Student assessment timetable (PDF)
Please complete and return this timetable with your completed enrolment form.  Please note it is a course requirement assessments are submitted on a regular basis (as per the assessment timetable).  Should assessments not be submitted as per the assessment timetable the student will be notified which may result in withdrawal from the student's course of study.

(Step 2 in the correspondence application process)

Certificate in Equine knowledge

(Level 5)

Course Length

One year from date of enrolment, part-time study

Credits

60 credits

Qualification

Telford certificate in Equine Knowledge (Level 5)

Course Fee

NZ student fees
International student fees

Entry Requirements

Prior knowledge is recommended, such as Telford Certificate in Equine Knowledge Level 3.

Competent in written English. Enrol at any time, students must be 16 years or over. English language proficiency is required. International students require IELTS of 5.5 or a TOEFL of 500 plus TWE 4.5

Textbooks Required

None

Course content 

This course is a progression from the Telford Equine Knowledge Level 3 certificate, for serious students wishing to advance their knowledge to the next level. The course requires considerable research and does not contain any practical.

Analysing Equine Movement

  • 524101 Analysing equine movement 

Formulating Rations for Horses

  • 524201 Formulating Rations for Horses

Thoroughbred Breeding

  • 524301 Demonstrate Knowledge of Thoroughbreds and Thoroughbred Breeding and Evaluate Thoroughbred Potential Breeding other than Thoroughbreds

Breeding Other than Thoroughbred 

  • 524401 Breeding Other Than Thoroughbreds

Fitness and Training the Competition Horse

  • 524501 Fitness and Training the Competition Horse for Specific Disciplines