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Love horses? Start your potential future career working in the equine industry with this introductory course at our stunning Houghall Campus in Durham!

This Level 2 Technical Certificate in Equine Care is for you if you are looking to start a career within the equine industry.

Interested in equine? If so our Level 3 national foundation diploma in equine management might just be the perfect course for you!

Silver challenge awards are a BHS (British Horse Society) qualification aimed at recreational riders/equestrians. It is split into 2 sections: About the Horse and About the Rider. This is the About the Horse section of the course.

Silver challenge awards are a BHS (British Horse Society) qualification aimed at recreational riders/equestrians. It is split into 2 sections: About the Horse and About the Rider.This is the About the Rider course.

This course is designed for people who have passed their stage 1 Horse care and are wanting to move onto stage 2 Horse care and lunge.

This 10 week course introduces you to the basics of horse care. It’s a great stepping-stone for people who are keen to work with horses, but don’t have previous experience.

This course offers an enjoyable and rewarding learning experience for students who want to develop their English language skills. The course is designed to assist learners with communication in their everyday lives whilst living in the UK. ESOL improves lives and enhances career prospects, giving many learners the opportunity to progress onto further study or employment.

Whether you want to work as a zookeeper, animal care technician, veterinary nurse, kennel work or more, you can make it happen by unlocking your path to university with this Access to Higher Education course!

You could go on to study a wide range of healthcare, nursing and midwifery degrees at university with East Durham College's Ascentis Access to HE diploma. You may also progress to other related courses such as operating department practitioner, occupational health or social work, taught part-time on evenings or daytime.