British Horse Society Stage 2 training for the knowledge, care and lungeing

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LOCATION & START DATE
Bicton College - 6 January 2025

LEVEL
Level 2 Levels Explained

DURATION
Evening class. This course will run over 10 weeks – 6pm to 8pm on Mondays

LEARNING AREA
Equine Find out more

ATTENDANCE
Part-time

British Horse Society Stage 2 training for the knowledge, care and lungeing

A practical course for anyone wanting to progress through the BHS Groom or Coaching Pathways. You will develop knowledge and understanding of all aspects of horse care and management required for the BHS stage 2 care assessment, both within a stable yard and in a wider environment.

BHS Gold membership and BHS Stage 1 Care will be needed if you wish to take the assessment. If you do not wish to take the assessment you will need to have studied an equine related level 1 programme before or have good basic knowledge.

What you will learn Entry requirements Assessment Progression Bicton College

What you will learn

What students will learn:

• Know about the roles, rights and responsibilities of an assistant groom
• Be able to fit tack and boots on a horse
• Be able to prepare a horse to travel
• Know about horse behaviour
• Understand how to feed horses
• Know about basic horse anatomy
• Understand horse fitness
• Be able to maintain a horse’s health
• Be able to prepare a horse for presentation
• Understand how to care for a horses’ feet
• Understand the environment for keeping horses
• Lungeing horses for exercise

Entry requirements

BHS Stage 1 Care, BHS Gold membership

Assessment

No assessment is carried out during the course. Assessment by the BHS can be arranged by the individual. The BHS Skills Record can be completed if the appropriate level is achieved.

Progression

BHS Stage 3 Care

Bicton College

Bicton College is based in East Devon, near Exeter, and set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, just two miles from the Jurassic Coast. The historic Georgian mansion, commercial farm, animal husbandry school, modern veterinary nursing building, world-class engineering and heavy plant machinery workshop, walled garden and arboretum are all set in over 200 hectares of historic parkland.

BHS Stage 1 Care, BHS Gold membership

No assessment is carried out during the course. Assessment by the BHS can be arranged by the individual. The BHS Skills Record can be completed if the appropriate level is achieved.

BHS Stage 3 Care

Bicton College

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Dates & Locations

Leisure and Professional

Location - Bicton College
Start Date - 6 January 2025
Day/Time - Monday, 18:00 - 20:00
Tuition Fees: Tuition Fees: £300.00*

*Please note - Fees apply to adults and HE students only. Only the most common fees scenario is shown. Actual fees may vary depending on your personal situation. Please contact us for further information.

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For 6 January 2025 start date

Course Code 10702-BIC-24

Fees apply to adults and HE students only. Only the most common fees scenario is shown. Actual fees may vary depending on your personal situation. Please contact us for further information.

Courses listed on this website are indicative of the subject, nature and level of study. The College reserves the right to alter specific qualifications titles, awarding bodies and levels of qualification, which can change in year. Any cost may also vary, based on personal funding eligibility. The Cornwall College Group reserves the right to withdraw any course listed at any time.

British Horse Society Stage 2 training for the knowledge, care and lungeing