Apprentices
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Anna Ross: ‘The costs – and benefits – of a good education add up fast’
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Equestrian businesses need to prepare for minimum wage rise: ‘It’s not a choice, it’s the law’ *H&H Plus*
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Equine apprenticeships radically redesigned
The equine groom and senior equine groom apprenticeships’ standards were approved this summer
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Call for employers to help build standards for new groom apprenticeship
The request comes as the government aims to standardise grooms' apprenticeships
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Equestrian apprenticeships to undergo radical overhaul
Standardised apprenticeships hoped to be in place by 2017 which aims to aid the equestiran industry as a whole
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New equine groom apprenticeship launched
In this third phase of the government’s initiative 700 employers will design 76 apprenticeships across various professions including equestrianism
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First equine apprentices start at South Staffordshire College
The eight students are taking their Level 2 horse care and riding apprenticeships at the College’s equestrian centre
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Roland’s nags and nail: ‘hoping for some nice cold weather’
This week, Roland is happy to see the return of the chilly weather, and is anticipating his forthcoming training review
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Roland’s nags and nail: ‘agony aunt, confidant and life coach!’
Roland finds out this week that part of his job requires him to be an agony aunt, and this he finds not quite so easy!
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Roland’s nags and nail: ‘understanding the complete art of shoeing’
Our apprentice farrier is mastering the art of hot shoeing and is realising it is not an easy skill to master
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Roland's nags and nail: 'a never-ending journey'
Roland faces some tough mock exams in preparation for his finals next year and is pleasantly surprised by his results
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Roland's nags and nail: paying by time spent, rather than for a set of shoes
Our apprentice farrier considers a radical new idea in terms of how to charge a client for shoeing their horse
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Roland's nags and nail: reflecting on my previous life
Apprentice farrier reflects on his previous life as a corporate businessman
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Roland’s nags and nails: ‘I’ll pass on cake’
Our apprentice farrier muses on the effect the weather has on hooves and explains why he declines tea and cake at certain stables
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Roland's nags and nails: 'I don't care what I look like'
Our farrier's apprentice is on the verge of resorting to a muscle top as the summer weather takes its toll
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Roland's nags 'n' nails: 'being an apprentice is a painful journey'
As if shoeing horses in this heat wasn't enough, our apprentice farrier managed to knock a nail into his knee
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Roland's nags 'n' nails: back after a gruelling few weeks at college
Our apprentice farrier may have finished another college block, but there's no let up with plenty of challenging homework and more showing in the scorching weather
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Roland's nags 'n' nails: serious eye candy
Roland is back at college for block five and has noticed that his contemporaries are now looking chiseled, wiry, rugged and weatherbeaten
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Roland's nags 'n' nails: only 18 months until I'm my own boss
Our apprentice farrier is starting to think about how he will market his business and gain valuable clients when he is working for himself
