I was recently made aware of Equi-Skills as a program through Equestrian Australia. This seems to be a New South Wales initiative in Australia. This is something that Equestrian NSW has introduced to interschool riding. In this initiative, riders can “work towards nationally recognised achievement certificates.”
I am all for trade schools and for students choosing to pursue these if they want to get into a trade and don’t have academic interests. I also love that you can gain a horse qualification whilst completing your final years of high school. This is another form of qualification that you can earn as part of your school extra curricular activities. Honestly, to me it seems to be a great thing!
Equi-Skills and Equestrian Australia in New South Wales
This is for the student in NSW who is taking part in a horse riding program within school. Within that, they are offered at a discount the workbooks towards their Introductory Riding and Introductory Horse Management certificates. For the knowledgeable rider who is hoping to pursue instructing as a career after school, this can be a great way to get ahead. And of course, to see if this is really what they want.
As it says on their site:
“On enrolment, riders receive the workbooks and an Equi-Skills saddle patch for their school saddlecloth. The theory components of EA training are delivered in a flexible home-study manner… Practical study may be done through the Equi-Skills group training programme or individually with coaches, coach educators or other industry experts.”
So how do you determine if this is for you? This is a great thing to look into. Especially if you want to pursue work within the equine industry after school.
You’ll gain information, training and certificates towards a qualification. For those who are entertaining the idea of working with horses, the earlier they can pursue this possibility, the sooner they can determine if it is truly what they want.
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