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Equine Behaviour and Psychology – Online

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LOCATION & START DATE
Bicton College - 25 March 2024
LEVEL
Level 4 Levels Explained
DURATION
12 Weeks, 8-10 hours of study in learner's own time
LEARNING AREA
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ATTENDANCE
Distance Learning

Equine Behaviour and Psychology – Online

The Equine Behaviour and Psychology course will examine how horses behave, think and respond to human interactions, including training and training concepts.

You will explore how horses learn, where problems arise, and how we can prevent and resolve behavioural issues.

This course will enable you to access the materials in your own time and at your own pace, so that you can fit it around your lifestyle.

What you will learn

Students will learn about:

- What is behaviour: inherent and acquired
- How horses learn: key concepts, learning theory
- Ethology and natural behaviours
- Domestication and adaptive behavioural patterns
- Communication
- The horse/human relationship
- Training and behaviour
- Behavioural needs: motivation
- Abnormal behaviours: stress, cause and consequence

Entry requirements

None, but it is advised that you complete the Introduction to Equine Behaviour course prior to enrolling on this course to give you a basic understanding of equine behaviour.

Assessment

A range of informal and formal assessments shall be used throughout the course to check knowledge.

There will be a final course assessment to provide you with an overall grade for the course.

Students will gain a certificate of achievement at the end upon completion.

Progression

This course is ideal for those wishing to gain some CPD to enhance their careers, or for those looking to study a degree or similar.

While the course does not result in a formal qualification, the level of study is ideal to help prepare for progression to higher education. It may also be suitable for those simply wishing to enhance their own knowledge.

Bicton College

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.


Students will learn about:

- What is behaviour: inherent and acquired
- How horses learn: key concepts, learning theory
- Ethology and natural behaviours
- Domestication and adaptive behavioural patterns
- Communication
- The horse/human relationship
- Training and behaviour
- Behavioural needs: motivation
- Abnormal behaviours: stress, cause and consequence

None, but it is advised that you complete the Introduction to Equine Behaviour course prior to enrolling on this course to give you a basic understanding of equine behaviour.

A range of informal and formal assessments shall be used throughout the course to check knowledge. There will be a final course assessment to provide you with an overall grade for the course. Students will gain a certificate of achievement at the end upon completion.

This course is ideal for those wishing to gain some CPD to enhance their careers, or for those looking to study a degree or similar. While the course does not result in a formal qualification, the level of study is ideal to help prepare for progression to higher education. It may also be suitable for those simply wishing to enhance their own knowledge.

Bicton College

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.


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