Holly B
27th May 2007, 10:12 AM
When I leave school next year I am planning to train as an equine sports masseuse. However, I would also like to do something else to ensure I get enough work. I am interested in equine nutrition, and doing visits to indiviual owners to dicuss feeding and diet for their horses (working for myself as I would be with the massage).
However, I'm slightly confused about how I would train for it! I have heard that some people do a degree in equine science, but that would be a lot of time and money for me to give up especially when I am wanting to train as a masseuse also. A lot of the science course is unrelated to nutrition also which is why it seems a little pointless... :confused:
Do you think taking a BTEC Higher National Diploma, but just the modules on health and nutrition, and the further module on nutrition would be enough, combined with a 3 day hands-on course on nutrition (Equinenergy/Writtle College)? I would gain a lot of knowledge about how the horse's body works through my massage course too.
There aren't currently any regulations about how you have to train to call yourself a nutritionist so I'm not tied to one particular course or college, and like I say I will be working for myself so don't need a specific qualification that, say, a feed company might look for. I just want plenty of knowledge to enusre I give horse owners a good service and need a qualification of some sort! There's no point in me doing the BTEC modules and 3 day course if I then don't feel I have nearly enough knowledge to give owners fair, honest and detailed advice. Any help would be greatly appreciated, efven if its just to say I should give up on the nutrition idea and focus on something else as the only way into it would be a long and expensive uni course. :)
However, I'm slightly confused about how I would train for it! I have heard that some people do a degree in equine science, but that would be a lot of time and money for me to give up especially when I am wanting to train as a masseuse also. A lot of the science course is unrelated to nutrition also which is why it seems a little pointless... :confused:
Do you think taking a BTEC Higher National Diploma, but just the modules on health and nutrition, and the further module on nutrition would be enough, combined with a 3 day hands-on course on nutrition (Equinenergy/Writtle College)? I would gain a lot of knowledge about how the horse's body works through my massage course too.
There aren't currently any regulations about how you have to train to call yourself a nutritionist so I'm not tied to one particular course or college, and like I say I will be working for myself so don't need a specific qualification that, say, a feed company might look for. I just want plenty of knowledge to enusre I give horse owners a good service and need a qualification of some sort! There's no point in me doing the BTEC modules and 3 day course if I then don't feel I have nearly enough knowledge to give owners fair, honest and detailed advice. Any help would be greatly appreciated, efven if its just to say I should give up on the nutrition idea and focus on something else as the only way into it would be a long and expensive uni course. :)