Animal and veterinary facilities

Whether you’re studying animal management, therapies, or sciences at ARU's Writtle campus, you'll develop your practical knowledge and skills using our dedicated facilities.

A student, dressed for riding, leading a white horse through a barn while other horses look on from stalls

Lordship Canine Centre

If you’re studying on one of our canine courses, you’ll get hands-on in our canine centre. It’s open to the public, offering you invaluable real-life experience.

Our Canine Therapy Clinic includes a new hydrotherapy pool, two underwater treadmills, and clinical consultation rooms.

Our dog grooming centre features grooming tables, a bathing area, and preparatory spaces.

There are also classrooms, lecture rooms, a large practical room, and an indoor kennels block.

Pet Behaviour Centre

If you’re studying pet behaviour, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to observe the experts at work here. Our consultation room, outdoor paddocks, and training hall are open to the public.

Equine Training and Development Centre

If you’re studying on one of our equine courses, this is where you’ll learn. We host around 70 horses here, so you’ll have plenty of opportunities for hands-on, real-world experience.

Here, you’ll find:

DIY Livery Yard

Our DIY Livery Yard lets you bring your own horse to university. You’ll also have access to the Equine Training and Development Centre’s facilities when they’re not timetabled for use, extensive hacking, and shared grass turnout.

Find out more about the Livery Yard and register your interest.

Sturgeons Farm

If you’re studying on an agriculture course, you’ll get hands-on with our sustainability-focused working farm and fields.

You’ll learn how to manage our sheep, pigs, cattle, arable crops, and grass leys. You’ll also contribute to our research on conservation enhancement and regenerative principles.

Titchmarsh Centre for Animal Care

There are around 200 animal species on our Writtle campus, and you’ll find many of them in the Titchmarsh Centre. Home to Shetland ponies, goats, birds, reptiles, rabbits and more, it’s the ideal place to further your knowledge and animal-handling skills.

Inside, there are classrooms and units for reptiles, fish, birds and companion animals. Outside, there are enclosures such as paddocks and barns.



Take a look around our campuses and facilities, and find out more about studying at ARU, at one of our Open Days.