Equine Foundation Consultant Certification

The assessment includes 12 open-ended questions spanning 8 topic areas, with a 60-minute time limit. You answer in your own words, and an AI evaluator scores your reasoning.

You'll have 60 minutes to complete the assessment once you start.

You write answers in your own words and an AI evaluator scores each one out of 10 against published criteria for this specialty; your overall percentage is what counts. You need 50% to be certified. Above that, your score sets the standard recorded on the certificate: 50-64% is Foundation, 65-79% is Professional, 80% and above is Expert. That level is printed on the certificate and shown on its public verification page, so a higher score is worth having rather than just a pass. Below 50% you are not certified and nothing further is charged — you keep your remaining attempts, and the rules are shown again before you start.

No. Below 50% no certificate is issued at all — there is no participation certificate, which is what makes the ones we do issue worth showing a client. Your report still breaks the result down topic by topic, and you can buy a personalized course written from the answers that lost marks.

Your purchase includes 3 assessment attempts, so your next attempt costs nothing — it is one you have already paid for. A personalized study course, written from the answers that lost marks, is a separate optional purchase; its price is in the table above.

Yes — certifications are renewed annually for €50.

Yes, an optional physical certification kit is available for €55.

No. This credential covers horse care, handling, and welfare from the ground — not ridden instruction. Riding instruction has separate qualification routes in most countries.

No. Veterinary care and hoof trimming or shoeing are regulated professions. The credential verifies that you know the fundamentals well enough to care for horses responsibly and to escalate to the right professional at the right time.

Experience is the substance; the credential makes it visible and checkable. The open-ended assessment lets you demonstrate real understanding in your own words, and the resulting certificate can be verified by anyone using its QR code or serial number.