BHS Stage 2 Care & Lunge

Course Content

• On completion of this training course, you will:
  
  Understand the routine practices on a stable yard, your role, responsibilities and reporting lines
  Know how to care for horses on a day-to-day basis, recognising and assessing normal and abnormal behaviour and understanding when veterinary intervention may be required
  Be able to fit standard tack and travel equipment
  Be able to prepare horses for presentation
  Have a knowledge of feeding and an understanding of fitness, including the factors that will affect the amount of feed a horse will receive
  Understand basic anatomy, location of key organs and the function of the digestive system
  Prepare a horse to lunge using tack which includes a bridle, cavesson, saddle, side reins and brushing boots
  Demonstrate safe lungeing
  Work the horse in its basic paces, showing consideration for the size of the circle

Entry Requirements

• Completion of the BHS Stage 1 Care assessment,
  Current skills set needs to be working well towards the level ready to be supported by an AP Coach for external assessment preparation. Minimum age 14 years old.

Next Steps

• BHS Stage 3 Care Training course

Career Opportunities

• Equine Groom
  Equine Welfare Assistant
  Horse Riding Holiday Centre Assistant