National Certificate in Equine (Stable Procedures) Level 3 - 
Sporthorse Stable Assistant
Taratahi, in association with Panorama Equestrian Centre, offer the National Certificate in Equine (Stable Procedures) Level 3 - Sporthorse Stable Assistant. Students study full-time for 32 weeks. The programme is designed to prepare students to be ‘work ready’ for a variety of equestrian jobs.
The programme offers core theory skills required to work in the equine industry (including knowledge of care of the horse and saddlery, identification of health and ill health, anatomy, and conformation, preparation for travel, and preparation for exercise, handling, and feeding). It also develops knowledge of bringing a horse into work, horse feed for performance, emergency care, and career paths in the equine industry.
In addition students will learn a variety of general agricultural skills including: ATV handling, fencing and agrichemical use, that will enhance their employment.
The programme also develops student's riding skills, their ability to prepare a horse for showing; maintaining a horse's paddock, caring for horses in a paddock and lungeing a horse.
Programme Structure
All equine skills are delivered at Panorama Equestrian Centre, Gladstone, Masterton. For most weeks students are on the yard four days per week for a mix of classroom and practical learning. The general skills will be delivered at Taratahi one day per week but will be practised at Panorama. Students are timetabled into a variety of work experience environments to gain experience in a range of equine businesses in the local area. Students may bring their own horse (subject to approval from Panorama Equestrian Centre) or work with the range of school horses on the Panorama yard. Residential accommodation is available on the Taratahi, Masterton Campus.
Programme Entry Requirements
The main requirement for entry is a passion for horses and their care. Students must be physically able to handle and ride horses. Students are able to participate in Taster programmes during school holiday periods to experience first-hand the facilities at the Panorama Equestrian Centre and the accommodation at Taratahi’s Campus. This helps students to discover what it’s like to live and learn with Taratahi and Panorama. It also helps Taratahi decide, where the programme is over-subscribed, which students are likely to be accepted on the programme on the basis of their performance during this time. Minimum age is 16 years.
Course content
Theory |
Practical Horse |
Practical Generic |
Health and Welfare |
Riding |
Paddock care |
Physiology |
Lungeing |
Communication |
Riding philosophy |
Handling horses |
ATVs |
Equine feeding and nutrition |
Bringing a horse into work |
Basic horse fencing |
Pastures and plants |
Stable care |
Basic property maintenance |
Tack and saddle fitting |
Feeding |
Basic business procedures |
Equine History |
Receiving and dispatching horse |
Agrichemical application |
Core employment skills |
Grooming and clipping |
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Core life skills |
Horse care |
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Work experience |
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Facilities
Panorama Equestrian Centre is located at Gladstone, near Masterton, Wairarapa, NZ. Panorama Equestrian Centre is a fully operational equestrian business with fully equipped facilities including an all-weather surface arena (60 x 40), stables with tack room, round pen, wash-down bays, jumps, cross country course and a variety of school horses to suit different disciplines and levels for training. Panorama Equestrian Centre also includes a total land area of 180ha for agistment and riding. Panorama Equestrian Centre are currently in the process of adding additional stables with tack and feed rooms plus an administration, classroom and ablution block.
Instructors
Panorama employs experienced and NZQA qualified Instructors who have coached and trained throughout New Zealand and England. They are classically trained where discipline and care for the horse are paramount to their training methods. Guest coaches and mentors with national and international experience and accomplishments complement training within the timetable. All coaches participate in continual professional development from clinics and mentors in New Zealand and Australia.
Equine Tasters
If you are interested in pursuing an equine career our four-day Equine Taster may suit you. Taratahi are running 2 Equine Tasters in 2011. You will spend a significant amount of time at Panorama Equestrian Centre learning a number of basic skills and exploring the facilities plus spend time learning some agricultural skills, such as ATV handlng, which are also part of the full-time course.
2 - 5 July 2012
8 - 11 October 2012
Taratahi Open Day - Wednesday 4 July 2012
Full Programme Start Date
The start date for 2013 is yet to be confirmed. Students graduate at the Taratahi Graduation Ceremony in December.
Student Equipment
Students are required to provide their own:
- Helmet
- Jodphurs
- Riding boots/ chaps
- Wet weather gear
- Body protector
- Work boots
- Sun hat
Fees
Please contact the office for information on fees.
Loans and Allowances
Taratahi students are generally eligible to apply for loans and/or allowances through Studylink.
To find out if you are eligible and, if so, how to apply, visit the Studylink website: www.studylink.govt.nz or phone 0800 88 99 00.
Page last updated on: 27-03-2012
