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Our location. We are only 40 minutes from
London and the coast, set in an idyllic rural
location close to entertainment and shopping in
Kent’s historic towns and cities.
Our
reputation. Hadlow has long been synonymous
with excellence in land-based training. Many of
our students achieving great success in their
chosen subjects.
Our facilities and estate. A 256-hectare
outdoor classroom encompassing a range of habitats,
farms, woods, plant collections,
gardens, orchards, paddocks and pastures.
All this space gives us room for free parking,
sports pitches and a student village.
Our
courses. Years of experience and
unmatched facilities support students
undertaking land-based courses in preparation
for careers in the rural industries.
The people. Enthusiastic and dedicated staff
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As befits one of the country’s top 3 land-based
colleges, in terms of success and achievement,
Hadlow College’s campus boasts an enviable array
of facilities to enable students to maximize learning
and gain realistic experience of the workplace
for their future careers.
Hadlow
College’s Equine Centre is a Centre of Vocational
Excellence for Equine studies and offers superb
facilities for students to learn all
they need to know about horses.
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Two
international-sized indoor arenas for practice
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Outdoor
ménage |
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Show
jumping paddock |
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Stabling
for over 70 horses including a new American
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Two
cross-country courses for training and competition
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Horse
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Equine
treadmill |
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Wet
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Weighbridge |
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50+
horses including stallions, young horses in
training and mares in foal |
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Horse
stocks |
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Specialist
science laboratories |
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BHS
examination centre |
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In
our 2005 OFSTED/ALI inspection we were awarded
a Grade 2: Good. In
their report, the inspectors made the following
comments
about the equine department:
"Good
practical skills development."
"Very good specialist resources."
"Good progression to further education
and employment."
"Effective support to meet individual learners’
needs."
"Strong leadership."
"High success rates on all courses."
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The Students’ Association is the social hub of the
College. Throughout the year it organises a wide
variety of entertainments that include a weekly
film night, Christmas and Summer Balls, a
summer BBQ and every other week, live bands play
in the bar. Students enjoy trips paintballing, swimming,
ice-skating, bowling and to the
cinema which are regularly organised by the College.
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Hadlow is a vibrant small village close
to Tonbridge, Royal Tunbridge Wells,
Sevenoaks, Maidstone and the Medway towns. The college
can be reached by efficient road,
rail and bus links. The nearest train station is
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BHS Stages 2 and 3
Certificate in Land-Based Studies (Horse Care)
First Diploma in Horse Care
National Award in Horse Management (Equitation)
National Diploma in Horse Management
FdSc Equine Management
BSc (Hons) Equine Management
FdSc Equine Science
BSc (Hons) Equine Science |
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For further details or a prospectus, please
visit
www.hadlow.ac.uk,
email enquiries@hadlow.ac.uk
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Tel: 0500 551434
Fax: 01732 853207
or
write to Hadlow College, Hadlow, Tonbridge,
Kent TN11 0AL
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