Diploma of Equine Management
ACM50421
Nationally accredited
qualification
12 months
Payment plans
available
UQ Gatton
or online
Are horses your passion? Expand your skills to make your passion your career.
Learn how to maintain the safety and well-being of horses (and yourself!), and further your knowledge of the equine industry.
Topics include:
- welfare, behaviour and education
- health, nutrition and fitness
- breeding and team leadership
- business management.
How you'll learn
Attend in-person classes at UQ Gatton's world-class facilities over 3 days (Monday to Wednesday), and submit assessments online.
Assessment
You will be assessed through a variety of methods, including written exams and reports, oral assessments and practical demonstrations.
Start date
7 July 2025
There are no entry requirements for this qualification.
All UQ Skills programs require access to a computer with a Windows operating system, up-to-date versions of Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat Reader, and a reliable internet connection.
Vaccination requirements
As you'll be exposed to animals and agricultural environments as part of your learning, immunisations against tetanus are mandatory. You'll need to provide evidence of immunisation before you commence your program.
You may also require vaccination against Q fever, lyssavirus, rabies or influenza (flu), depending on the work and environment within which you interact with animals.
If you fail to complete mandatory requirements, this may affect your ability to fulfil the inherent requirements of your program.
Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) testing
You’re required to complete a language, literacy and numeracy test as part of the enrolment process. This helps us identify and plan for any learning or support needs you may have before you start your training.
Recognition of Prior Learning
If you have recent work experience you may be eligible to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning.
Create your USI
You must provide a Unique Student Identifier (USI) before we can accept your enrolment.
Resources
2025 UQ Skills Student Handbook (PDF, 2.5 MB) (includes student support and guidance on fees, withdrawal and other policy information).
Full fee: $15,000
To achieve this qualification, you must complete 17 units of competency.
| Prerequisites | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Handle horses safely | ACMEQU212 | ||
| Provide routine care for horses | ACMEQU306 | ||
| Work safely in equine workplaces | ACMEQU313 | ||
| Term 1 | |||
| Manage safe work practices in a horse establishment | ACMEQU512 | ||
| Manage equine biosecurity and infection control | ACMINF502 | ||
| Implement and monitor animal welfare programs | AHCLSK404 | ||
| Interpret and address horse behaviour and welfare | ACMEQU412 | ||
| Evaluate horse education methodologies and individual programs | ACMEQU411 | ||
| Term 2 | |||
| Manage horse nutrition and feeding plans | ACMEQU501 | ||
| Manage horse health care | ACMEQU502 | ||
| Relate musculoskeletal system to horse conformation and movement | ACMEQU415 | ||
| Manage fitness in horses | ACMEQU505 | ||
| Term 3 | |||
| Identify and select animals for breeding | AHCLSK422 | ||
| Implement continuous improvement | BSBSTR402 | ||
| Lead and manage effective workplace relationships | BSBLDR523 | ||
| Term 4 | |||
| Manage budgets and financial plans | BSBFIN501 | ||
| Manage legal, insurance and business aspects of horse establishments | ACMEQU506 | ||
Careers
You may find employment in the following roles:
- assistant horse trainer
- equine events manager
- equine facility manager
- equine office administrator
- exercise rider.
Disclaimer
Details are correct at the time of upload and are subject to change. UQ Skills reserves the right to change programs, subjects or costs or to cancel a program based on consideration of student numbers and resource allocation. Ensure that you understand the program, subjects, associated costs and fee liability prior to signing an enrolment form.
