Level 3 Racehorse Care and Management

This course is about the range of tack and equipment available to assist in the education, training and performance of racehorses. 

This course is about managing the non-ridden exercise for horses through a range of methods.  When getting horses fit there may be occasions when it is necessary to provide exercise other than ridden work.  This could be due to weather and ground conditions or if the horse is unable to be ridden due to health reasons.

This course is about promoting the type of care, environment and routine treatments that ensure that the horse remains healthy and content.

This course is about the daily and routine care needed for horses at grass.

This course is about feeding horses including the preparation of feeds, rules of feeding, preparing rations for horses, the feed requirements of different types of horses and the purchase and management of feed and bedding.

This course is about feeding horses including the nutritional requirements of horses, types of feed and the role of additives and supplements.

This course is about improving the appearance of horses including trimming and clipping.

This course is about assisting with the implementation of training regimes for racehorses, from early fitness to racecourse performance.

This course is about the basic anatomy and physiology of horses; including conformation, main superficial muscles, structure of the lower leg and the digestive, respiratory and circulatory systems.

This course is about contributing to maintaining a safe working environment and understanding your responsibilities to health and safety whilst working in a racing yard or stud.

This course is about the additional responsibilities a senior member of a team may have in addition to their enhanced horsemanship skills. It is also about ensuring that working activities meet the requirements of the organisation and clients.

The purpose of this quiz is to enable you to check your long term memory covering the knowledge requirements within the Level 3 Senior Equine Groom so that you know you are ready for the End Point Assessment (EPA)

The purpose of this quiz is to enable you to check your long term memory covering the knowledge requirements within the Level 3 Senior Equine Groom so that you know you are ready for the End Point Assessment (EPA)

This series of short videos provides a useful guide to clipping techniques.

Welcome to this eLearning course, which has been developed to help coaches understand how to help improve a learner’s stable management skills. It demonstrates how to correctly fit tack for lunging and long reining and put on boots and bandages for protection. This course is for coaches working in the racing and equestrian industries.

Welcome to this British Horseracing Authority eLearning course. This learning programme will help coaches understand the importance of sharing their knowledge and good practice to improve understanding of boots and bandages in the racing workplace.