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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
EQSCI 101 | Title:
HORSE HANDLING SKILLS |
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| Full Title:
Horse Handling Skills |
| Last Reviewed:1/25/2021 |
| 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 | 1.50 | 6 min. | Lab Scheduled | 26.25 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 2.50 | | Contact Total | 43.75 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 35.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 78.75 | |
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 190
Catalog Description:
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Introduction to fundamental handling of the horse. Covers horse behavioral patterns and safe horse handling skills, such as lunging and round pen training. Also explores the safe interaction of horse and rider as it relates to grooming, saddling, bridling and interpreting equine behavior.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Introduction to fundamental handling of the horse. Covers horse behavioral patterns and safe horse handling skills, such as lunging and round pen training. Also explores the safe interaction of horse and rider as it relates to grooming, saddling, bridling and interpreting equine behavior.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
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
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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:
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1. Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
Safely and effectively handle a horse, responding to a variety of horse
behaviors.
Objectives:
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Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Analyze horse behavior patterns and recommend probable safe management
solutions.
2. Demonstrate proper catching, haltering, leading and tying.
3. Identify and practice skills needed for basic safe horse handling.
4. Demonstrate proper horse trailering practices.
5. Describe common methods of horse selection and their advantages.
Topics and Scope
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I. Handling
A. Horse and handler interaction
B. Horse behavioral patterns as related to handling
C. Safe management solutions
II. Maintaining Horse Control
A. Catching
B. Haltering
C. Leading
D. Tying
III. Proper lunging procedures
A. Demonstration
B. Practice
IV. Round penning
A. Advantages and disadvantages
B. Techniques
C. Humane handling
V. Horse trailering
A. Types of trailers
B. Loading and unloading
C. Safety
VI. Tacking
VII. Proper first aid techniques
VIII. Hot Walker
IX. Selecting a horse
A. Selection methods
B. Determining a horse's age
C. Advantages and disadvantages of leasing vs. purchasing a horse
Assignments:
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1. Reading assignments: average 15 pages per week.
2. Writing assignments: worksheets, class notes, and study guides;write a 3-5 page paper on horse selection or horse handling techniques
3. Skill demonstrations: horse handling skills such as trailering, lunging and round penning
4. Quizzes (1-3); final exam.
5. Horse handling skills practical exam.
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
10 - 20% |
| Worksheets, class notes, study guides; 3-5-page paper | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
50 - 70% |
| Horse handling skills and pratical exam | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
20 - 30% |
| Quizzes and final exam: 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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Desmond, Leslie. Horse Handling & Riding Through Feel, 2008
Hil, Cherry. How To Think Like A Horse: The Essential Handbook for Understanding Why Horses Do What They Do, 2006 (classic)
Hockemeyer, Michael. Basic Horse Training, 2005 (classic)
Instructor prepared materials.
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