The Further Education Through Horsemastership (FETH) Course teaches Life and Social Skills to young people with special needs, using a horse-based extended curriculum.  The full-time residential course lasts for three years.  FETH Course students are between 16 and 25 years of age and must be completely horse motivated.  The Course exists to give an opportunity to learn to people who have learning disabilities and behavioural and emotional difficulties.  The FETH Course uses the unique and relevant qualities of the horse, utilising the motivation and willingness to learn on the part of the individual, teaching transferable skills to provide comprehensive basic Further Education and Life and Social Skills development.  These uses and qualities are further described in a separate information sheet about Equine Assisted Therapy.  Students may come from anywhere in the world.  Most of the students come from Great Britain.  They are referred to The FCRT by Specialist Careers Advisers, Social Workers, Teachers, Doctors  and other allied professionals.  Students are funded on the Course by government departments, depending on their age and need.  Students are predominantly funded by The Learning and Skills Council.

The FCRT is a Specialist College, approved for funding by The Learning and Skills Council (LSC).  The FCRT is a British Horse Society (BHS) Approved Establishment and Examination Centre, an Approved NVQ and City & Guilds Centre and an Approved Training Organisation.  The full-time students are accommodated at 'Wootton Hall Farm' which is registered with Hampshire Social Services.  An on-going self-assessment and development policy ensures that the necessary criteria for approval are met.  Communication, training and record keeping lead to quality assurance and a focus for the dedicated and experienced staff team.  The FCRT is committed to providing a professional service within a teaching-learning therapeutic environment.Prospective students should not be in an acute phase of any illness or condition, must have a desire to be a part of the Course and able to take part in all the activities that make up the extended (twenty-four hour) curriculum.  Students are involved, from the beginning, in their own learning plans and are expected to acknowledge their difficulties in order to change and move forward.  Learning themes and schemes of work support learning plans.  Primary learning aims for each student are identified and students set out to achieve their own best.