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.
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.