horse trainer
ISCO: 5164. Skills: 38. Essential: 20.
Essential skills
- advise on animal welfare
- anatomy of animals
- animal behaviour
- animal welfare
- animal welfare legislation
- apply animal hygiene practices
- assess animal behaviour
- biosecurity related to animals
- design training programmes for individuals and animals
- horse anatomy
- implement exercise activities for animals
- monitor the welfare of animals
- physiology of animals
- provide an enriching environment for animals
- provide animal training
- provide first aid to animals
- signs of animal illness
- train animals and individuals to work together
- train horses
- treat animals ethically
Supporting skills
- advise customers on appropriate pet care
- advise on animal purchase
- advise on care products for pets
- assess animal's condition
- assess customers
- breed-specific behaviour of horses
- care for horses
- clean stalls
- create animal records
- design plans to address undesirable behaviour in animals
- design training programmes for animals
- develop an animal handling strategy
- make decisions regarding the animal's welfare
- provide nutrition to animals
- teach young horses
- transport horses
- work with veterinarians
- young horses training