HNC Equine Studies Units SCQF 7

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Students with horses

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About...

Module from year 1 of the BAH Equine Business Management programme. Students will learn about the equine industry and will cover areas such as selection of the horse ad industry requirements.

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Level

  • SCQF 7

Duration

  • 1 Year

Location 

  • Star Stables Brora, or Gairloch

Delivery

  • Blended, on campus and online
    • Star Stables - Friday 1000 - 12000
    • Gairloch - Friday 0930 - 1230

Attend a combination of timetabled classes in person as well as accessing online self-directed study via our virtual learning environment, Brightspace or Google Classroom.

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Course content...

This module covers the scope and scale of the equine industry, looking at a variety of equine businesses.  In addition, students will be given a project horse and will present their findings on the horse and what disciplines it may be suitable for.  Areas covered during the module are: 

  • Breeds of horses
  • Conformation
  • Tack and equipment
  • Equid requirements over a variety of Disciplines
  • General Industry requirements
  • Specific requirements and knowledge for stud and competition yards

Where you can go... 

Continue on year 1 of the Equine Business Management degree programme

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Entry requirements

3 Highers at grade C or above (or equivalent)