Training Providers / British Racing School

Apprentice Licence Course

To obtain an Apprentice Jockeys Licence you must be in full time, paid employment with a Trainer.

Assistant Trainers Course

The Assistant Trainers Course is a residential course run over two days. The aim of this course is to illustrate the importance of an assistant trainers' role both in the yards and on the racecourse

Bite Sized Training - Racing Industry

This is ideal for staff working in the racing industry! Clipping- Half day Feeding - Half day Practical Bandaging - Half day Lunging and Long Reining - Half day Horse Health and First Aid - 3 x Half days

British Horse Racing Authority courses

BHB Graduate Development Course The British Horseracing Graduate Development Programme has been running for nearly 20 years, providing an invaluable source of talent to the sport and its supporting industry. Industry Overview Seminar This informative day provides a general introduction to how racing operates.

Category A Amateur Rider Permit

Category A Permit holders may ride in Flat, Hurdle and Steeplechase Races, confined to Amateur Riders. The applicant must attend a one-day training seminar and an assessment day.

Category B Amateur Rider Permit

Category B Permit holders may ride in Flat Races confined to Amateur Riders, Steeplechase or Hurdle Races, except those confined to Licensed Conditional Jockeys, and in all National Hunt Flat Races.

Foundation Degree -

The British Racing School has joined forces with Warwickshire College to bring you the first Foundation Degree for the Horseracing Industry. For those with the desire to add to their knowledge in areas such as equine nutrition, physiology, biomechanics or applied business management, the problem has always been time, space and place. Enter the Foundation Degree in the Horseracing Industry - a programme that is predominantly delivered by distance learning so anyone who joins the course continue their career development without even leaving the yard!

Head Lads & Lasses Course

The course focuses on staffing issues such as, Communications, Handling Conflict, Employment Law, Motivation, Team Building and different styles of leadership.

Horse Handling Course

By the end of the course a candidate should be able to: - Understand the risks associated with handling horses, especially those that are excited or stressed. - Have a basic understanding of horse behaviour - Demonstrate practical skills in horse handling, such as replacing a bridle, putting on a head collar, creating a makeshift halter, holding and leading a horse.

Level 3 Award in the principles of transporting horses by road on a long journey

For a journey over 8 hours which involves a vehicle carrying horses in connection with an economic activity (i.e. a business), the driver must hold a Level 3 Award in the principles of transporting horses on long journeys Certificate of Competence as a Driver only or Attendant & Driver. A person with Driver only certification MUST be accompanied by a person with Attendant certification (or Attendant & Driver). Therefore, two scenarios can exist.