NEWS Education Matters
Brush up on your skills or learn something
new for 2016, education has never been so accessible!
Looking to Study
an Equine-Related
Course?
Training your Horse Made Simple
with Equine Education...
Are you struggling to make progress
with training your horse? Or do
you want to try different techniques
to improve the success of your
partnership? Are you stuck for ideas
as to how to move forwards with your
horse? If any of these sound familiar,
turning to Equine Education can
really help.
Equine Education offers a range
of online courses to equip horse
owners with essential knowledgeable
to improve their horsemanship skills.
The first course in the New Year series
looks at the training of the horse
and gives expert advice on the most
appropriate techniques to use.
‘Horse Training Made Simple!’
will help demystify horse training
by helping you to understand what
works, what does not and why with
simple explanations, demonstrations
and feedback from one of the leading
accredited Equitation Science
Practitioners in the UK, Lisa Ashton.
Lisa is a leading expert in
Equitation Science who trains
professional riders, amateur
competitors and leisure horse owners
in the science of riding at all levels
across the UK and Europe. Lisa was
the first person to embed the science
of training horses into the University
curriculum and is well known for her
ability to demystify horse training
so that riders and trainers can fully
understand how horses learn.
She holds the Equitation Science
International Associate Diploma and
has spent over 10 years training with
Dr Andrew McLean who is world
renowned in the area of Equitation
Science.
This course will run over a period
of four weeks and will cover a range of
topics including ‘hallmarks of effective
14
training,’ which will outline the
way horses learn and the necessary
language needed to communicate
with them effectively.
‘Training choices’ will focus more
closely on the horse’s learning process
and explain the choices you have in
order to optimise clarity and speed of
learning.
‘Stress in the ridden horse’ will
delve into more detail about how
to cope with difficult situations and
deepen your horse training ‘toolkit’.
It will enable you to learn the
essentials for improving how your
horse perceives stress and how you
can effective at changing your horse’s
behaviour, whilst remaining safe.
The final topic ‘Equitation Science
in Practice,’ looks at why some
trainers are more effective than others
and how horses perceive different
methods. Are you trained by an
Olympian or a local riding school?
This topic will explain the effect that
different training styles have on the
horse, allowing you to find the right
one for you.
These courses are an excellent
way to gain more knowledge from
a reliable source without time
constraints. Due to the flexible nature
of the online course provider, you
can work through the information
at your leisure and all you need is a
computer and internet access. This
allows you to fit in learning around
your busy schedule. There will be
an end of course assessment, which
if successfully completed will be
rewarded with a certificate.
The course starts on 1 February,
2016 and costs £99. For further
information and to book a place on a
course visit
www.equine-education.com.
Equine Careers® is delighted to
announce the launch of their new
website which now features an
extensive library of equine-related
college courses.
Users can search and compare
equine university and college
courses at institutes all over the
UK, in one place, rather than
searching the internet for hours on
end looking for their ideal place to
study.
An equine qualification will
provide a valuable stepping
stone to your future career in F