8 Horse courses in Edinburgh

Learn how to use horse behaviour science to enhance your horse's wellbeing. By making simple additions to the horse's environment (enrichment), you can mimic the horse's natural habitat and expand the range of behaviours they can engage in.

Learn to carve wood starting with this nice little project of a Dala horse. The basic shape has been formed using a bandsaw so you will add detail and learn about carving following the grain of the wood. You will learn safe wood carving techniques using the Mora 120 & 106 wood carving knives, or other Mora knives more suitable for children. Some of these safe carving techniques are the same as those used for carving a range of other treen such as spoons. This is a less strenuous carving project than making a spoon so is also ideal for beginners. We will also cover sharpening knives as this is key to safe carving. Other tools are also available to use and try out. What's included in the price? Tea, coffee and biscuits included. Two Dala horse blanks included, and others available to buy at discount prices. Training in a range of safe carving techniques used for this and other treen. Tools you will need to use during the day. Tools care and sharpening information. Tools available to buy. A PDF of knife grasps to remind you of safe carving techniques.

I am able to travel to you to help you develop your partnership with your horse. I specialise in developing confidence in both horse and rider both on the flat and over fences. As a list 5 BD Dressage judge I can help you with test riding for BD Intro, Prelim and Novice tests. I can help with BE 90, 100 & Novice tests. As I am training for list 4 I can also help you with Elementary BD and Intermediate BE The times listed are a general guide of my availability. If you would prefer a time that is not listed please select the time that is closest to you preference, the message me via Email, WhatsApp or Facebook to see if we can arrange a better time for you. INSTRUCTIONS Make sure we have access to an arena, with a poop scoop and poles if you want them.

Commission an original, traditional and quirky Portrait in oils, acrylics or digital sketches

Alien spoons? Well, only because it is a memorable name and some of the knife grasps feel a bit alien to start with. You will soon get to grips with them and the focus of this workshop is learning to use safe and efficient carving techniques with hand tools - the axe, straight knives and hook knives... maybe also a drawknife on a shave horse. By following good technique you will avoid injuries and with regular stretching this will help you to look after your body as well as the tools. You should leave with the knowledge and confidence to carve safely at home. The tools are relatively cheap and easy to use in a small space. You will have access to a range of tools, but primarily use the Mora wood carving knives (106/120/164s) and be shown traditional designs for optimising strength and utility. Using these traditional tools you will make a spoon from local and sustainable fresh cut green wood - starting with a log and leaving with a spoon. From the initial splitting of the log with a froe or axe, trimming this down with an axe, and on to carving finer details and decorations with knives. Additional skills in building a shave horse and other green wood working can also be taught. This course is run from close to central Edinburgh and is accessible by public transport.  Depending on the weather it can be inside or outdoors in the wildlife garden. Courses can also be arranged to suit your availability! Please get in touch to discuss your requirements, discounts are available for small groups or multiple days. Course numbers are usually limited to five or less; individual training courses can also be arranged. What's included in the price? Tea, coffee, light lunch of bread and soup and snacks - All vegan Professional training in the use of a range of traditional tools. Advice on tool care and sharpening. Fresh cut (green) wood for carving. Some tools available for sale at competitive rates. Summary of course information emailed to you after the workshop.

In the world of equestrian sports and care, unique challenges and risks are ever-present. That's why NR Medical Training presents our tailored Equestrian First Aid and Trauma course, designed especially for riders, horse trainers, stable staff, vets, and anyone involved in the equine field. Taught by experienced Paramedics and EMTs who have seen and managed everything on the course. Spanning a comprehensive 2-day workshop, this hands-on, face-to-face course provides real-world solutions to real-world problems. Whether it's handling a sudden injury during a riding session or managing a complex trauma situation, our course offers you the skills, insights, and confidence to act appropriately.

The ability to influence others is a life skill but also one that has never been so critically useful at work. This one day workshop will set you on the road to discover what you need to be able to think and do that will help you take people with you. This involves learning some new tools and strategies that fit the situation you are in and making sure you use the right skills and behaviours to influence well, whether it is a single person or a room full of cynical expectant people! This workshop will enable you to: * Learn about and understand influencing styles and strategies available and formulate plans and ideas on how to use them in influencing situations * Understand which skills and behaviours to use to be the most effective influencer * Have greater confidence in situations where they need to influence someone * Use thinking, speaking and behavioural techniques that enable influencing to be effective and positive * Review and evaluate learning and have an action plan to take back and implement in the workplace 1 WELCOME, INTRODUCTIONS & GETTING TO KNOW YOU AND WHY YOU ARE HERE * Course objectives 2 PERSONAL OBJECTIVES * Introducing a learning diary 3 GALLERY EXERCISE - USING IMAGES OF EXEMPLARS BROUGHT BY PARTICIPANTS * Plenary discussion * The skills and behaviours of an exemplar influencer 4 GROUP TASK - WHAT DOES YOUR SELF-EVALUATION SAY? * Discussion and conclusions 5 INFLUENCING - WHAT IS IT? - WHY DO WE NEED IT? * The current organisational landscape including values and behaviours the influencer operates in 6 PIT STOP - 'PULL / PUSH', 'THE LOST HORSE' AND 'TALKING AT' 7 DIRECT / SUPPORT / DELEGATE / COACH: THE DIFFERENT CHOICES AND APPROACHES TO CHOOSE FROM 8 UPDATING THE LEARNING DIARY 9 POWER AND TYPES OF POWER - ITS IMPACT ON INFLUENCING ABILITY AND APPROACH AND WHAT IS WITHIN YOUR CONTROL * Group task and discussion 10 THE 5 INFLUENCING STYLES TOOL * Series of tasks and exercises * Drilling down to a personal action plan for maximising influence 11 'THE PERSON WITH THE MOST FLEXIBILITY HAS THE MOST INFLUENCE' * Skills and behaviours for effective influencing * Exercises and techniques that develop skills for influencing 12 REVIEW AND EVALUATION * Action planning

SECURITY+ TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION A hands on course aimed at getting delegates successfully through the CompTia Security+ examination. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Explain general security concepts. * Describe the security concepts in communications. * Describe how to secure an infrastructure. * Recognise the role of cryptography. * Describe operational/organisational security. SECURITY+ TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Those wishing to pass the Security+ exam. * Prerequisites: TCP/IP foundation for engineers * Duration 5 days SECURITY+ TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * General security concepts Non-essential services and protocols. Access control: MAC, DAC, RBAC. Security attacks: DOS, DDOS, back doors, spoofing, man in the middle, replay, hijacking, weak keys, social engineering, mathematical, password guessing, brute force, dictionary, software exploitation. Authentication: Kerberos, CHAP, certificates, usernames/ passwords, tokens, biometrics. Malicious code: Viruses, trojan horses, logic bombs, worms. Auditing, logging, scanning. * Communication security Remote access: 802.1x, VPNs, L2TP, PPTP, IPsec, RADIUS, TACACS, SSH. Email: S/MIME, PGP, spam, hoaxes. Internet: SSL, TLS, HTTPS, IM, packet sniffing, privacy, Javascript, ActiveX, buffer overflows, cookies, signed applets, CGI, SMTP relay. LDAP. sftp, anon ftp, file sharing, sniffing, 8.3 names. Wireless: WTLS, 802.11, 802.11x, WEP/WAP. * Infrastructure security Firewalls, routers, switches, wireless, modems, RAS, PBX, VPN, IDS, networking monitoring, workstations, servers, mobile devices. Media security: Coax, UTP, STP, fibre. Removable media. Topologies: Security zones, DMZ, Intranet, Extranet, VLANs, NAT, Tunnelling. IDS: Active/ passive, network/host based, honey pots, incident response. Security baselines: Hardening OS/NOS, networks and applications. * Cryptography basics Integrity, confidentiality, access control, authentication, non-repudiation. Standards and protocols. Hashing, symmetric, asymmetric. PKI: Certificates, policies, practice statements, revocation, trust models. Key management and certificate lifecycles. Storage: h/w, s/w, private key protection. Escrow, expiration, revocation, suspension, recovery, destruction, key usage. * Operational/Organisation security Physical security: Access control, social engineering, environment. Disaster recovery: Backups, secure disaster recovery plans. Business continuity: Utilities, high availability, backups. Security policies: AU, due care, privacy, separation of duties, need to know, password management, SLAs, disposal, destruction, HR policies. Incident response policy. Privilege management: Users, groups, roles, single sign on, centralised/decentralised. Auditing. Forensics: Chain of custody, preserving and collecting evidence. Identifying risks: Assets, risks, threats, vulnerabilities. Role of education/training. Security documentation.