Please click the tabs to view the varying apprenticeship pathways open to Haddon Training apprentices
Take this route if you wish to ride horses as part of your apprenticeship. This can be across any discipline.
By the end of your apprenticeship, you should be able to do things such as: adopt a correct balanced riding position in walk, trot & canter, rider over poles/short course of jumps, ride out of the school/arena on varied terrain and following the highway code.
The non-riding pathway is for those who want to gain horse care knowledge but at the same time learn how to assist with the organisation of the yard.
By the end of your apprenticeship, you should be able competent in such things as Yard systems and organisation, customer engagement and recognising their needs, using IT skills to support the business.
You can complete this pathway with a competition horse or thoroughbred horse stud.
By the end of your apprenticeship, you should have a sound knowledge and understanding of such things as equine reproduction, how to care for broodmares and/or foals, how to work safely in the environment and preparing equines for sales/shows.
This route is for those with an interest in providing care for racehorses both at home and at the races, whilst gaining a greater understanding of the racing industry. Within this pathway, there are two further options of riding and non-riding.
More information can be found on links Racing England or Racehorse Care Wales.
- Pathways
Please click the tabs to view the varying apprenticeship pathways open to Haddon Training apprentices
- Riding
Take this route if you wish to ride horses as part of your apprenticeship. This can be across any discipline.
By the end of your apprenticeship, you should be able to do things such as: adopt a correct balanced riding position in walk, trot & canter, rider over poles/short course of jumps, ride out of the school/arena on varied terrain and following the highway code.
- Non-riding
The non-riding pathway is for those who want to gain horse care knowledge but at the same time learn how to assist with the organisation of the yard.
By the end of your apprenticeship, you should be able competent in such things as Yard systems and organisation, customer engagement and recognising their needs, using IT skills to support the business.
- Breeding
You can complete this pathway with a competition horse or thoroughbred horse stud.
By the end of your apprenticeship, you should have a sound knowledge and understanding of such things as equine reproduction, how to care for broodmares and/or foals, how to work safely in the environment and preparing equines for sales/shows.
- Racing
This route is for those with an interest in providing care for racehorses both at home and at the races, whilst gaining a greater understanding of the racing industry. Within this pathway, there are two further options of riding and non-riding.
More information can be found on links Racing England or Racehorse Care Wales.
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