Education ยท Hosts
Become An Approved Practical Host
Establishments appear in the Approved Hosts directory only after they apply and the Society approves them.
Role
What A Host Does
- Provides horses, facilities and supervised time for learners to complete practical work.
- Gives Society-appointed assessors access to carry out practical assessment on site.
- Keeps the records the assessment framework requires.
Provision
What The Society Provides
- Society-appointed assessors
- The assessment framework
- Listing in the Approved Hosts directory once approved
- A pipeline of certified candidates
Standard
Minimum Host Standard
Welfare
Horses are fed forage first on a regular meal pattern and have social contact. A baseline welfare audit is completed before the first cohort.
Safety
Learners handle live horses under supervision. Daily checks of hooves, wounds and lameness are done on live horses. Handling injuries to horses and people are logged.
Supervision
Every learner is supervised by a named yard supervisor for the supervised hours. Assessment is scored by a Society-appointed assessor, never by the host's own staff.
Facilities
Live horses are available for the assessed practical, with space and safe handling areas for a cohort of 8 to 12 learners.
Record-keeping
The yard keeps a feeding and forage log, an incident log and dated records for each learner.
Insurance and veterinary sign-off
Process
How Approval Works
1. Apply
The establishment submits the host application.
2. Society Review
The Society reviews the application.
3. Site Check
A Society-appointed assessor visits the site.
4. Decision
The Society approves or declines the application.
5. Annual Review
Approval is reviewed each year.
Fees: to be announced.