Palmerston North · Online course

Horse Breeding in Palmerston North

Our Horse Breeding course will give you a base understanding of how to care for horses, coupled with units that are specific to the birthing process.

What you'll learn

The course is the same online course wherever you study from. Its modules:

Places in and around Palmerston North where you can see this field in action.

Central Energy Trust Wildbase Recovery (opens in a new tab)
A council-owned wildlife rehabilitation centre in Victoria Esplanade where native birds recover after treatment at Massey's Wildbase Hospital. Its rehabilitation aviaries house species such as kiwi, takahē and yellow-eyed penguins.
Visitors can watch recovering native birds in the public-view aviaries and see how rehabilitation and release are managed.
Wildbase Hospital, Massey University (opens in a new tab)
New Zealand's national wildlife hospital, based on Massey University's Manawatū campus. It treats rare and endangered native birds, reptiles and bats sent from around the country.
Its public information on what to do with injured wildlife is a practical reference for anyone working towards wildlife or vet-assistant roles.
SPCA Palmerston North Centre (opens in a new tab)
The SPCA's animal centre at 93 Napier Road, Terrace End. It lists volunteer roles in canine care, cat and small-animal care, and centre support, and takes foster enquiries.
Volunteering here is a way to build hands-on experience feeding, cleaning and socialising shelter animals.
Manawatū Estuary (opens in a new tab)
A Ramsar-listed wetland at Foxton Beach where 95 bird species have been recorded, including eastern bar-tailed godwits that migrate from Siberia.
A place to practise bird identification and observe migratory shorebirds, ideally around high tide.