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Equine Behaviour and Psychology Diploma

Name: Equine Behaviour and Psychology Diploma
SKU: EBP
Price: 8177.00 ZAR
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Description

This course offers an engaging yet comprehensive introduction to the fascinating study of equine behaviour. While the subject is vast, this course provides a strong foundation, making it an excellent starting point for those new to psychology or seeking to deepen their understanding of how horses think, react, and communicate.

Through structured learning, students will explore key behavioural principles, gaining insights into equine instincts, social interactions, and responses to various environments. Whether for personal interest or professional development, this course equips learners with essential knowledge to better understand and work with horses effectively.

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✅ Comprehensive & Detailed – Unmatched in-home study quality! ✅ No Work Experience Required – Focus purely on theory and essential knowledge. ✅ Immediate access to course material! ✅

What You'll Learn:

1. Ways of Explaining Equine Behaviour

What can affect behaviour? The effects of learning, diet, hormones, physical conformation.
What is learning? An introduction to learning theories, including the nature/nurture debate
The different ways horses learn
Do horses think? Do they feel emotions?
Instincts and innate behaviour
Learning through experience, trial and error learning and one-trial learning and the effects on future behaviour

2. Sexual Behaviour and Foaling

Sexual behaviour within a herd
The effects of hormones on the male and female horse
Reproductive anatomy and physiology
The behaviour of the mare in season
The effects of gelding a horse
Courtship and mating
Pregnancy and foaling

3. Foal and Young Horse Behaviour and Psychology

The differences between altricial and precocial species at birth
The first few hours of a foal’s life
Critical and sensitive periods
Imprinting and imprint training
Social communication between horses
The importance of play for a young horse
Weaning of foals and separation from the mare
Learning, and classical and operant conditioning
The principles of reinforcement and the way horses learn
Habituation
The shaping of behaviour using successive approximation

4. The Behaviour and Psychology of the Adult Horse

Evolution of the breeds of horse, and the differences between artificial and natural selection
The equine senses, and their impact upon the behaviour of the horse and its survival
Sexual, psychological and physical maturity and the normal development
The development of social behaviour, and aggressive behaviour
Herd behaviour and the hierarchy within a herd
The elderly horse and behavioural changes

5. Unusual Equine Behaviour

What is normal, and what is abnormal in terms of behaviour?
Maladaptive learning
The causes of stereotypical behaviour
Physical problems that can alter behaviour
Vacuum activities and fixed-action patterns of behaviour
Self-mutilation
Aggressive behaviour and the possible causes
Anomalous reactivity and learned helplessness
Latent learning
Escape and avoidance learning

6. Avoiding Problem Behaviour

Determining the cause of problem behaviour
Buying a horse and vetting it
Stress in horses and how to reduce it
The management of horses in line with natural equine behaviour
The traditional methods of stopping stereotypical behaviour
Artificial gadgets used in horse training
Alternative methods of dealing with problem behaviour
Shaping of behaviour, including the use of clicker training
Feeding to avoid problem behaviour

Course Details:

Study Level 3

The study Level relates to the how demanding the course is. 1 is beginner and 5 is HND / Foundation Degree level.

6 Module Course - This course is delivered in 6 study modules which need to be passed.

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