Contribution of equine education to the equine industry development in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Darmansah, N. F., Misnan, M. S., Sam, A. R. M., Omar, A. H.
• Format: Article
• Published: American Scientific Publishers 2017
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/75258/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85021139437&doi=10.1166%2fasl.2017.7685&partnerID=40&md5=17bdf34a345d34eb892ac986844442f1
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The objectives of this study were to identify the contribution of equine education to the equine industry development in Malaysia. This study has analyzed the activity in equine industry and equine education in Malaysia. Through analysis, it is found that equine education is important to improve the equine industry in this country. The concerns of the equine industry will assist to fulfill the equine industry requirements such as providing skilled worker and ensuring that each employee owns the relevant equine certificates. The equine industry must work together with education in a symbiotic partnership, not only to strengthen the human resources of the industry, but also to ensure that the equine industry is acceptable. Therefore, the government should support and continue to focus on the development of equine education and program in this country, in order to generate more economic resources for the equine industry.