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First Semester:

AGEQ 1113   Skeletal Anatomy (3 hrs)

AGEQ 1226   Basic Care & Training (6 hrs)

Second Semester:

AGEQ 1123   Internal Anatomy & Technology (3 hrs)      

AGEQ 1132   Equine Evaluation (2 hrs)

AGEQ 1236   Advanced Care & Training (6 hrs)

Third Semester:

AGEQ 2123   Advertising & Marketing (3 hrs)

AGEQ 2226   Specialized Training (6 hrs)

Fourth Semester:

    First 8 Weeks:

AGEQ 2133   Breeding & Management (3 hrs)

AGEQ 2223  Advanced Performance & Training (3 hrs)

    Second 8 Weeks:

AGEQ 2246   Equine Externship (6 hrs)

OR

AGEQ 2250   Individual Practicum (6 hrs)

AGEQ 1113 – Skeletal Equine Anatomy and Technology …………………3 Credits

            The course is a survey of the structure of the horse. The student is required to

            learn all bones, muscles, and tendons in the anatomy and physiology of the horse.

            This course also includes basic health indications and first aid treatments.

AGEQ 1123 – Internal Equine Anatomy and Technology………………....3 Credits

             Course includes the study of the respiratory, circulatory, digestive, urinary, and

 nervous systems. Additional topics include basic genetics and a practical study of

 feeds, nutrition, and ration balancing.

AGEQ 1132 – Equine Evaluation ………………………………………...….2 Credits

            This course is to further develop the student’s ability to evaluate the horse,

            identify conformation faults, and to develop skills that will aid in communication

            within the horse industry. Includes field trips to various farms/ranches for the

            opportunity to evaluate multiple types of horses.

AGEQ 1226 – Basic Care and Training……………………………………...6 Credits

            This course has two sections. Section 1, Western Equitation, develops the

            student’s basic riding skills and prepares them for colt training in the AGEQ 1236

            –Advanced Care and Training course. Section 2, students care for, gentle, and

            train an unbroken horse.

AGEQ 1236 – Advanced Care and Training ………………………………..6 Credits

            This class is divided into two sections. In each section students will be assigned to

            a green-break colt to advance beyond the objectives of AGEQ 1226 – Basic Care

            and Training course.

AGEQ 2123 – Equine Advertising and Marketing ………………………….3 Credits

            This course is designed to study and understand the skills and knowledge needed

            to advertise and sell horses. It includes the study of different methods of sale and

            advertising media layout.

AGEQ 2113 – Equine Breeding and Management ………………………….3 Credits

            This course is designed to review the reproductive systems of the horse. Includes

            field trips to various breeders to study breeding methods.

AGEQ 2226 – Specialized Equine Training ………………………………….6 Credits

            This course is divided into two sections. Section1, English Equitation, introduces

students to beginning English equitation. Proper body, hand, and leg placement

and control are stressed. In section 2, the student is required to advance a horse

beyond the objectives of AGEQ 1236 – Advanced Care and Training. Upon

selection of the approach that best meets the students’ interests, students will

advance a horse toward a more specific discipline such as reining, cutting or

roping; with each of the disciplines advancing toward a “more finished” horse.

AGEQ 2223 – Advanced Performance Training ……………………………..6 Credits

            In this course, students will be assigned a green-break horse to advance beyond

            the objectives met in AGEQ 1226 – Basic Care and Training, and AGEQ 1236 –

            Advanced Care and Training.

AGEQ 2246 – Equine Externship ……………….…………………………….6 Credits

            Students will be placed under the guidance of a prominent horseman in the

            industry who specializes in the students’ main area of interest. At the end of the

            externship, the student will return to campus for a seminar and analysis.

AGEQ 2250 – Individual Practicum …………………………………..…...1-6 Credits

            The student will green-break a horse and continue with it through advanced

            training under minimal supervision.

AGEQ 2300 – Special Topics (Equine) ……………………………….……1-5 Credits

            The study and/or analysis of a selected topic in Equine Technology. Individual

            and/or group study. May be repeated with a different topic.