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3.00 Credits
Basic management principles affecting the operation of an equine farm business. Topics include asset valuation, calculation of inventory, stable construction, cost estimation, balance sheets, records for income and expenses, income statements, farm labor, farm finance, contracts and agreements, and the analysis of the equine business. 3 credits (2 lecture hours, 2 laboratory hours), fall semester
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3.00 Credits
The artificial insemination of horses. Topics and competencies include A-V types and preparation, stallion collection, semen evaluation, teasing and mare preparation, and insemination techniques. Co-requisite/Prerequisite: ESCI 120 1 credit (2 laboratory hours), spring semester
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1.00 Credits
The fitting and marketing of various breeds of horses. Topics include records, pedigree evaluation. Actual experience in the sales preparation of horses and mechanics of sales operation through direct participation in annual fall college standardbred auction. 1 credit (3 laboratory hours), fall semester
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3.00 Credits
Students work in an approved job in the equine industry in this internship. Comprehensive oral and written reports are required at the end of the work period, as well as an employer and staff evaluation. Prerequisite: Completion of one semester in Equine Science and permission of staff 4 credits (12-week, 480-hour minimum), fall or spring semester
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3.00 Credits
Review of basic nutrition principles. Application of theoretical principles of nutrition as applied to feeding groups of horses. Ration balancing for different classes of horses combined with feeding trials to assess ration efficiency. Emphasis on feeding for growth and performance within economic parameters. Avoidance of metabolic and nutritional disorders. Discussion of nutrient metabolism and biochemistry of nutrition. Labs on ration balancing, group feeding, performance analysis relating to rations. Prerequisites: ESCI 210, ESCI 110 3 credits (2 lecture hours, 2 laboratory hours), fall semester
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3.00 Credits
Emphasis on etiology, diagnosis and treatment of lameness. Metabolic, bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic diseases of the horse. Prerequisite: ESCI 110 3 credits (3 lecture hours), spring semester
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3.00 Credits
Application of the principles learned in Equine Health and Lameness to the health care of the college's horse herd. Subjects covered will include routine vaccination and deworming, blood testing, dental care and lameness evaluation.
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3.00 Credits
Content will emphasize equine enterprise management. Topics to include equine inventories, measurement and cost determination of enterprise inputs, employer labor responsibilities, employee evaluation, contractual and billing procedures, insurance, facility evaluation and work reports. Prerequisite or co-requisite: ERID-ESTB 300 or ESCI 320-340; AGBS 220 Farm Finance 3 credits (3 lecture hours)
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3.00 Credits
This course provides hands-on and management skills needed by working equine farm managers. It will include such skill areas as weaning foals, young stock management, identification, record keeping and sales preparation of yearlings. The course will also deal with pre-breeding season techniques such as, semen evaluation in stallions and photoperiod regulation in mares. Prerequisites: ESCI 120 with a B or better, ESCI 130, ESCI 110, ESCI 225 with a B or better, and ERID 250 with a B or better, or permission of the instructor . 1 credit (2 laboratory hours), fall semester
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to teach students the science of trimming, shoeing and resetting shoes on a variety of horses, based on an understanding of the anatomy of the horse's hoof and lower leg structure. Students will learn to use a forge to make different shoes. Prerequisite: ESCI 110, ESCI 130 2 credits (1 lecture hour, 3 laboratory hours), fall semester
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