Performance Horse Handler Certificate (PHH) NEW!
Do you..
.. love horses?
.. interested in horse racing industry?
.. want to learn about working with competition horses?
Then this is the certificate for you!
The Performance Horse Handler Certificate is designed to provide graduates with the technical knowledge and skills to be a well qualified employee in the equine industry. This one year certificate will prepare students to work in thoroughbred, quarter horse or standardbred racing, dressage, show jumping, reining, breeding and other stables, and places of competition where experienced horse handling is required. Students will be exposed to the preparation of horses for racing or competition, learn the principles of horse behaviour and safe horse handling, and carry out duties including handling, feeding, grooming and caring for performance horses in a controlled environment as well as in the field.
Program delivered in Clinton at REACH
Students in the Performance Horse Handler Certificate will study in Clinton, Ontario at the Regional Equine & Agricultural Centre of Huron (REACH). The brand new facilities boast many excellent teaching opportunities, including a classroom where instructors can bring in horses for animal demonstrations.
Features
- Unique and diversified academic program
- Gain an understanding of horse behaviour, nutrition, fitness, injury prevention and care
- Participate in two work placements in different industry sectors prior to course completion
- New indoor and outdoor teaching facilities
- Hands-on training with REACH teaching horses
- Practical and applied learning experience through lectures and labs
- Learn key skills to help you succeed in a career in the equine industry
Benefits
- You will work with horses throughout your training program
- Small class size will allow for an excellent student: teacher ratio
- Begin working in an industry you enjoy after just one year of studies
- Diversified job placement opportunities in a variety of careers in the performance horse industry
And what..
.. courses would you take?
.. career opportunities do graduates have?
For more information about the Regional Equine & Agricultural Centre of Huron, please visit the website..
Come check this program out at Applicant Information Days on Thursday, April 29, 2010 or Red Carpet Day on Firday, November 19, 2010
View the Performance Horse Handler Program Flyer here 
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To discuss this program in more detail, please contact:
Katie Savage, Campus Recruitment Co-ordinator 519-674-1522 ksavage@ridgetownc.uoguelph.ca  |
