ENNISKILLEN Campus are hosting an open day on Saturday, April 21st next at noon to which all are welcome to come and visit and learn about what courses are on offer.

Recently parents and guardians of the Level 3 Year 2 Extended Diploma in Horse Management students visited the Enniskillen Campus. Their day commenced with a welcome from Head of Equine Branch, Seamus McAlinney and Programme Manager Sharon McLaren.

Year manager Marita O’Loughlin complemented the students on their dedication and hard work. Jordan Kilgore (Derry) and Ruairi O’Hare (Newry) gave a presentation outlining the range of modules that they are covering in the second year of their course.

Parents visited the Campus’ Equine Breeding Unit where Emmee Matheson spoke of their involvement as part of their “Equine Stud” module with the management of the mares. The students were excited to show the latest addition of the breeding yard. Chloe Russell (Enniskillen) and Katie Thompson (Coleraine) handled the week-old filly foal Ulanna who is out of one of the campus’ breeding unit’s thoroughbred mare, Lady Of Rohan, and by Dandy Man. Students discussed how they were looking forward to the rest of the foaling season and how some of the class were hoping to see a mare foal for the first time. Parents were introduced to the youngstock that students were currently breaking as part of their “Introduction to the Principles of Young Horse Handling, Training and Backing” module.

The grand finale was held in the outdoor arena where students Tegan Mc Cormack (Dungannon), Lydia Bell (Lurgan) and Chloe Heaney (Newry) demonstrated their showjumping skills by jumping a course of fences under the expert tutorage of Gabriel Tunney demonstrating their commitment to the “Riding over Fences” module.

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