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Career profile · 16 to 17

Equine Nutritionist

Plan what horses eat so they stay healthy, happy and full of energy.

Feed companies, yards, practicesScience and mathsStudy, then advisory roles

See this for age 8 to 1112 to 15

A day in the life

  1. Answer owners' feeding questions
  2. Weigh and condition-score horses on a yard visit
  3. Work out a ration on the calculator
  4. Check forage and supplements
  5. Write a feeding plan and follow-up

Skills you will need

  • Maths and measuring
  • Science thinking
  • Attention to detail
  • Explaining clearly
  • Customer care
  • Record keeping

Skills

The skills this career uses

Longer bars show what matters most for a equine nutritionist 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

Foundation in Horse Care and Stable Management (Level 3)

Helps with: horse care, safety and first aid.

UKRS accredited
Then

Animal Welfare

Helps with: horse care, behaviour and handling.

UKRS: being checked
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. Create an Equestrian Subscription BoxComing soon
  2. Foundation in Horse Care and Stable Management (Level 3)UKRS accredited
  3. Customer ServiceUKRS: being checked
  4. GDPR and Data ProtectionUKRS: being checked
  5. Animal WelfareUKRS: being checked
  6. Skills Audit and Skills BuildingWork preparation
  7. CVs, Applications and Interview PreparationWork preparation

After this route

College: equine science

UK Rural Skills Approved Provider

1 UKRS accredited course 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.

At 18+Equine Nutrition (Level 4), UKRS accredited, opens at 18+.

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.