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YPÄJÄ EQUINE COLLEGE

FINLAND

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YPÄJÄ EQUINE COLLEGE

•the leading professional and further education centre in Finland specializing in horses

•the most well known training and competition centre in riding sports in Finland

•established in 1993 to continue and develop the operation of the Ypäjä Equine Management School and The Finnish Riding Institute

•the traditions of education and training reach from the 1930’s

•owned by

the state of Finland 25 %

three nearby municipalities Forssa, Jokioinen ja Ypäjä 25

% the Finnish Trotting and

Breeding Association 25 %

the Equestrian Federation of Finland

25%

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YPÄJÄ EQUINE COLLEGE

• the aim is to educate equestrian professionals for the needs of the industry

• 280 students attend the basic vocational programmes (60 of them are adults) and 50 other adult students in further education programmes

• further education programmes for trotting trainer, bereiter, horse masseur, breeding and stable management, farrier

• programmes for riding instructor internationallevel 1, 2 and 3

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YPÄJÄ EQUINE COLLEGE

GYMNASIUM, specialized in horse sports

UNIVERSITY, Coach

AGRICULTURALPOLYTECHNIC:Equine Studies

- Groom- Riding Instructor L I

Further Qualification for: - Riding Instructor L II- Horse Trainer (”Bereiter”/ Trotting Trainer/ Horse Masseur)-Farrier

BASIC SECOND LEVEL VOCATIONALEDUCATION

ADULT EXAMS

DOUBLE EDUCATIONgymnasium + groom

Specialist Qualification for: - Riding Instructor L III – Stable Manager

BASIC VOCATIONAL EDUCATION: Groom/Riding Instructor L I

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Bre e d ing a ndSta b le M a na g e m e nt

Sa d d le ry

Ho o f c a re a ndfa rrie ry

A ssista n t rid e r

A ssista ntTro tting Tra ine r

Basic vocational education: choises of specialization in GROOM education

YPÄJÄ EQUINE COLLEGE

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YPÄJÄ EQUINE COLLEGE

• approx. 330 students, approx. 100 staff members

• stables for 400 horses, 140 horses owned by the Equine College, appr. 130 other horses

• area 300 hectares, appr. 140 of them owned by the College

• four riding halls, several riding arenas, a full sized (1000 m) trotting track and a variety of training roads and cross-country training tracks

• co-operation with the Equine research unit of the Agricultural Research Centre and with the equine hospital

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YPÄJÄ EQUINE COLLEGE SERVICES

Vocational education

further education

short courses for professionals and leisure students

competitions and events

training young riding horses and trotters

horse care and accommodation

horse shoeing saddlery congress

facilities, accommodation and restaurants

riding school summer camps trail riding training center

for the Finnish Equestrian Federation and private riders

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YPÄJÄ EQUINE COLLEGE in co-operation with:

EEN – Equestrian Educational Network

IGEQ – International Group for Equestrian Qualifications

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YPÄJÄ MTT Horse Research

Center Ypäjä Horse clinics Hippolis – information center

Finnish Equestrian Museum

Co-operation with Helsinki University of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences

FINNHORSE - The national treasure in riding, driving and trotting racing

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130 km to Helsinki

100 km to Tampere

75 km to Turku

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