For each unit of credit, a minimum of three hours per week with one of the hours for class and two hours for studying/preparation outside of class is expected.
The agriculture program at SCCC provides opportunities to further each student’s knowledge of and skills in agricultural operations.
Outcome #1: Read with comprehension, be critical of what they read, and apply knowledge gained from their reading to broader issues of the day.
Outcome #3: Communicate their ideas clearly and proficiently in speaking, appropriately adjusting content and arrangement for varying audiences, purposes, and situations
Outcome #5: Demonstrate the ability to think critically by gathering facts, generating insights, analyzing data, and evaluating information.
Outcome #9: Exhibit workplace skills to include respect for others, teamwork competence, attendance/punctuality, decision making, conflict resolution, truthfulness/honest, positive attitude, judgment, responsibility.
- Explain the general equine industry and how it affects other businesses.
- Describe general behavior and handling safety and training techniques of the past and present.
- Demonstrate horsemanship attributes including ability to age a horse, grooming principles, anatomy, and conformation as it relates to form and function.
- Identify various breeds and colors of horses, genetics, color-coat genetics, and genetic diseases.
- Demonstrate knowledge of illnesses related to the horse, common lameness and their causes, basic health knowledge, diseases and vaccinations, and parasites and their control
� Discuss the history of the horse and its relationship with humans.
� Recognize the various breeds of horse.
� Know the base colors and the modifiers that create the different color coats.
� Know the key landmarks on a horse�s body.
� Discuss general behavior both individual and in the herd.
� Discuss handling and safety of the handler.
� Discuss training techniques of the past and present.
� Know how to age the horse.
� Know dental care regimens.
� Discuss grooming schedules, techniques, and requirements.
� Discuss coat and skin issues and prevention techniques.
� Know the skeletal anatomy of the horse.
� Discuss exercise physiology as it pertains to the horse.
� Discuss general conformation perfections and faults.
� Discuss conformation as it relates to form and function.
� Discuss lameness issues and prevention related to conformation.
� Know hoof anatomy.
� Know the general care of the horse�s hoof.
� Discuss lameness issues and prevention related to the hoof.
� Discuss various unsoundness issues.
� Know the basics of genetics as it relates to coat colors.
� Discuss how to achieve various colors when looking to breed.
� Discuss the various genetic diseases and how to prevent them.
� Know the temperature, pulse, and respiration norms of the horse.
� Discuss common drugs and their use in the horse.
� Know the most common diseases affecting horses today and how they affect the horse.
� Know the prevention methods of those diseases.
� Know the most common parasites that affect horses today.
� Know the common prevention and control techniques of those parasites.
- Unit 1 History and Handling
- Unit 2 Exercise Physiology
- Unit 3 Health and Wellbeing
- Lecture
- In-Class Discussion
- Video demonstrations
- Model demonstrations
Course Textbook
Supplemental materials
� SCCC Outcome #1 will be assessed and measured by participation in class discussions.
� SCCC Outcome #3 will be assessed and measured by participation in class discussions and an in-class presentation.
� SCCC Outcome #5 will be assessed and measured by a research paper.
� SCCC Outcome #9 will be assessed and measured by participation in class discussions as well as online discussion boards.
SCCC Policy
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Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Seward County Community College will make reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities. If you need support or assistance because of a disability, you may be eligible for academic accommodations. Students should identify themselves to the Mental Health Counselor at 620-417-1106 or go to the Student Success Center in the Hobble Academic building, room A149.