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Your dream · 8 to 11

I want to help poorly horses get better

Spotting when a horse is not well and helping them feel better.

When you are older, this could become: Equine vet nurse, Vet, Horse physiotherapist

See this for age 12 to 1516 to 17

When you are grown up, a day might look like this

  1. Check how the poorly horses slept
  2. Look at their eyes, ears and legs
  3. Help give medicine with a grown-up vet
  4. Keep a sick horse company so it is not lonely
  5. Write down how each horse is doing

Things that help

  • Being gentle
  • Noticing small changes
  • Staying calm
  • Caring

Skills

The skills this dream uses

More horseshoes means this dream uses that skill a lot.

Caring for horses
Understanding horses
Being with people
Staying safe

Your own skills card

Soon, when you log in, you can tick what you already do and collect horseshoes as you learn.

Suggested

Where to start

Three good courses to begin with.

Start here

Why Horses Spook

Helps you with: understanding horses, staying safe.

Coming soon
Then

What Does a Horse Need to Stay Healthy?

Helps you with: caring for horses.

Coming soon
After that

What Makes a Happy Horse?

Helps you with: caring for horses, understanding horses.

Coming soon

Your trail · 8 to 11

Your horse trail

Try these in any order.

Explore8 to 11
  1. What Does a Horse Need to Stay Healthy?Coming soon
  2. What Makes a Happy Horse?Coming soon
  3. Why Does a Horse's Ear Move Like That?Coming soon
  4. Why Horses SpookComing soon

When you finish the trail

Learn some simple animal first aid with a grown-up

Coming at 16 to 17At 16 you can start recognised training: 1 UKRS accredited course and 3 more we are checking, plus help getting ready for work.

Next steps

Things to try now

Always do these with a grown-up.

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.