you will learn in a cohesive work climate simulating real-life job sites. Students learn while completing various industry standard projects to apply their operating skills. The Heavy Equipment Operator classes are small which lends itself to a cohesive work climate simulating real-life job sites. Industry-standard COVID safety procedures are implemented and enforced, this prepares students to know what to expect when they enter the industry.