UPDATED SYLLABUS
Please would Candidates note that there have been some updates/changes to the syllabuses so please be advised that you should check each syllabus to ensure that you have covered all the subjects.
Of particular importance:
Module Three:
Knowledge of SLO (Social Licence to Operate). See the website World Horse Welfare.
https://www.worldhorsewelfare.org/what-we-do/sport-and-leisure-horses/what-is-a-social-licence-to-operate
Module Four:
The IDEAS principles when teaching from Module 4 onwards.
Module Two:
Some basic knowledge of Equine Dentition.
Knowledge of “Condition scoring”.
Knowledge of Governmental Acts which refer to the welfare of horses.
Know about how horses learn. Be able to fit a pelham bit. Be able to assess paces in Lunging. Know about euthanasia.
Module One:
Know different snaffle bits. Know about how horses learn. Understand Euthansia. Know about the horses’s five senses. Know equine welfare – 3 F’s – Freedom, Friends and Forage. Know regulations of fitting boots according to FEI rules and regulations.