MAY 2014 SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY 28
WEDNESDAY 29
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
30
SATURDAY
1
2
3
8
9
10
PUBLIC HOLIDAY Worker’s Day
4
5
6
7
Cape students arrive today (PMB)
PUBLIC HOLIDAY – NATIONAL ELECTION AND PRACTICAL PREVOTING DAY TRAINING DIVISION
11
12
13
14
INTRODUCTION AND ORIENTATION Samson arrives from Sharon Patterson Racing
PRACTICAL SESSION – STABLES (Michael)
18 Weekend – ON DUTY
(Summerhill Conference)
(Summerhill Conference)
19
THE BASICS: Horse Behaviour Colours and markings Points of the Horse
25
20
PRACTICAL SESSION – SELECTION OF YEARLINGS
Weekend off
Anatomy of Leg and foot (Almiray)
PRACTICAL – PRETRAINING, WEANLINGS AND MARES
26
PRACTICAL SESSION Practical Horsemanship Health and safety Stable Management Horse Transportation
Paddock observations, horse behaviour, colours and identifying markings, feeding worksheet PRACTICAL PRE-TRAINING DIVISION (Summerhill Conference)
21
17 Weekend – ON DUTY
FARRIER WORKSHOP (Peter Strong & Steve Cochrane) (Summerhill Conference) 23
PRACTICAL SESSION
24
ASSESSMENT Racing at Scottsville – Festival of Speed
BANDAGING PRACTICE Study
28 PRACTICAL SESSION Routine Care Parasite Control Waste Management
16
22
Feeding Grooming Bedding
27 PRACTICAL SESSION The Horse at Grass Bedding Fly Control
15
PRACTICAL SESSION
Bandages and blankets Common Diseases and ailments Basic Veterinary Care BANDAGING PRAC ANNET BECKER
PRACTICAL PRE-TRAINING DIVISION
Worksheets to be handed in – paddock and feeding observations, farrier worksheets
29 PRACTICAL SESSION
The Stable Yard Basic Computer skills
30
PRACTICAL ESSION Infectious Diseases Basic Computer skills
31
Weekend ON
JUNE 2014 SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
1 Weekend ON
8
Weekend off
WEDNESDAY
2 PRACTICAL SESSION Basic Computer skills Email and Gmail account
3 PRACTICAL SESSION
9
PRACTICAL SESSION
16
SATURDAY
Bandaging practical sessions – Storm Clark
11
6 PRACTICAL SESSION Equine Pharmacology Parasite control Dr Allen Bechard
12
7
Weekend off
13
14
PRACTICALS & WORKSHEETS
PRACTICAL SESSION
Pastures Mark and Simon
ASSESSMENT
Weekend ON
Study
Tarryn
GROUP PROJECT STABLE DESIGN 15
Tack and Saddlery – Tarryn Liebenberg
10 PRACTICAL SESSION Conformation Evaluation and pinhooking
Body Condition Scoring Horse Weight Management
FRIDAY 5
PRACTICAL SESSION
Basic Nutrition Feed composition Ration formulation
THURSDAY 4
17
18
19
20
21
Weekend ON PUBLIC HOLIDAY Youth Day
PRACTICAL SESSION – Stallions
PRACTICAL SESSION Stallions
PRACTICAL SESSION Mares and weanlings
Computers and projects
Computers & projects
Computers and projects
PRACTICAL SESSION Showing evaluation
Weekend off
Computers & projects 22
23 PRACTICAL SESSION
Weekend off
30 PRACTICAL SESSION
KZN BREEDERS RACE DAY CLAIRWOOD
PRACTICAL SESSION
Showing yearlings (Tarryn)
29
Showing yearlings, mares and weanlings (Annet,Ilze, Tarryn)
24
Showing yearlings (Tarryn)
25 PRACTICAL SESSION Sales Preparation Yearlings, Broodmares and foals
26
PRACTICALSESSION Wound Management Emergency care (Annet)
27
STABLE CLEANING AND GROOMING ASSESSMENT
28
Weekend ON
JULY 2014 SUNDAY
MONDAY 29
TUESDAY 30
WEDNESDAY 1
THURSDAY 2
FRIDAY 3
SATURDAY 4
Stallion handling KZN BREEDERS RACE DAY - Greyville
KZN YEARLING SALE
6
7
KZN YEARLING SALE
8
KZN YEARLING SALE
9
KZN YEARLING SALE
10
5
VODACOM DURBAN JULY
11
12
STALLION DAY KZN Mare/Weanling/ HIT/Fillies Sale
13
14
15
PROJECTS
16
17
Anatomy and physiology
Weekend off
20
Anatomy and physiology
21 Stable Design Presentations
Weekend on
27
22 WEANLING DIVISION Riding Anatomy and physiology Revision
28 WEANLING DIVISION
Weekend off
DOUBLE PRAC
Anatomy and physiology
DOUBLE PRAC
Anatomy – dissection Pastures – practical lecture
23
Anatomy and physiology Revision
29 WEANLING DIVISION
WEANLING DIVISION
Weekend on 14H00 – Bandaging Prac
25 Joint Research and Pinhooking projects due ANATOMY AMAZING RACE
31 11H00 – Asian Young Guns Workshop
19
PROJECTS
WEANLING DIVISION Riding Anatomy and physiology Revision
WEANLING DIVISION
Weekend off
18
24
30
11H00 Asian Young Guns Workshop at the School
PROJECTS
26
GOLD CUP G1 Racing at Greyville Suite 2J
AUGUST 2014
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY 31
Asian Young Guns Workshop 3 WEEKEND ON DUTY WEANLING DIVISION (SIMON TO AGRIC)
4 WEANLINGS Prep for breeding season Foaling
10
11 MARES AND FOALS Introduction to Racehorse training
17 WEEKEND ON DUTY MARE AND FOAL DIVISION (SIMON TO AGRIC)
24
18 MARES AND FOALS
25 PRACTICAL SESSION EQUINE REPRODUCTION
5
WEANLINGS Dystocia
6
12 MARES AND FOALS Racehorse training continued Worksheets and projects
WEANLINGS Equine Neonatal care
MARES AND FOALS Racehorse training continued
20 MARES AND FOALS REVISION AND STUDY TIME
26
MARES AND FOALS
MARES AND FOALS
MARES AND FOALS Racehorse training continued
16 WEEKEND ON DUTY MARE AND FOAL DIVISION (SIMON TO AGRIC)
ASSESSMENT Anatomy
21
22
23
29
30
ASSESSMENT Reproduction
28
MARES AND FOALS
PUBLIC HOLIDAY National Women’s Day
15
FIELD TRIP Summerveld & Gold Circle – race programming
27
8
Racing – Clairwood ASIAN YOUNG GUNS 9
WEANLINGS Anatomy reproduction Revision
14
2
WEANLINGS
WEANLINGS
13
19 MARES AND FOALS REVISION AND STUDY TIME
Asian Young Guns Workshop 7
SATURDAY 1
Stallion care Teasing and documentation Stud Administration and records
WEEKEND ON DUTY MARE AND FOAL DIVSION
SEPTEMBER 2014 SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
31
BROODMARE AND FOAL DIVISION Personal Development
WEEKEND ON DUTY MARE AND FOAL
WEDNESDAY
1
13H30 Russell Morkel Leadership Motivation and retention
7
2 BROODMARE DIVISION 14h00 Annet Introduction to Pedigree Analysis Mare data base project
8
14
STALLIONS/BROODMARE DVISION REVISION AND PREPARATION FOR PRESENTATIONS
21
10
FIRST AID COURSE LEVEL I (at SOE)
15
FIRST AID COURSE LEVEL I (at Stud Office)
16
Finance Finance for nonfinancial managers Funding, loans and banking
22
23
STALLIONS/BROODMARE DVISION
STALLIONS/BROODMARE DVISION
REVISION AND PREPARATION FOR PRESENTATIONS
REVISION AND PREPARATION FOR PRESENTATIONS
28
29 PRESENTATIONS & INTERVIEWS DINNER AT HARTFORD
17 Overview – The Thoroughbred Industry Sales Conditions Sales Consignments Business ethics and auctions Bloodstock valuation Bloodstock and Sales Agency 24 Marketing and advertising Website Development Equine Photography
FRIDAY
Enterprise Skills Running a successful business (Mick 14H00-15H00) The Business Plan Business Communication 11 Business and social etiquette (Linda) 14H00 Equine administration and records (Michelle 15H00) 18
5
12
19
20
Personal Development
Budgets and Management Accounts Financial Statements
Equine Photography continued….
13
BROODMARE AND FOAL DIVISION
Human Resource Management Health and Safety
25
6
BROODMARE AND FOAL DIVISION
Finance cont.
SATURDAY
4
26 STALLIONS/BROODMARE DVISION REVISION AND PREPARATION FOR PRESENTATIONS
30
COURSE CLOSES
BROODMARE AND FOAL DIVISION
9
BROODMARE AND FOAL DIVISION
THURSDAY 3
27
WEEKEND DATES TO DIARISE
Saturday 24 May 2014 – Racing at Scottsville Festival of Speed Sunday 29 June 2014 – Racing at Greyville – KZN Breeders Race day Saturday and Sunday 5 & 6 July 2014 – Vodacom Durban July and Stallion Day Monday and Tuesday 7-8 July – Winter Workshop – specialist lecture programme at School Saturday 26 July 2014 – Racing at Greyville – Ladbrokes Gold Cup