Expand+The equestrian industry is international and has a wide range of job opportunities enabling graduates to travel around the world and enjoy challenging careers.

This equestrian studies course will provide students with an excellent training in sta...

Hide-The equestrian industry is international and has a wide range of job opportunities enabling graduates to travel around the world and enjoy challenging careers.

This equestrian studies course will provide students with an excellent training in stable management, handling and care of horses, and horse riding together with internationally recognised qualifications. Students will ride and train at an AIRE and BHS approved training centre with access to a wide range of horses and state of the art facilities. Students will have the oppourtunity to visit stud farms including the famous Coolmore stud in Tipperary.

Expand+Certification:
QQI Level 5- Level 5 Horsemanship 5M3371

Students can also gain BHS stage 1,2 and riding road safety certificates which allow them to be industry ready at the end of the year.

Special Features

The major portion of each week ...

Hide-Certification:
QQI Level 5- Level 5 Horsemanship 5M3371

Students can also gain BHS stage 1,2 and riding road safety certificates which allow them to be industry ready at the end of the year.

Special Features

The major portion of each week is spent in Hitchmoughs Riding Centre where Billy Twomey, one of the top riders in the “world 8” started his international career. Practical skills and riding are taught here by experienced tutors.

Students will be taken on visits to Ireland’s top show jumping, racing stables and stud farms throughout the year. Students get to ride,train and handle a selection of horses and ponies and get hands on experience in a busy commercial yard.

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Further education (PLC) students will be eligible to receive PLC maintenance grants.

For more information on these please visit www.SUSI.ie (Student Universal Support Ireland).

Grants are means tested and if eligible the amount of the...

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Further education (PLC) students will be eligible to receive PLC maintenance grants.

For more information on these please visit www.SUSI.ie (Student Universal Support Ireland).

Grants are means tested and if eligible the amount of the grant is dependent on the distance students travel from their place of residence to the college.

It is advisable for students to apply as early as possible for maintenance grants.

For details of grant applications for the coming year, see: http://corkvec.ie/grants/index.shtml

For further information please see www.studentfinance.ie

Expand+Applications are invited any time up to the end of August. However, it is advisable to apply before mid-August to ensure places are still available on the course. All applicants' suitability is assessed on the merit of their application forms and by ...

Hide-Applications are invited any time up to the end of August. However, it is advisable to apply before mid-August to ensure places are still available on the course. All applicants' suitability is assessed on the merit of their application forms and by the means of a ten to fifteen minute interview. Interviews will take place in May and September depending on when you apply. All late applicants should check with the College Main Office as quite frequently, we have places still available on some courses in September. Applications can be made using our online application form (see above).

Expand+Course Content
The following subjects may be offered:

Stable and Yard Routine 5N3355
Designed is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to care for and maintain horses under direction. It will include developing skills an...

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The following subjects may be offered:

Stable and Yard Routine 5N3355
Designed is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to care for and maintain horses under direction. It will include developing skills and knowledge of a large range of areas in horse care such as Equine Nutrition, Grooming, Clipping, Tack, Horse Health, Grassland Management, Shoeing and
Lunging

Sport Horse Riding 5N3359
The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to ride an experienced horse in an enclosed space without assistance. Students are prepared for riding exams up to Stage 2 with the British Horse Society.

Equine Anatomy and Physiology 5N3360
The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to understand the structure and function of the horse’s body.

Equine Nutrition 5N3363
Designed to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to understand, in depth, the equine digestive system, the composition of food and equine nutrition.

Communications 5N0690
This will equip the learner with the relevant knowledge, skill and competence to communicate verbally and nonverbally in standard everyday tasks and in work-related tasks.

Work Experience 5N1356
Each student will gain valuable practical experience while working in different areas of the horse industry.

Occupational First Aid 5N1207
Students will be trained to work as first aiders in the workplace.

Expand+Career Opportunities
This course is designed to enable students to secure employment as assistant stable managers, grooms, trainee riding instructor, stud grooms, event and showjumping grooms both here and internationally, and any position dealing w...

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This course is designed to enable students to secure employment as assistant stable managers, grooms, trainee riding instructor, stud grooms, event and showjumping grooms both here and internationally, and any position dealing with horse care. It is also suitable for people who wish to start their own business in the horse industry. As the course provides internationally recognised qualifications many students have used their qualifications to find work abroad as far afield as the US and Australia.

Progression Opportunities

390 CAO Points can be earned by students on successful completion of this course.

For full details on progression opportunities see these links:
Cork Colleges Progression Scheme
QQI Requirements
•Athlone IT: Higher Certificate in Business in Equine Studies. (AL652)
•Enniskillen College: BSc in Equine Management. (UCAS Course Code: D322)
•NUI Maynooth: BBS/BBA Equine Business (MH405)
•Kildalton: Level 6
•This course may also be used by students to progress to a variety of Equine courses in UK colleges and universities.
•It may also be used as the first steps in progression to higher stages British Horse Society qualifications