Turn your passion for horses into a career and be immersed in the equine breeding industry. Through on-the-job training and access to industry-standard facilities, this hands-on courses will provide you with all of the skills to excel in this booming industry.
Through a mixture of theory and practical course work, learn to:
Approach and handle horses safely
Understand horse behaviour
Assist with serving and foaling down mares and broodmares
Care for foals
Conduct health assessments on horses
Detect oestrus in mares
Ethically aid horse health, welfare and nutrition
Gain practical experience and develop specialist skills that give you an advantage in the job market.
Contribute to the day-to-day operations of a horse breeding facility
Learn on-the-job through work placement or a traineeship
Strong pathways to continue your study and enhance your career opportunities locally and globally
This course requires evidence of previous experience or study before you can enrol
You must have a reasonable level of fitness to undertake manual tasks, as evidenced by a fitness screening
You must have access to a horse breeding facility, as evidenced by a letter from your employer or the owner
To be prepared for this course, we recommend that you have:
A reasonable level of fitness to handle the physical aspects of working with horses
Comfort with early morning starts
A willingness to work outdoors, in all weather conditions
TAFE NSW is committed to meeting the learning needs of every community. Meeting these needs can mean there are additional entry requirements at different campus locations. Check your preferred location for further requirements. If you need help preparing for study, contact us to find out how we can support you.
Our graduates go onto roles like: Stud hand, Foal watch attendant and Yearling attendant
Take your study further with other courses offered at TAFE NSW:
Begin here to gain experience and confidence in this study area.
The Certificate III in Horse Breeding does not have any pre-requisite courses.
Advance your skills to take your career to the next level
The Certificate III in Horse Breeding does not have any post-graduate courses.
Strengthen your expertise and gain specialist skills to expand your employability.
At TAFE NSW, we recognise your previous study and work experience. You can apply for recognition of prior learning or a credit transfer with any of our courses. If you're successful you'll get your qualification faster.
Courses are made up of a combination of both core and specialty units. In the Certificate III in Horse Breeding qualification, you’ll need to successfully complete 15 Units of competency, including 3 core and 12 speciality units.
Core units are central to the job outcomes of a particular industry or occupation. These are the units industry has agreed are essential to be capable and qualified at a particular study level.
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