ENFAR CPD CALENDAR
BETA Equine Nutritionist and Feed Adviser Register (ENFAR) Webinar – Free of Charge
The British Equestrian Trade Association (BETA) has launched the Equine Nutritionist & Feed Adviser Register (ENFAR).
This has been designed to showcase equine nutritionists and feed advisers who conduct themselves professionally and engage in continued professional development, to help support horse owners when making choices on where to go to advice concerning equine feeding and nutrition.
Available on demand online (pre-recorded)
BETA (ENFAR) Core Feeding Calculations – Useful Maths for Feed Advisers and Early Career Nutritionists – Free of Charge
To demonstrate core calculations used when advising owners and customers on feeding.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
– calculate the horse’s daily dry matter, as fed, fibre, starch and meal requirements
– convert requirements and feeding rates between dry matter and as fed
– calculate daily serving, number of servings and cost per day for a variety of products
– calculate nutrient content per serving/day
This course is free of charge for ENFAR members.
£30 + VAT for BETA non ENFAR member. £50 + VAT for non members.
On demand session online (pre-recorded) from the 1st January 2026.
1 hour 15 mins
BETA (ENFAR) Advising effectively – what does a successful consultation look like?
Compulsory CPD for all Feed Advisers.
Understand how to take a good case history
– Understand the importance of asking the right questions to be able to give good advice
– Appreciate the importance of structuring feeding advice for the horse owner
– Appreciate the need to advise on the complete ration not just the bucket feed
– Understanding the importance of empathy, an acceptance that others have different frames of reference which influences how they manage their horses
Online (live) sessions
Next session TBC – We will be in touch when the new date is available – register interest.
1 hour 30 mins
This course fee is
£45.00 + VAT per person to BETA ENFAR Members
£90.00 + VAT per person to BETA members non ENFAR registered
£135.00 + VAT non member
BETA (ENFAR)Critically Reviewing Equine Related Published Information
Session Aim:
To develop a process and identify criteria for reviewing and evaluating the scientific rigour of published information to enable participants to feel more confident in critically reviewing equine research articles.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
– identify the suitability of different sources of information
– explain the benefits and limitations of a range of information sources
– develop a process to critically evaluate scientific rigour of information sources
– identify qualities that indicate good-quality and poor-quality information
Online (live) from the 15th January 2026 – 7-9pm. Thereafter on demand session.
1 hour 45 mins to 2 hours (includes a 5 minute comfort break)
£60 + VAT per person.
BETA (ENFAR) The latest thinking on laminitis
Session Aim:
To ensure nutritionists are aware of the findings of the latest studies on laminitis and to provide a forum for discussion around some of the challenges when advising horse owners.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
– Insight to what recent studies are finding
– Understand the role of nutrition alongside medical management
– Understand the role of a nutritionist when advising owners of horses and ponies with clinical conditions
ENFAR – Pre, Pro and Postbiotics – What are they and how do we use them?
Session Aim:
What is the overall purpose of the session? One or two sentences describing what participants will gain from attending.
To understand what Prebiotics, Probiotics and Postbiotics are, their definitions and actions. Including the legal framework of what we can, and importantly cannot, use and what the law says about how to use them.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
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Understand definitions of Prebiotics, Probiotics and Postbiotics.
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Understand how they work, individually and synergistically.
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Be familiar with UK Legislation on what probiotics are approved for use in horses.
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Be able to calculate minimum inclusion rate for probiotics in feed.
