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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
AG 111 | Title:
THER RIDING PRGM PROCED. |
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| Full Title:
Therapeutic Riding Program Procedures |
| Last Reviewed:8/28/2017 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 1.50 | Lecture Scheduled | 2.00 | 10 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 20.00 |
| Minimum | 1.50 | Lab Scheduled | 3.00 | 2 min. | Lab Scheduled | 30.00 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 5.00 | | Contact Total | 50.00 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 40.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 90.00 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
39 - Total 2 Times
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
AG 280.68
Catalog Description:
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Theory and practical application of the skills necessary to assist in providing a safe, challenging and effective therapeutic riding experience to participants with disabilities. Familiarization with the use of adaptive equipment, saddle/tack fitting and lesson structure. Assessment, selection, handling, training, and management practices of therapy horses.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion or Current Enrollment in EQSCI 120 ( or AG 110 or AG 280.66)
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Theory and practical application of the skills necessary to assist in providing a safe, challenging and effective therapeutic riding experience to participants with disabilities. Familiarization with the use of adaptive equipment, saddle/tack fitting and lesson structure. Assessment, selection, handling, training, and management practices of therapy horses.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:Course Completion or Current Enrollment in EQSCI 120 ( or AG 110 or AG 280.66)
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:39 - Total 2 Times
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Student will:
1. Analyze problems and solutions related to the therapeutic riding
setting.
2. Identify and practice skills needed in the subject area.
3. Demonstrate new and innovative techniques and information in the
subject areas.
4. Demonstrate and articulate the roles and tasks of persons assisting in
a therapeutic riding melieu.
5. Demonstrate procedures for assisting a rider with ground and mounted
activities.
6. Evaluate a horse for use in a therapeutic riding program.
7. List components of a conditioning and training program for a
therapeutic riding horse.
8. Demonstrate safe horse handling skills.
9. Describe proper saddle and equipment fit to horse and rider.
10. Identify components of a horse health maintenance record keeping
system.
11. Discuss ethical considerations in the use of horses used in a
therapeutic riding program.
12. Demonstrate proficiency in lunging and ground driving skills.
Topics and Scope
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1. Identify characteristics of disabilities served.
2. Know and practice safety principles and emergency procedures when
necessary.
3. Identify signs of stress, fatigue, etc. in the horse and/or
rider.
4. Implement riding lesson plans.
5. Identify and properly apply/utilize adaptive and other types of
equipment.
6. Learn basic horsemanship skills to include: catching, leading, tying,
grooming, tacking, and warm-up.
7. Develop interpersonal and coaching skills which presents information
to the disabled students, peers, and other staff in a clear and
respectful manner.
8. Selection and management of the therapy horse.
9. Student ground handling skills, control, and safety concerns.
10. Appropriate tack selection, fitting, design and precautions for use
with horses.
11. Documentation procedures for the health, training, use of horses.
12. Ethical considerations involved in the use of horses.
Assignments:
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1. Read and research a variety of riding topics related to handicapped
students.
2. Discuss research regarding therapeutic riding.
3. Research various riding skills related to the handicapped rider.
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. |
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| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
35 - 50% |
| Field work | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
40 - 55% |
| Class performances, Field work, Performance exams | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
10 - 25% |
| 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:
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THE HORSE, THE HANDICAPPED, AND THE RIDING TEAM IN A THERAPEUTIC RIDING
PROGRAM: Barbara Teichman Engel, Margaret Lois Galloway, Mary P. Bull
Publisher: Barbara Engel Therapy Services, 1994
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