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ANIMAL CARE AND EQUINE FACILITIES
SRUC’s Oatridge Campus is the home to the Scottish National Equestrian Centre (SNEC) – a state of the art £3 .5 million national equestrian facility and the country’s most prestigious location for Equine activities .
There is a modern stable block with housing for 29 horses with additional facilities including a horse walker and solarium
Our Aberdeen and Barony campuses offer newly refurbished stable and yard facilities, and we also partner with external local providers such as the Aberdeen Riding Club
SRUC offers purpose-built animal care facilities and a wide variety of animals.
Our animal care facilities at Aberdeen, Elmwood, Oatridge and Barony, enhance the student experience by giving students the opportunity to work with a variety of reptiles, mammals, birds, fish and on some campuses, farm animals
Practical sessions give students the vital hands-on experience and compliment theory work learnt in the classroom
Our Barony Campus also offers students the chance to spend time in the South of Scotland Wildlife Hospital, which is located on the Barony grounds The hospital is equipped to house a number of different species from hedgehogs to birds of prey, and their aim is to rescue, rehabilitate and release native wildlife back into their natural environment
