This course covers basic equine behavior and how to handle horses safely in a variety of management situations. Students will use their understanding of equine behavior to develop management strategies and practices for all classes of horse.
This course covers basic equine behavior and how to handle horses safely in a variety of management situations. Students will use their understanding of equine behavior to develop management strategies and practices for all classes of horse.
This course will introduce students to more than 30 equine industry related jobs through guest lecturers, career research, and job shadowing. Guest lecturers will represent various jobs in different disciplines. They will explain how they ended up with the career they have and through question and answer sessions discuss how others can find similar careers and share career advice with the class. Students will also learn about benefits including insurance, retirement, 401K plans, housing, time off, etc. and they will study different careers in relation to Myers-Briggs personality types.
Study in special topics in equine science and management. May be repeated under a different subtitle to a maximum of fifteen credit hours. Hours are variable with each special course.
This course will introduce students to the thoroughbred sales industry. Students will learn about the different regional and targeted markets as well as the sales process from sales prepping to being auctioned off. Students will learn about the different sales organizations and the different roles of individuals at the sales including consignors, auctioneers, sales companies, veterinarians, owners, pinhookers, and bloodstock agents. Students will also be introduced to the legal aspects of thoroughbred sales from contracts to insurance to financial transactions and conditions of sale.
This will be an 'assignment-intensive' course designed to present provocative, current equine industry issues to students. Students will then repackage and/or further research that information and communicate the information in various written and oral formats. This course fulfills the Graduation Composition and Communication Requirements (GCCR) for Equine Science and Management students.
This will be an 'assignment-intensive' course designed to present provocative, current equine industry issues to students. Students will then repackage and/or further research that information and communicate the information in various written and oral formats. This course fulfills the Graduation Composition and Communication Requirements (GCCR) for Equine Science and Management students.
This course examines the interaction between the physical design and facility management of equine enterprises. Facility design needs and management will be discussed over a number of different types of enterprises, including but not limited to boarding, training, breeding, and competition facilities. Facility design will focus on safety, functionality, and client expectations; management will look at the daily facility management activities as well some limited financial considerations related to business profitability.
This course will focus on health issues affecting the horse industry. Students will learn about the diseases and parasites affecting horses in Kentucky and across the nation. In addition, discussions will focus on management practices used on horse enterprises to reduce incidence of disease and maintain health for breeding horses, performance horses and the recreational horse.
This is an independent study course where students will engage with a faculty mentor to select a topic of interest in a relevant area related to equine science and management. EQM 395 may be repeated up to a maximum of six credits. EQM 395 projects should only be undertaken with a presumption that a successful mentor/mentee relationship will be forged between the instructor and the student.
