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Career profile · 16 to 17

Yard Manager

Run a busy yard: horses, people, money and safety, all in good order.

Livery, riding and competition yardsLeading a teamGroom, then head groom first

See this for age 8 to 1112 to 15

A day in the life

  1. Brief the team and allocate jobs
  2. Check horses, health records and feed stock
  3. Meet a new livery client
  4. Order hay, check budgets and invoices
  5. Safety walk round the yard and plan tomorrow

Skills you will need

  • Leadership
  • Planning
  • Money and budgets
  • Health and safety
  • Customer service
  • Problem solving

Skills

The skills this career uses

Longer bars show what matters most for a yard manager 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

Leadership

Helps with: people and communication, business and planning.

UKRS: being checked
After that

Health and Safety in the Workplace

Helps with: safety and first aid.

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. Running a Livery YardComing soon
  2. Franchise a Riding School ConceptComing soon
  3. LeadershipUKRS: being checked
  4. Health and Safety in the WorkplaceUKRS: being checked
  5. GDPR and Data ProtectionUKRS: being checked
  6. Customer ServiceUKRS: being checked
  7. Foundation in Horse Care and Stable Management (Level 3)UKRS accredited
  8. Starting Work: Organisation, Standards and Asking for HelpWork preparation

After this route

Head groom or assistant yard manager

UK Rural Skills Approved Provider

1 UKRS accredited course on this route, plus 4 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.