
Are you new to owning or caring for a horse? Then get ready to go on a ride exploring effective horse care practices. This course explores the basic behavioural patterns of equine psychology and the effects of evolution and domestication. You'll learn about the behaviours of horses at different stages of reproduction and some of the common behavioural problems, their causes and the recommended precautions and treatments.
| Course Category | Equine Studies, Agriculture & Veterinary |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Outline the categories of horse language • Discuss the evolutionary history of horses • Explain the effect of domestication on the behaviour of horses • Recognize the behaviour by which horses attempt to communicate • Describe the reproductive behaviours of stallions and mares • List the techniques and guidelines used in training horses • Identify the benefits of horses and their relationships with humans • Discuss the social behaviour of horses in their environment |
| Course Code | 986 |



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