Professional Master in Horse Stable Management and Nutrition

Program Overview

This advanced professional programme prepares managers of equestrian facilities to run stables that are healthy, efficient and well governed. It combines applied equine nutrition, from hindgut physiology and forage analysis to ration formulation for performance, breeding and senior horses, with stable design, ventilation, biosecurity, hoof and dental care routines, and welfare standards. Strategic modules address facility business planning, staffing, budgeting, risk and quality systems, and evidence-based decision-making. Gulf conditions are central: heat stress management, water quality, imported feed supply chains, and the region's endurance, racing and Arabian breeding sectors. Diagnosis and treatment remain the role of licensed veterinarians.

Learning Outcomes

• ✓Formulate balanced rations for horses at different life stages and workloads using forage analysis and nutrient requirement data.
• ✓Evaluate stable design, ventilation and cooling against welfare and heat stress criteria for Gulf climates.
• ✓Design a biosecurity plan covering quarantine, vaccination scheduling, parasite control and visitor management.
• ✓Build a facility operating budget and staffing plan with indicators for horse health, cost and utilisation.
• ✓Establish a quality and risk management framework for feed procurement, storage and daily stable operations.
• ✓Conduct an applied investigation into a stable management or feeding problem and present evidence-based recommendations.

Target Audience

• Stable managers and yard supervisors at equestrian clubs, studs and racing stables
• Equine nutrition advisers and feed company technical staff
• Managers of endurance, racing and breeding operations
• Animal care professionals moving into equestrian facility leadership

Detailed Program Modules

Training Methodology

Applied Project & Assessment