What skills does a equine worker need?

A equine worker needs 13 essential skills including young horses training, animal welfare legislation, breed-specific behaviour of horses, biology, biosecurity. Core competencies include .

Will AI replace equine worker jobs?

The AI disruption score for equine worker is 11/100 (very low risk). Some tasks may be automated but the role will evolve rather than disappear entirely.

Agriculture & EnvironmentAgricultural, forestry and fishery labourersISCO 9212

equine worker

Equine workers provide caring activities for horses and ponies.

European Skills Framework

Skills and knowledge areas required for this occupation based on European classification.

Essential (13)

young horses trainingyoung horses trainingPrinciples and techiques of educating young horses important simple body control exercises.animal welfare legislationanimal welfare legislationThe legal boundaries, codes of professional conduct, national and EU regulatory frameworks and legal procedures of working with animals and living organisms, ensuring their welfare and health.breed-specific behaviour of horsesbreed-specific behaviour of horsesThe behaviour and specificities of different horse species.biologybiologyTissues, cells, and functions of plant and animal organisms and their interdependencies and interactions with each other and the environment.biosecuritybiosecurityBe aware of the general principles of the concept of bio-security and in particular, the disease prevention rules to be implemented in case of epidemics endangering public health.control animal movementcontrol animal movementDirect, control or restrain some or part of an animal's, or a group of animals', movement.maintain the farmmaintain the farmMaintain farm facilities such as fences, water supplies, and outdoor buildings.provide care for horsesprovide care for horsesProvide care for horses includes cleaning, housing, preparing horses and ponies for riding, fixating and leading horses, taking into account the safety regulations for horses and people and the specif...clean horse's legsclean horse's legsWash and brush the legs of a horse. Keep an antifungal treatment cream or spray on hand to take care of infections as soon as they arise.clean stallsclean stallsClean stalls to remove all soiled bedding to prevent moisture and fumes from building up and to cut down on potential parasite problems.maintain pasturesmaintain pasturesEnsure that animals on pastures or grazing lands have enough feed. Employ pasture-conservation measures such as grazing in rotation.assist animal birthassist animal birthAssist in animal births, and care for newborn livestock. Make sure the animal has a clean and quiet place where it can give birth. Have clean drying towels handy at hand and a bottle filled with iodin...teach young horsesteach young horsesSocialise young horses (cleaning, collaring, bridling, raising feet, etc.), taking into account the safety and welfare of the horse and teacher.

Optional (18)

safe horseback riding principlessafe horseback riding principlesSafe horseback riding and training principles.equine dental diseasesequine dental diseasesPrevention, diagnosis and treatment of dental diseases for horses.transportation vehicles for horsestransportation vehicles for horsesTypes of transportation vehicles for horses and their safe methods of using.agronomical production principlesagronomical production principlesThe techniques, methods and principles of conventional agronomical production.livestock specieslivestock speciesLivestock species and relevant genetics.agritourismagritourismAspects of agritourism involving agriculturally based activities to bring visitors to a farm.operate agricultural machineryoperate agricultural machineryOperate motorised agricultural equipment including tractors, balers, sprayers, ploughs, mowers, combines, earthmoving equipment, trucks, and irrigation equipment.train horsestrain horsesHarness, dress and train horses as per the instructions provided. Take into account the age and breed of the horse and the preparation purposes.prepare equid hoovesprepare equid hoovesTrim and dress horse hooves using the appropriate tools and methods. Comply with the agreed footcare plan.keep task recordskeep task recordsOrganise and classify records of prepared reports and correspondence related to the performed work and progress records of tasks.breed stockbreed stockBreed and raise livestock such as cattle, poultry, and honeybees. Use recognised breeding practices to strive for continuous improvement in the livestock.make farrier tools and suppliesmake farrier tools and suppliesWork sections of metal to produce farriery tools and horseshoes to required specifications.attach horseshoesattach horseshoesAttach the horseshoe safely, securely and in the correct position according to plan. Take all relevant information into account. Finish the hoof according to the specification, trot up the horse to co...present the farm facilitiespresent the farm facilitiesPerform customer adapted presentations of the farm organization and farm processes taking under consideration the farm sustainability and local environment.assess requirement for horseshoesassess requirement for horseshoesDiscuss and agree with the owner on the horse’s shoeing requirements. Choose the most suitable type of shoe for the horse's foot size and condition, the type of activity and working conditions.assess equid footcare requirementsassess equid footcare requirementsInspect the horse's leg, foot and hoof while they are stationary as well as in motion to check for irregularities, interference, peculiarities in gait (how the horse walks) or abnormalities in size an...assess lameness in horsesassess lameness in horsesMonitor if the animal travels in a regular and sound manner on all four feet. Identify lameness and act accordingly and under veterinarian instructions.analyse animal locomotionanalyse animal locomotionAnalyse animal locomotion either by eye or using instrumentation for measuring body movements, body mechanics, and muscle activity.