Equido Natural Horsemanship Level 2

Equido Level 2 Horsemanship - Naturally

YOUR LOCAL COLLEGE

Why should I consider an Equido Level 2 course?

Do you want to study the techniques of horse care and handling at a more advanced level?

Do you want to broaden your understanding of the true nature of the partnership between man and horse?

Do you want to study in greater depth the physiological and psychological needs of the horse?

If yes, then Equido Level 2 is the right course for you. Taught full-time, the course is designed to build on the skills acquired in Equido Level 1 to create a thorough and advanced working knowledge of the care and management of horses. The course will be very practical in nature and students will continue to develop their understanding of the horse, its needs and requirements, from a natural psychological perspective.

The course will be split into separate modules which will consider in depth areas including: Feeding and Watering • A working understanding of nutritional values and the correlation of food and energy to work and training requirements • A knowledge of feed rations and production requirements for specific situations Handling • Handling techniques, body language and communication • An introduction to energy control and projection psyche Psychology • A continuing study of equine psychology the interrelationship of the horse with the world around them and their instinctive drivers Anatomy and Physiology • The skeleton, endocrine systems, tendons, ligaments and teeth Health checks • A comprehensive working knowledge of colic, lameness, grass sickness, laminitis, navicular syndrome, isolation and dehydration.

Where will I study?

The course will be taught at your local centre.

What qualifications do I need to enrol on this course?

Potential students will be expected to have completed Equido Level 1.

How can I continue to develop my natural horsemanship skills?

A natural next step for those students who wish to develop their skills further would be Equido Level 3.

This course will build upon the skills introduced in Equido 2 to develop a highly practical knowledge of horse care and management coupled with a truly in depth understanding of how the equine mind actually works.

Argyll College UHI Ltd is a Scottish Charity, SC 026685

Argyll College UHI At Argyll College UHI we apply stateof-the-art information technologies – including high-speed internet access and video conferencing facilities – to allow as many students as possible to study throughout Argyll’s dispersed communities.

What’s more, as one of the 13 colleges and research institutions that make up the newly formed University of the Highlands and Islands, we can now offer our students even better access to a wide choice of undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses. This is in addition to our existing, prolific range of vocational, full and parttime further education courses.

Argyll College UHI has 13 centres throughout the Argyll region and you can also look at studying many courses at home if you wish.

You choose what you study and how you study it.

To find out more about this course simply contact your nearest centre.

Arran Tel: 01770 600 152 Cairndow Tel: 01546 600 070 Campbeltown Tel: 01631 559 670 Construction, Engineering and Renewables Centre Tel: 01631 559 830 Craignish Tel: 01546 600 070 Dunoon Tel: 01369 707 182 Fionnphort Tel: 01681 700 377 Islay Tel: 01496 810 130 Lochgilphead Tel: 01546 600 070 Oban Tel: 01631 559 500 Rothesay Tel: 01700 501 000 Tiree Tel: 01879 220 372 Tobermory Tel: 01688 302 801