Equestrian training courses: racing

Getting ahead in the equestrian industry means proving that you can offer the complete package.

Employers need people who can fit into a team but show the initiative to work alone, and who can back up equestrian knowledge with practical experience.

Content: a fast-track opportunity for potential racing yard staff, teaching the foundations of riding out and working in a busy yard. Students progress from riding in the indoor school to the round canter track and spend the last three weeks on the seven-furlong straight gallop. Some 70% of the course is completed through lectures, classroom-based study and practical tuition, with the remainder finished within a year through a guaranteed job in the industry.
Venue: British Racing School, Suffolk
Duration: 9 weeks full-time
Cost: nothing – residential training is free
Entrance requirements: 16 to 22yo EU citizens, weighing less than 60kg. No experience required
Applications: ongoing
Contacts: tel: 01638 665103, email: careers@brs.org.uk, www.brs.org.ukTo read the full feature on equestrian training courses see the current issue of H&H (26 July 2012)Are you looking for a job in the equestrian industry? View our online database of job advertisements

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