Apprentices
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Equestrian businesses need to prepare for minimum wage rise: ‘It’s not a choice, it’s the law’ *H&H Plus*
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Equine apprenticeships radically redesigned
The equine groom and senior equine groom apprenticeships’ standards were approved this summer
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Call for employers to help build standards for new groom apprenticeship
The request comes as the government aims to standardise grooms' apprenticeships
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Equestrian apprenticeships to undergo radical overhaul
Standardised apprenticeships hoped to be in place by 2017 which aims to aid the equestiran industry as a whole
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New equine groom apprenticeship launched
In this third phase of the government’s initiative 700 employers will design 76 apprenticeships across various professions including equestrianism
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First equine apprentices start at South Staffordshire College
The eight students are taking their Level 2 horse care and riding apprenticeships at the College’s equestrian centre
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Roland's nags and nail: 'a never-ending journey'
Roland faces some tough mock exams in preparation for his finals next year and is pleasantly surprised by his results
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Roland's nags and nail: paying by time spent, rather than for a set of shoes
Our apprentice farrier considers a radical new idea in terms of how to charge a client for shoeing their horse
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Roland's nags and nail: reflecting on my previous life
Apprentice farrier reflects on his previous life as a corporate businessman
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Roland's nags and nails: 'I don't care what I look like'
Our farrier's apprentice is on the verge of resorting to a muscle top as the summer weather takes its toll
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Roland's nags 'n' nails: 'being an apprentice is a painful journey'
As if shoeing horses in this heat wasn't enough, our apprentice farrier managed to knock a nail into his knee
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Roland's nags 'n' nails: lacking co-ordination
Roland is struggling to develop the skill of 'ringing off' protruding horseshoe nails and fears he is impressing no-one along the way
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Roland's nags and nails: mock exams and Baltic weather conditions
Roland is slightly concerned that his profession is coinciding with a mini ice age, but found the mock exams he has done recently very beneficial
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Roland’s nags and nails: there's nothing like a good frog trim
Roland reflects on a few unusual things that only those who work as farriers or with horses will experience
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Roland's nags and nails: 'I fear I might get mud fever myself'
As hunting winds down, Roland is enjoying a slightly quieter time at work and is looking forward to warmer summer days
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Sports performance programme now available to riders
Hartpury College in Gloucestershire will be offering the Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence from this September, to riders aged 16-19
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Roland's nags and nails: my uphill battle with making shoes
In this week's blog, Roland is already getting butterflies about making shoes in his final exam
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Roland's nags and nails: facing the shoe-fitting challenge
Farrier's apprentice Roland is finding fitting shoes a challenge and isn't enjoying a forced return to 'smoking'
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Roland's nags and nails: getting there step by step
The recent wet weather has been responsible for an increase in thrush, seedy toe and abscesses, which have all been useful for Roland's education
