Equine Management (EQU)


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EQU 90 - Coordinated Internship
Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.
Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
EQU 95 - Topics In
Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.
May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
EQU 96 - On-Site Training
Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college.
Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
EQU 97 - Cooperative Education
Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.
Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
EQU 98 - Seminar and Project
Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.
May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
EQU 99 - Supervised Study
Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.
May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
EQU 110 - Fundamentals of Horse Management
Surveys horse breeds, their functions and uses. Addresses horse conformation facilities, and basic feeds and feedings. Includes study of principles of horse nutrition.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
EQU 125 - Current Issues in Equine Management
Introduces current issues in the equine industry. May be repeated for credit.
Lecture 1-2 hours per week.
1-2 credits
EQU 127 - Horse Business Management and Marketing
Introduces the concepts of horse-related small business management and marketing appropriate to horses as a profit making business.
Lectue 2 hours per week.
2 credits
EQU 130 - Grooming and Stable Management
Introduces the basic care of horses. Includes techniques of grooming, braiding,bandaging, equipment care and maintenance, and basic first aid.
Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
2 credits
EQU 134 - Equine Footcare and Lameness
Introduces the identification, treatment and prevention of equine lameness and footcare. Emphasizes a thorough but practical working knowledge of the principle equine foot ailments and their treatment.
Lecture 2 hours per week.
2 credits
EQU 136 - Equine Health Care, Nutrition, and Breeding
Covers diseases affecting equine species. Includes symptoms, care and prevention, treatment of major diseases and problems affecting horses, terminology and the application of basic nutritional principles to equine feeding. Includes the evaluation of common feeds for utritional content and formulation into balanced rations. Teaches breeding systems, breeding contracts, and accurate record keeping. Stresses reproductive anatomy, physiology, and horse genetics.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
EQU 137 - Equine Facilities Management
Introduces the design and maintenance of horse facilities to include construction considerations in the areas of equipment selection, pasture management, and breeding. Introduces stable building and maintenance as well as jump construction.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
EQU 140 - Fundamentals of Equitation
Introduces the basics of proper position at the walk, trot, and canter for the beginning rider.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
EQU 141 - Intermediate Equitation
Emphasizes securing the rider's position on the flat and over fences, with further exposure to jumping. Prerequisite EQU 140 or demonstrated basic control over a horse ridden in a group.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
EQU 142 - Advanced Equitation
Provides practical show experience in a competitive setting to include halter, showmanship, dressage, and performance classes. Prerequisite: EQU 140 or demonstrated basic control over a horse ridden in a group.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
EQU 190 - Coordinated Internship
Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.
Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
EQU 195 - Topics In
Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.
May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
EQU 196 - On-Site Training
Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college.
Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
EQU 197 - Cooperative Education
Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.
Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
EQU 198 - Seminar and Project
Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.
May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
EQU 199 - Supervised Study
Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.
May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
EQU 290 - Coordinated Internship
Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.
Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
EQU 295 - Topics In
Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.
May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
EQU 296 - On-Site Training
Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college.
Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
EQU 297 - Cooperative Education
Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.
Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
EQU 298 - Seminar and Project
Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.
May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
EQU 299 - Supervised Study
Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.
May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
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