I’ve recently finished another free short course with CAFRE and they’ve sent out an email to advise of when their next course is on offer! Have an interest in equine reproduction? Then you may want to check out their next free course, being run in April:

We would like to let you know that we are running another online course in April titled An Introduction Equine Breeding. This is a re run of the course which we ran in 2014. This free online workshop covering Equine Breeding will start on 22nd April 2015 and will run over three weeks. Subjects covered include Gestation and Pregnancy Detection, Broodmare Health and Foaling.

Participants must enrol online by Wednesday 15th April

Follow this link to enrol online http://www.cafre.ac.uk/industry-support/industry-training/equine-short-courses/

Once you have logged in to the CAFRE website you must enrol on the Introduction to Equine Breeding – online delivery 1 course. You will then receive an email containing an enrollment reference number.

Once you have enrolled, you will be sent joining instructions a couple of days before the course starts on Wednesday 22nd April. If you do not receive this email please contact us.

Hi everyone!  A recent email from CAFRE I feel is worth sharing:

Learn how to keep your horse healthy with a new online course

Managing Equine Health is the next topic to be covered in the suite of online CAFRE courses for horse owners. This course will follow on from the first online Equine Health workshop and look at further conditions which horse owners and managers have to deal with. The course will cover some of the internal systems of the horse to give a greater understanding of the conditions which affect them. Parasites which affect horses and a parasite management system will also be discussed in the course. Learners can access the lectures at any time during their scheduled week.  Upon completion of all parts of the course participants will gain a certificate of completion from CAFRE.

The course will be live from Wednesday 4^th March and run over three weeks, with a new lecture each week. The course is free of charge and participants must enrol online by 26^th February 2015 by following this link http://www.cafre.ac.uk/industry-support/industry-training/ or call 028 9442 6880 for further information.

I’ve done 3 courses with CAFRE so far and find them to be really well run, informative and a great refresher on previously known knowledge as well as a great update on new knowledge!  And of course, I love that I get a certificate at the end 😉

“The Horse’s Prayer – I’m only a horse, dear Master, but my heart is warm and true,
And I’m ready to work my hardest, for the pleasure of pleasing you. Good corn, and hay, and water, are all that I wish to ask. And a warm dry bed to rest on, when I’ve finished my daily task. Don’t strike me in needless anger if I’m slow to understand,
But encourage my drooping spirits with a gentle voice and hand. Finally, O my master! When my health and strength are gone – When I’m getting old and feeble, and my long life’s work is done – Don’t sell me to cruel owners, to be slaved to my latest breath,
But grant me the untold blessing of a quick and painless death;
That, as you have always found me a patient and loyal friend,
The years of my faithful service may be crowned by a peaceful end. I plead in the name of the Savoir, Who cares when the sparrows fall. Who was born in a lowly stable, and knows, and loves us all!” – Author unknown