5/2/2024 10:06:17 AM	AG 65 Course Outline as of Fall 1981	New Course (First Version)
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  AG 65	Title:  HORSE HUSBANDRY
Full Title:  Horse Husbandry
Last Reviewed:1/25/2021

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	2.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	35.00
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	3.00		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	52.50
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	5.00			Contact Total	87.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  70.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

Types of horses and horse operations as well as common management practices which insure success.  The selection, use, feeding, breeding, handling and diseases of horses will be emphasized.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Not open to students who have completed AG 265.

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Types of horses & horse operations as well as common management practices which insure success. Selection, use, feeding, breeding, handling & diseases of horses.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Not open to students who have completed AG 265.
Recommended:Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
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:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
C-ID:
CID Descriptor: AG - AS 116L	Equine Science	SRJC Equivalent Course(s): EQSCI25

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

  1.  Knowledge of common horse diseases and parasites and their

     control.

 2.  Ability to evaluate horses by live analysis and performance

     information.

 3.  Student will demonstrate knowledge of horse feeding and reproduction

     as it pertains to sound management.

 4.  Identify minimum of eight common breeds of horse and assess their

     differences.

 5.  Basic understanding of horse handling facilities and equipment.

Topics and Scope

  1.  Introduction, history, and development.

 2.  Types and classes of horses.

 3.  Breeds of horses.

 4.  Selecting and judging horses.

 5.  Unsoundnesses and vices.

 6.  Breeding.

 7.  Feeding.

 8.  Building and equipment.

 9.  Diseases and parasites.

10.  Management.

11.  Horsemanship.

Assignments:

Assignments will be taken from periodicals, handouts, and texts.

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 - 10%
Written homework, Essay exams, Term papers
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 10%
Lab reports, Quizzes, Exams
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 20%
Class performances
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 0 - 60%
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:

  HORSE SCIENCE by Evans.

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