Course details
This one-year course aims to provide students with knowledge and skills relating to stud management and an opportunity to work on commercial stud farms which enable them to gain experience in:
- Breeding and stud management
- Equine reproduction, anatomy & physiology
- Handling Horses
- Foaling and modern breeding techniques
- Working with Mares and Foals
- Stallion Work
- Preparing Yearlings and Weanlings for Sale
This is a follow on from the Level 5 Certificate in Horsemanship. It is a one-year programme designed to equip people to find employment in responsible positions in the thoroughbred or sport horse industry, or gaining experience for breeding their own stock.
Students attend a designated Teagasc Centre for course work prior to completing a practical learning period on some of the best stud farms in Ireland.
On successful completion of the programme students are awarded the FETAC Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Equine Breeding which meets the training requirements for Stamp Duty Exemption.
There are good employment opportunities in the industry in Ireland and internationally, including work on stud farms, training yards and equestrian centres. Former students have found employment in the UK, USA, Japan & Australia.
Entry Requirements and Application Procedures
Applications should be made directly to Kildalton College by 1 June. Holders of the Level 5 Certificate in Horsemanship, or other equivalent qualifications, apply directly to Kildalton College. Applicants must have passed the Level 5 riding module to join this programme. Applicants with equivalent qualification must undergo the Teagasc RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) process to determine exemption for transfer to the Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Equine Breeding (Stud Management).
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About Clare Teagasc Training Centre - Ennis
Teagasc – the Agriculture and Food Development Authority – is the national body providing integrated research, advisory and training services to the agriculture and food industry and rural communities. It was established in September 1988 under the Agriculture (Research, Training and Advice) Act, 1988.
The organisation is funded by State Grant-in-Aid; the National Development Plan 2007 to 2013; fees for research, advisory and training services; income from national and EU competitive research programmes; and revenue from farming activities and commodity levies.
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