International Career Institute
Equine Horse Care Course
Online, United Kingdom
Course
DURATION
31 weeks
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
GBP 945 *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
* most popular one off payment | £25 x 42 weeks interest free: £1,050
Key Summary
About: The International Career Institute offers an Equine Horse Care distance-learning course that fast-tracks you to a qualified equine professional worldwide. You’ll interact with experienced professionals and study a tutor-supported, self-paced programme designed with senior members; weekly intakes. Study at your own pace without travelling; pay via interest-free plans from £25/week.
Career Outcomes: Career opportunities include stablehand/foreperson in racing, pacing, studs and equestrian disciplines (dressage, eventing, showjumping), rider, coach, trainer, horse groomer, veterinary assistant, horse educator, equine business or outlet staff, pet shop staff or owner, and trail-ride/pony-party organiser. They lead to roles in yard management, riding schools, equine retail.
Become a qualified Equine Horse Care professional. The course provides an opportunity to interact with and learn from very successful, highly qualified, and experienced professionals. It also allows you to enter into a profession that provides great lifestyle benefits for horse lovers.
How Will You Benefit?
- Fast-track your career as a horse care professional
- Learn the inside secrets of how to become a horse care pro in months not years!
- Study an equestrian / horse care course that was designed in conjunction with senior members of the profession
- Free up valuable time, don’t waste time and money travelling to classes
- Study at your own pace whenever and wherever you are
- Have access to a tutor
- Easy interest-free payment plans from as low as £25 per week
Course Start: Weekly Intakes
- Equine Perception & Behaviour
- Equine Training
- Horse Handling
- Purchasing a Horse
- Horse Grooming
- Horse Management
- Exercise
- Stabling
- Feeds
- Health
- Grooming
- Equine Pasture Management
On successful completion of the course you will receive:
- A graduation certificate officially recognizing your successful completion of studies and qualifications as a horse professional
- Transcripts indicating units completed
- Letter of recommendation and validation for current and future employers
- Post-nominal letters placed after your name which indicate that you hold the relevant qualification. For example: John Smith, DipEqHC
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the Institute website for more information.
Graduates usually take this course to learn how to take care of their own horse for pleasure. Our graduates have also found employment in the following areas:
- Stablehand / Foreperson (Racing, Pacing, Horse Studs, Equestrian (Dressage, Eventing,
- Showjumping and recreation)
- Rider – Equestrian industry
- Coach – Equestrian industry
- Horse Educator
- Veterinary Assistant
- Equine Businesses and Outlets
- Horse Groomer
- Pet Shop staff member or owner
- Trainer / Instructor
- Trail Ride and Pony Party Organizer
This entire course is carried out via Distance Learning (also known as correspondence learning). Distance learning is ideal if you need to adapt to work, family, or other commitments. It is also extremely beneficial should you wish to fast-track your studies (and career) and not be locked into a timetable.
Our course content and learning experience ensure that your course is relevant and interesting. Learning, tutorial assistance, and assessments occur whenever and wherever you are in the country or world. It takes place at your own pace on your terms to fit your lifestyle. As an ICI student, you’ll never endure a pop quiz, spend countless hours and hundreds of dollars traveling, and never be late for an assignment or class.
Course Length
ICI courses allow you to study at your own pace with no assignment deadlines. This means that you determine the pace of the course and within which period you will ultimately complete your studies.
- Completing your course with ICI is flexible as you can fast-track and graduate in a matter of months. You complete activities and submit assignments whenever you are ready
- The maximum time given to complete a program is three years.