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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
3 hours per week. This course will cover the history, evaluation, and development of the horse, including an in-depth study of the horse's psyche. Attention will be focused on imprinting, bonding, fright and flight, as well as restraint in herd and hand activities. Behavior of the horse including the affects of the senses - hearing, smell, sight and touch will be stressed. The behavior of the normal and abnormal horse will be studied from birth through elder age.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours per week. This course covers the theory and practices associated with efficient equine reproduction, including mare and stallion care and basic principles of genetic selection. Instruction will include classroom learning and visits to local horse farms.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours per week. This course will cover metabolic diseases and noninfectious conditions of the horse, foreign diseases which impact horses worldwide, bone and joint maladies as related to performance situations, the propensity for certain diseases or conditions as related to age, environmental conditions related to housing, geography and use of blood analysis.
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1.00 Credits
2 hours per week. The primary purpose of this course is to present current issues related to the equine industry, which are not covered in the core courses of the curriculum. The course contains topics such as: legislative changes (i.e., insurance requirements), personnel relations, legal issues, animal rights, Spanish for the Equine Industry, etc.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours per week. Prerequisite: ANS 1225. Students will assist the Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor in developing lesson plans, evaluating student progress, and any other required task essential to instructing in a therapeutic riding center. At the completion of this course, students are prepared to take the written component of the national certification examination and are ready to begin student instruction under the supervision of the Certified Instructor.
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1.00 Credits
1 hour per week. This course will provide an overview of the equine industry. Topics include conformation and selection of stock, safety and equipment management, dental and hoof care, nutrition, vet care, etc. Field trips to local farms are included.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours per week. This course introduces the student to the normal behavior of the horse and emphasizes the proper way to handle the horse in a variety of situations. Topics include breeds, gaits, hoof care, restraints, bandaging and basic horse husbandry.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours per week. This course will cover the use and effect of drugs, medications and nitroceuticals in equine therapeutic situations. Care of the horse in emergency situations, including first aid, disaster effects, transportation accidents and the proper administration of common pharmaceuticals used in the equine industry will be discussed. This course will also describe the variety of internal and external parasites, which affect the horse.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours per week. This course studies equine nutrition and its application, including concentrates, hays, forage, and supplements. Topics include basic nutrition and digestive anatomy, common feeds and supplements, nutritional needs in specific situations, and ration balancing. Upon completion, students should be able to explain feeding practices and critique rations for classifications of horses.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours per week. Prerequisite: ENC 1101. An investigation of the history of human adaptation to the environment and the use of tools, weapons and artifacts, with emphasis on the comparative study of the systems and lifeways of diverse cultures.
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