|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Course Criteria
Add courses to your favorites to save, share, and find your best transfer school.
-
4.00 Credits
4 Credits Prerequisite: EST2012, 3010 or Permission This course covers mare and stallion reproductive characteristics including reproductive physiology of the mare and the stallion, the estrus cycle of the mare, and semen analysis of the stallion; brood mare and neonatal foal care; stallion management; and artificial insemination, embryo transfer, and the collection and the handling of frozen semen. The daily operations and design parameters of a breeding facility also are explored.
-
2.00 Credits
2 Credit Prerequisite: EST 3013, Intermediate / 400 Level Equestrian Skills Rider This course provides students with the opportunity to apply the theory learned in EST 315. Students will begin to develop their teaching skills in the ring and gain valuable experience student teaching. Emphasis will be on maintaining a safe learning environment, accurately assessing student riding levels, providing appropriate exercises and mounts, and developing presentation skills. Students will be expected to keep a journal to serve as both a self-reflection and an analysis of student progress.
-
2.00 Credits
2 Credits/Semester Prerequisite: EST 3017-3018 The methods and techniques learned in EST 3017 and 3018 will be put into practice in a lesson situation at Therapeutic Riding At Centenary (TRAC). Under the supervision of certified instructors, students will experience all aspects of organizing and running therapeutic riding activities, including evaluating new students and keeping progress records, evaluating and schooling horses, acting as lesson aides, and assisting in hippotherapy sessions. Emphasis is placed on learning to analyze each rider's strengths and weaknesses and adapting the teaching of riding skills accordingly. Students will work with therapists to develop specific physical and cognitive goals for each individual. In the Spring semester, students will act as Instructor Aides and will complete at least 25 hours of teaching. By the end of the second semester, students will be prepared to take the Registered Instructor examination of the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association. Must be at least 18 years of age to participate. Non-Centenary students must register as Part Time students
-
4.00 Credits
4 Credits Prerequisite: EST 3013, 4000 Level Equestrian Skills Rider In this course, students will explore the training of horse and rider through the advanced levels. Primarily an academic course, laboratory components may be incorporated as necessary. Topics to be discussed will include common schooling problems encountered in the various disciplines and methods employed to overcome them. Each student will further develop his or her ability to problem solve for a variety of horses in the training situation. In the instruction situation, the student instructor will assist individuals to perform at a higher level in order to correctly influence the horse's way of going.
-
2.00 Credits
Credits Prerequisite: EST2010 This course is designed to provide students with the practical knowledge and skills needed to properly present a horse for competition. The current norms and standards in the disciplines of hunters, jumpers, and dressage will be explored. Students will study and practice techniques for show grooming, braiding, tacking, bandaging, packing, and shipping.
-
4.00 Credits
4 Credits Prerequisites EST2012, 3010 This course is a comparative anatomical and physiological approach to the musculoskeletal system and lameness in the horse. Every participant will receive the basic knowledge required for every horse owner to provide a quality lameness examination on a horse. In addition, the courses will explore a veterinarians approach to such a procedure. Some of the topics include: muscle; bone and nerve physiology; conformation in the horse; joint function and dysfunction; anatomy of the hoof; and the lameness examination in the horse including diagnostic procedures. This course will require each student to spend 2 days (16 hours total) in the barn involved in lameness evaluations and procedures.
-
4.00 Credits
4 Credits Prerequisite EST4024 The course is a detailed approach to clinical lameness in the horse and designed to apply the knowledge introduced from EST 4024. Topics emphasized include: diagnostic imaging modalities, developmental orthopedic diseases, neurological related disease, fractures, tendon/ligament diseases, joint/bursal diseases, and diseases of the foot. In addition alternative therapies such as chiropractic, acupuncture, and holistic medicine will be introduced. This course will require each student to spend 2 days (16 hours total) in the barn involved in lameness evaluations and procedures.
-
4.00 Credits
4 Credit Prerequisite EST2010, 4000 Level Equestrian Skills Rider or Permission This course will focus improving the way of going of the young, inexperienced or difficult horse. Although lunging, long-lining and other ground work will be employed in the horse's training, this course is primarily a riding class and students will be expected to ride in a majority of the classes. The horses will be schooled both on the flat and over fences. The opportunity to start/break a green horse to saddle may exist.
-
4.00 Credits
Prerequisite- Senior Standing Student's are required to do an externship in the equine discipline of their choice. The course includes discussion groups, a final formal presentation, and finishing the Equestrian Center Skills Workbook.
-
4.00 Credits
4 Credits Lab Fee: $25 Note: All supplemental costs are the responsibility of the student. This course is a study of the fundamentals of clothing construction and basic industry techniques. Students will become familiar with construction terms, commercial patterns, and equipment used in the lab. Ready-to-wear apparel will be analyzed and production techniques used by manufacturers will be discussed. Student's projects will be included in the Fall/Spring fashion show.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Privacy Statement
|
Terms of Use
|
Institutional Membership Information
|
About AcademyOne
Copyright 2006 - 2024 AcademyOne, Inc.
|
|
|