| 12/21/2024 8:48:10 AM |
| Inactive Course |
| CATALOG INFORMATION
|
| Discipline and Nbr:
EQSCI 121 | Title:
APPL PROCD ADAPT RIDING |
|
| Full Title:
Applied Procedures: Adapted Riding/Therapeutic Horsemanship |
| Last Reviewed:8/28/2017 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 1.50 | Lecture Scheduled | 1.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 17.50 |
| Minimum | 1.50 | Lab Scheduled | 2.00 | 3 min. | Lab Scheduled | 35.00 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
| |
| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 35.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 87.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
AG 111
Catalog Description:
Untitled document
Theory and direct, practical application of the skills necessary to assist in providing a safe, challenging and effective adapted riding and/or therapeutic horsemanship experience to participants with disabilities who come for lessons. Familiarization with the use of adaptive equipment, saddle/tack fitting and lesson structure and activities. Assessment, selection, handling, training, and management practices of program horses.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of EQSCI 120
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
Untitled document
Theory and direct, practical application of the skills necessary to assist in providing a safe, challenging and effective adapted riding and/or therapeutic horsemanship experience to participants with disabilities who come for lessons. Familiarization with the use of adaptive equipment, saddle/tack fitting and lesson structure and activities. Assessment, selection, handling, training, and management practices of program horses
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of EQSCI 120
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
| Area: | | |
| |
| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| |
| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| |
| CSU Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
| |
| UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
| |
| C-ID: |
Certificate/Major Applicable:
Both Certificate and Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
Untitled document
1. Analyze problems, solutions, and skills needed in the adapted riding or therapeutic
horsemanship setting.
2. Demonstrate familiarity with the use of adaptive equipment, saddle/tack fitting and lesson
structure.
3. Demonstrate assessment, selection, handling and management practices of program horses.
4. Demonstrate proficiency in assisting in adapted riding or therapeutic equestrian sessions.
Objectives:
Untitled document
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Identify problems and solutions related to the adapted riding, therapeutic riding setting.
2. Identify and practice skills needed in the subject area.
3. Demonstrate and articulate the roles and tasks of persons assisting in an adapted riding/
therapeutic riding setting.
4. Demonstrate procedures for assisting a participant with ground and/or mounted activities.
5. Evaluate a horse for use in an adpated riding- therapeutic riding program.
6. List components of a conditioning and training program for a therapeutic riding horse.
7. Demonstrate safe horse handling skills.
8. Describe proper saddle and equipment fit to horse and rider.
9. Identify components of a horse health maintenance, conditioning and use record keeping
system.
10. Discuss ethical considerations in the use of horses used in an adapted riding- therapeutic
riding program.
Topics and Scope
Untitled document
1. Characteristics of participants served.
2. Safety principles and emergency procedures in lesson implementation.
3. Signs of stress, fatigue, and other conditions in the horse and/or participant.
4. Strategies for assisting and implementing adapted riding-therapeutic horsemanship lesson
plans.
5. Identifying adaptive and other types of equipment.
6. Basic horsemanship skills to include: catching, leading, tying, grooming, tacking, and
warm-up.
7. Interpersonal skills which present information to the student with disabilities, peers, and other
staff in a clear and respectful manner.
8. Selection and management of the program horse.
9. Ground handling skills, control, and safety concerns.
10. Tack selection and fitting appropriate to individual horse and participant.
11. Documentation procedures for the health, training, use of horses.
12. Ethical considerations involved in the use of horses.
Topics covered in lecture will be practiced in lab.
Assignments:
Untitled document
Lecture Related Assignments:
1. Reading 10-20 pages per week related to adapted riding and therapeutic horsemanship
2. Discuss research regarding adapted riding and therapeutic horsemanship
3. Worksheets
4. Objective examinations: multiple choice, true/false, matching items, completion
Lab Related Assignments:
1. Observe and assist participant with riding skills and other horsemanship activities as
appropriate to their level of ability
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because problem solving assessments and skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course. |
|
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
35 - 50% |
| Worksheets | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
40 - 55% |
| Assisting participants, managing horses | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
10 - 25% |
| Objective tests: Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| None | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
Untitled document
The Horse, The Handicapped, and The Riding Team in a Therapeutic Riding Program. Engel, Barbara. Barbara Engel Therapy Services. 2008 (classic)
Instructor prepared materials
Print PDF