Students develop practical skills, based on approved practices, for providing the daily care of a horse. Attention will focus on the use of physical facilities, procedures for stall cleaning and bedding a horse, guidelines for turnout and shelter, reproductive fundamentals and techniques, and basic horsemanship.
Prerequisite: AGR2070: Equine 1
Access to a horse and appropriate equine housing/fencing structures.
Access to a horse and appropriate equine housing/fencing structures.
It is recommended that students have a minimum of 50 hours of previous experience in horse handling and horse care prior to commencing the study of AGR2070: Equine 1 and AGR3070: Equine 2. Students must have access to instruction from an individual with specialized training and/or experience related to horsemanship and/or English or Western riding.
- Teacher: Lucy Engelman