Meeting Times, Location, & Course Delivery Details
Course Description: This course will teach basic equine terminology and the fundamentals principles to successfully communicate with the horse through voice, touch, and body language. This course will acquaint the student with basic horse handling. It is designed for the student who wishes to become proficient in the care and handling of the horse. This course would include catching, grooming, leading, saddling, bridling, and basic handling skills.
Contact Information
Hands on, in person.
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. The student will list, describe, and demonstrate basic equine terminology.
2. The student will demonstrate fundamental principles of successful communication with horses through voice, touch, and body language.
3. The student will exhibit basic horse handling, demonstrating competent skills in care and handling of a horse.
4. The student will explain and demonstrate competent abilities in catching, grooming, leading, saddling, bridling, and basic handling skills
Tentative Schedule
Subject to change during the semester. Adequate notice of changes will be given.
Grading System:
Grades will be determined by a combination of student work completed, paper on what was learned, how the student made a positive impact on the equine related business and activities completed.
I will also be getting input from the supervisor on students’ attendance, work ethic, attitude, promptness and communication with the various customers.
Letter grades will be determined by the following scale:
A= 100-90%
B= 89.99-80%
C= 79.99-70%
D= 69.99%-60%
F= 59.99 and below
Instructor Course Policies
Attendance Policy
It is the sole responsibility of the student to obtain information announced in class. Should you miss class for any reason, it is your responsibility to obtain notes or material covered from a classmate. It is NOT the responsibility of the instructor to provide you with class notes.
Authorized absences: Valid absentee excuses require a doctor’s note or documentation of a school-sponsored event given to the instructor prior to the absence. If it is not possible to notify the instructor prior to an absence (in the case of an illness) the student is required to communicate with the instructor via email within 24 hours of the missed class period. Any other extenuating circumstances will require pre-approval from the instructor and will be excused at the instructor’s discretion. For further clarification, consult your instructor. See the current Student Handbook for the college’s Attendance policy especially as it pertains to excused absences.
Authorized absences where schoolwork is missed with be treated as follows:
Missed lecture quiz: Quiz may be made up during final exam period.
Missed lecture exam: Exam MUST be made up within 3 days of original date, or a grade of zero will be recorded. (Example: all exams are given on a Monday; a missed exam must be made up by Friday of that same week)
Missed laboratory quiz or exam: Due to the nature of laboratory assessments grades will be recorded as a zero.
Unauthorized absences where work is missed will be treated as follows:
Missed quiz: Quiz grade will be recorded as a zero.
Missed exam (lecture or laboratory): Exam grade will be recorded as a zero.
Academic Integrity
Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to, the following actions: cheating, academic dishonesty, plagiarism, unauthorized possession of materials, and unauthorized access to academic records. If you are found guilty of any form of academic misconduct you will receive a zero and will not be allowed to makeup or retake the test/assignment. The instructor reserves the right to take further disciplinary action. See the current Student Handbook for the college’s Academic Integrity policies as they pertain to examinations, plagiarism, classroom behavior, and the process for handling academic misconduct charges.
Institutional and Program-Level Policies
All exams will follow the Final Exam Schedule. Students scheduled to take three or more final examinations on one day may request to arrange their examination schedule, so no more than two exams occur on one day.
Requests for early or late exams are considered only under extreme circumstances. Prior to the exam period, the student must file a written request on the Early/Late Exam Form available in the Student One Stop Center, Academic Records, and on the WC portal. The form must be signed by the Instructor and the Academic Dean, approving the alternate exam time. This process must be completed prior to the scheduled exam period.
Undergraduate: FA26 Final Exam Schedule
Out-of-class Work Expectation A minimum of 2 hours of out-of-class student work is expected for each hour of in-class time for traditional face-to-face courses. For online and hybrid courses, the combination of face-to-face time and out-of-class work should be equal to 3 hours per credit hour per week. |
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Academic Integrity Policy The use of generative AI is prohibited except where expressly allowed in assignment instructions. Academic Integrity Policy |
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