204-263 Equine Project

204-153 Equine Resources and 204-252 Equine Training.

Students will complete a project involving the management of horses. Students will be expected to produce aims, and plan, carry out and report on their project. A project example may be: given a horse, to be trained for a specific objective, and associated facilities and equipment:

• assess the horse's suitability for reaching the specific objective (eg. a barrier trial, a pacing trial, a one day event or an endurance ride);

• assess the suitability of the facilities and equipment;

• plan a suitable training program;

• prepare a cash flow budget;

• prepare feed rations suitable for each stage of the program;

• assess the fitness and progress of the horse at frequent intervals;

• design an efficient stable routine; and

• document the program and its effectiveness at achieving the objective.

Other examples may include:

• grazing trials;

• industry surveys; or

• enterprise proposal.

Other subjects in the advanced diploma may be substituted if considered suitable.

One 20-minute oral presentation (30%), practical work completion (20%) and one 4000-word report (50%)