Content
This training, based on the latest scientific research and the expertise of recognized professionals, is intended for amateurs and professionals.
This training program develops the very concept of equine welfare , enabling you to optimize your daily equine care practices . It informs you about regulations and your obligations. It deepens your knowledge of equine nutrition, locomotion, and biomechanics to optimize the horse's physical well-being. It also covers learning methods to improve training and behavior.
The knowledge acquired is assessed based on an online questionnaire. Successful completion allows you to obtain, individually, the La Cense Horse Welfare Certificate.
Program
The training takes place remotely and lasts 3 months :
Weeks 1 and 2: Detention – by Deborah Bardou, Ethologist and President of the Animal Welfare Commission of the FFE.
- Definition of well-being and basic needs
- Good practices from research
- Animal welfare in regulations
- Obligatory steps for equine owners
- Go beyond regulatory requirements
- Contribute to the evolution of practices
Weeks 3 and 4: Nutrition – by Angélique Descarpentry, Agricultural Engineer specializing in equine nutrition
- Know and respond to behavioral and physiological needs
- Adapt our practices – Forages / Body condition / Complementary feed / Mineral feed / Throughout the horse’s life
Weeks 5 and 6: Well-being and locomotion – by Anne d'Hautefeuille, Animal Osteopath and BFE EE2 Instructor
- Key points of the musculoskeletal system
- The horse in motion: Biomechanics of gaits
- Preambles: the equipment and floor of evolution
- Physical effort and muscle contraction
- The different attitudes of the horse
Weeks 7 and 8: Education – by Nathalie Accurso, Wellness Coordinator at Haras de la Cense, BPJEPS Instructor, BFE EE 2
- What is learning?
- The main types of learning
Weeks 9 and 10: The 10 Principles of Horse Training – by Nathalie Accurso, Welfare Officer at Haras de la Cense, BPJEPS Instructor, BFE EE 2
- Read the horse
- Establish and enforce the framework
- Gaining trust
- Making oneself understood
- Seeking calm
- Teach
- Consolidate and improve
- Plan the Progression
- Developing and maintaining motivation
- To behave like a horseman
Weeks 11 and 12: Evaluation questionnaire
At the end of the training, you will take a 25-question quiz covering all the topics. To obtain the certificate, you must achieve a minimum score of 60%. You have two attempts.