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Career profile · 16 to 17

Equine Behaviourist

Understand why horses do what they do, and help owners and horses get on.

Self-employed or with practicesProblem-solving workStudy first, then supervised practice

See this for age 8 to 1112 to 15

A day in the life

  1. Read a new client's notes and videos
  2. Watch a horse at home in its herd
  3. Explain what the horse is saying to the owner
  4. Build a step-by-step training plan
  5. Write up the visit and book a follow-up

Skills you will need

  • Close observation
  • Science thinking
  • Explaining kindly
  • Patience
  • Record keeping
  • Problem solving

Skills

The skills this career uses

Longer bars show what matters most for a equine behaviourist at 16 to 17.

Horse careFeeding, grooming, health
Behaviour and handlingReading and handling horses
People and communicationCustomers, teams, teaching
Safety and first aidKeeping people and horses safe
Business and planningMoney, plans, marketing

Your own career card

Soon, when you log in, you can tick your experience, mark courses done and see exactly what to grow next.

Suggested

Your best first courses, for 16 to 17

The three courses that build the most useful skills for this career at your age.

Start here

Animal Welfare

Helps with: horse care, behaviour and handling.

UKRS: being checked
Then

Pitch Your Equestrian Business

Helps with: business and planning, people and communication.

Coming soon
After that

Customer Service

Helps with: people and communication.

UKRS: being checked

Your route · 16 to 17

Your Launch route

Do these in any order. Only courses for 16 to 17 are shown.

Launch16 to 17
  1. Pitch Your Equestrian BusinessComing soon
  2. Turn a Hobby Into a Side HustleComing soon
  3. Animal WelfareUKRS: being checked
  4. Customer ServiceUKRS: being checked
  5. GDPR and Data ProtectionUKRS: being checked
  6. Communication and Confidence for WorkWork preparation
  7. Neurodivergent Tools for Work and LearningWork preparation

After this route

College: animal behaviour or equine science

UK Rural Skills Approved Provider

0 UKRS accredited courses on this route, plus 3 more we are checking

Recognised training you can show colleges and employers. Courses marked "being checked" only open as UKRS accredited once their standard and minimum age are confirmed.

Next steps

What to do next

Courses marked "UKRS: being checked" are working examples from the UKRS library of more than 50 courses. Each is checked against its exact standard, minimum age and approval before it is offered or described as UKRS accredited. All courses are coming soon.