BHSQ
Level 4
QN: 603/5124/X
Curriculum Active
BHSQ Level 4 Senior Yard Manager with Riding (Stage 4)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by BHSQ. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 730 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 4
Awarding Body
BHSQ
Syllabus Units
6 Units
Guided Hours
730 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Unit 1: Stage 4 Senior Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to use specialist tack in a safe and efficient manner
- Understand nutritional requirements of horses
- Understand the management of competition horses
- Be able to maintain a horse’s physical wellbeing
- Understand the care of horses
- Understand the care of mares and youngstock
- Understand the care of older horses
2
Unit 2: Stage 4 Senior Management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of customer care
- Be able to use interpersonal skills
- Be able to manage staff
- Understand requirements for self-employment
- Understand the roles and responsibilities of a yard manager
- Understand financial requirements for an equestrian business
- Understand record keeping requirements for an equestrian business
- Understand different marketing opportunities
- Understand how to manage a yard
- Understand how to manage grassland
3
Unit 3: Stage 4 Senior Lunge
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to lunge competition horses
- Be able to lunge a competition horse to develop its way of going
4
Unit 4: Stage 4 Senior Ride for Training Eventing
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the training of young horses
- Be able to ride safely
- Understand how to progress the training of a dressage horse
- Understand how to progress the training of a show jumping horse
- Be able to ride a trained horse in a double bridle to develop its way of going
- Be able to ride an inexperienced dressage horse with a view to developing its way of going
- Be able to ride an experienced horse over show jumps up to 1.10m with a view to developing its way of going
- Be able to ride a horse cross country over fences up to 1m with a view to developing its way of going
5
Unit 5: Stage 4 Senior Ride for Training Dressage
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the training of young horses
- Be able to ride safely
- Understand how to progress the training of a dressage horse
- Be able to ride a trained horse in a double bridle to develop its way of going
- Be able to ride an inexperienced dressage horse with a view to developing its way of going
- Be able to ride horses used for training others, with a view to developing their way of going
6
Unit 6: Stage 4 Senior Ride for Training Show Jumping
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the training of young horses
- Be able to ride safely
- Understand how to progress the training of a show jumping horse
- Be able to ride an experienced horse over show jumps up to 1.10m with a view to developing its way of going
- Be able to ride horses used for training others, with a view to developing their way of going
- Be able to ride an inexperienced horse over show jumps up to 1m with a view to developing its way of going
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 603/5124/X
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- BHSQ
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Sept 2019