To become an accredited Horse Trainer, students must complete six course assignments, which include a mix of written work, video training, and other assessments.

Full details of all assignments are available to enrolled students in the Course Assignments section.

To submit an assignment, click on the relevant assignment in the course contents, upload your file from your device or cloud storage, and then click ‘Submit’.

Assignments are scored according to a rubric which is shown within each assignment.

The pass mark for assignments is 75%.

There are 5 assignments throughout weeks 1-10 of the course which carry 40% of the overall marks.

A student’s active involvement in the forum will carry 10% of the overall marks.

The final assignment will carry 50% of the overall marks.

An overall pass rate of 75% is required to pass the course and be admitted to the Understand Horses directory of Horse Trainers.

Students failing or not able to submit a final assignment will be able, at extra cost, to retake the following year.

Active involvement in the forum requires regular responding to questions and discussions posted.

Students will not receive detailed feedback on their individual assignments or rubric scoring.

To pass the course and achieve accreditation, students must meet the deadlines published in the Course Assignments section of the course.

Extensions to assignment deadlines may be granted only in exceptional circumstances and will be subject to an additional admin fee.

If students miss the deadline for assignments 1-5 students will not be able to submit further assignments until the current assignment is completed.

FEE FOR LATE SUBMISSION OF ANY ASSIGNMENT FROM 1-5: £50

If students miss the deadline for the final practical assignment students can pay an additional fixed fee on one occasion.

FEES FOR LATE SUBMISSION OF FINAL ASSESSMENT: £150

Arrangements will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Deadline extensions must be requested in writing – within 48 hours of passing the deadline - via email to info@understandhorses.com.

Individual assignments can be re-submitted once at a cost of £50.

If a student fails the final assignment then they will not pass the course and will not receive a certificate or accreditation.

Students can re-sit the final assignment for an additional fixed fee on one occasion.

Applications to re-sit must be made in writing by email to info@understandhorses.com within 48 hours of receiving marks.

RESIT FEES: £150 

Resit arrangements will be made on a case-by-case basis.

After successfully passing assignments and completing the course, accredited Horse Trainers will receive an Understand Horses course completion certificate and a certificate of accreditation from UK Rural Skills.

Yes, after successful completion of the course, accredited Horse Trainers will have the opportunity download logos for print or online use.

Yes, on successful completion of the course you will be granted access to a private community of accredited Horse Trainers.

All course material will be available for 45 days after the course has finished.