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Free Online Equine Behaviour Course

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Hi everyone!  I love to be able to share free horse related resources online and this one could improve your education in 2016!  If you’re interested, take a look at this link for CAFRE – http://www.cafre.ac.uk/equine-short-courses/

There are two courses on offer, one that is free and online:

Online Equine Behaviour & welfare
Equine Behaviour and Welfare is the latest topic to be covered in the CAFRE suite of online equine courses. This course will cover natural equine behaviour, development of abnormal behaviours and how management and training practices affect behaviour and impact on horse welfare. This is a free course and is aimed at participants wanting to gain a better understanding of equine behaviour and how it impacts on welfare of the horse. The course will run over four weeks, from 13th January until 10th February. Participants can study at their own pace, and can access the lectures at any time from the comfort of their own home. Course registration closes Wednesday 6th January 2016.

Certificate in the Principles of Horse Care
The Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Horse Care is an accredited course which will run over 8 weeks at Greenmount Campus, Antrim. This is a theory based course which will cover aspects of horse care including Feeding & Watering, Horse Health and Welfare, Fitting Horse Clothing such as tack, rugs and stable bandages, Health & Safety when working with horses and Employment Rights and Responsibilities. The course will run on a Wednesday evening starting on Wednesday 3rd February from 7:00 to 9:30 pm. The course is suitable for anyone over 16 years of age, wishing to improve their understanding of horses and stable management and will be particularly valuable to anyone working in the equine industry to enhance their knowledge. There will be a one off exam registration fee of £55. Course registration closes on Wednesday 20th January 2016.

For further information and to register for either of these courses, follow this link http://www.cafre.ac.uk/equine-short-courses/

How to Construct Electric Fencing for Horses & Other Livestock: A Step-by-Step Guide by Jenny Griffin

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Electric Fencing for Horses & Other Livestock by Jenny Griffin

This quick how to guide was a free download on Amazon recently and if you can score it as such, is a great free resource for the property owner! Griffin discusses different types of electric fencing, what is best for which stock (horses, cattle, sheep, goats, etc) and what is needed to make up an electric fencing set.

She covers the ideas of mains power operated electric fencing, battery operated and solar and whether or not the fencing is intended to be temporary or permanent. Pros and cons are considered for each type – including how cost effective they are.

When it comes to the actual setting up of an electric fence for horses, measurements are also suggested with regards to the spacing between posts and between individual wires, depending on how many you plan to utilise.

I would have liked more diagrams to lay out measurements between posts and electric tape rails, but the book in itself is a great overall guide and provides some extra resources and reading at the end of it. This is one worth looking into for those who plan to set up their own horse fencing in the future.

Author – Jenny Griffin
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5578090.Jenny_Griffin
Non Fiction – Horse fences
In my library? – that it is!
Want it? Find it now at Amazon.

“The grass is always greener on the other side.” – Author unknown

Dressage Terms Defined by Eleanor Russell and Sandra Pearson-Adams

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Dressage Terms Defined by Eleanor Russell and Sandra Pearson-Adams

This short non fictional book is made up of an alphabetical list of dressage terms that you may come across in a test or in feedback from a test. Set out over around 80 pages, Eleanor and Sandra define in straight forwards terms and with the help of diagrams, what particular terms mean.

From above the bit to yield, these terms are explored in a way to aid understanding to the rider. If you have a passion for dressage – or even just a desire to expand your horse related vocabulary! – then this short book is a great way to add to your knowledge and understanding.

Dressage Terms Defined is a succinct and relevant read that would be worth having in your equine library. It would surely become a valuable reference point for the horse rider.

Author – Eleanor Russell
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/314789.Eleanor_Russell
Fiction – Dressage illustrations
In my library? – that it is!
Want it? Find it now at Amazon.

“Tempo – this is the number of strides per minute, the speed of the rhythm.” – Eleanor Russell

Equus Education Blog Hop: Equine Goals

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Now we have covered this before, but I want to touch on it again for the New Year. What horse related goals do you have in mind for 2016?

I am excited about my goal of generating a set figure of $1000/month via passive income means, and horse focused! I aim to achieve this through a few different avenues, all online. To achieve this, I need to:

  • Create at least 52 products on TeachersPayTeachers by November 2016
  • Continue to generate content for this blog and promote posts
  • Write more horse novels and make these available on Amazon

I have set myself specific goals to achieve by November 2016, having given myself a 12 month period to achieve these. This way I feel that each week I can be doing something proactive towards my larger goal.

You may have one goal, you may have many. Feel free to join in this blog hop and post on your blog what your equine related goal/s are for the New Year. And don’t forget, you can get a head start on them now, you don’t have to wait for 2016 to arrive!

Once you’ve written the post, link it back to this one and leave a comment below!

Writing down your goal/s is the first step to making them a reality. Good luck!

Participants:

  1. Horse Country
  2. Free Rein Series

Bartering in a Horse World

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There’s a fundraising campaign going on for the radio station I listen to, Visionfm and after their focus on raising funds via donations, I heard an advert indicating that if listeners made use of Bartercard, and they had built up points, then they could donate to Vision in this way. Great idea!

It got me thinking again about how this could be utilised in the Equine Industry. Some of you may be familiar with the free resource, the Equestrian Exchange on Facebook. If not, check it out!

The idea is that you offer a product or service in exchange for another product or service that will benefit you or your horse business. For example, an equine author offers a copy of their book in exchange for a review.

What Would you Barter from your Horse Business for hay for your Horses?

As a business owner of a horse feed store, you may offer a load of hay to the stud down the road in exchange for the chance to breed your mare to one of their stallions. My previous bosses at two different jobs (training and breeding) bartered by the breeder sending stock to the trainer for racing and the trainer sending some broodmares to the stud for his stallions. They helped each other out.

What if there was a setup like Bartercard that catered specifically to the horse world? Perhaps you love the idea of setting up a business and this appeals to you. It would require:

  • approaching horse businesses about taking part
  • setting up a points system equivalent to a money system
  • developing a way to promote businesses involved
  • determining how you would make money from the system as the creator

I’m sure that there’s more that would need working out, but it’s some fodder for thought.

“To barter: exchange (goods or services) for other goods or services without using money.”

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