Title: Equine Science, Advanced (18104-II)

Demonstrating Personal Qualities and Abilities
  Demonstrate creativity and innovation.
  Demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving.
  Demonstrate initiative and self-direction.
  Demonstrate integrity.
  Demonstrate work ethic.
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Demonstrating Interpersonal Skills
  Demonstrate conflict-resolution skills.
  Demonstrate listening and speaking skills.
  Demonstrate respect for diversity.
  Demonstrate customer service skills.
  Collaborate with team members.
Demonstrating Professional Competencies
  Demonstrate big-picture thinking.
  Demonstrate career- and life-management skills.
  Demonstrate continuous learning and adaptability.
  Manage time and resources.
  Demonstrate information-literacy skills.
  Demonstrate an understanding of information security.
  Maintain working knowledge of current information-technology (IT) systems.
  Demonstrate proficiency with technologies, tools, and machines common to a specific occupation.
  Apply mathematical skills to job-specific tasks.
  Demonstrate professionalism.
  Demonstrate reading and writing skills.
  Demonstrate workplace safety.
Examining All Aspects of an Industry
  Examine aspects of planning within an industry/organization.
  Examine aspects of management within an industry/organization.
  Examine aspects of financial responsibility within an industry/organization.
  Examine technical and production skills required of workers within an industry/organization.
  Examine principles of technology that underlie an industry/organization.
  Examine labor issues related to an industry/organization.
  Examine community issues related to an industry/organization.
  Examine health, safety, and environmental issues related to an industry/organization.
Addressing Elements of Student Life
  Identify the purposes and goals of the student organization.
  Explain the benefits and responsibilities of membership in the student organization as a student and in professional/civic organizations as an adult.
  Demonstrate leadership skills through participation in student organization activities, such as meetings, programs, and projects.
  Identify Internet safety issues and procedures for complying with acceptable use standards.
Exploring Work-Based Learning
  Identify the types of work-based learning (WBL) opportunities.
  (Optional) Reflect on lessons learned during the WBL experience.
  Explore career opportunities related to the WBL experience.
  (Optional) Participate in a WBL experience, when appropriate.
Exploring Leadership Opportunities through FFA
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  Identify the role of supervised agricultural experiences (SAEs) in agricultural education.
  Participate in an SAE.
  Identify benefits and responsibilities of FFA membership.
  Describe leadership characteristics and opportunities as they relate to agriculture and FFA.
  (Optional) Apply for an FFA degree and/or an agricultural proficiency award.
Judging the Horse
  Explain horse conformation.
  Evaluate the balance and quality of a horse.
  Evaluate the structural correctness of a horse.
  Evaluate a horse according to breed and sex characteristics.
  Evaluate horse muscling.
  Explain types and classes of horses and how to evaluate a horse in each.
Handling and Grooming a Horse
  Demonstrate equine management techniques that ensure animal and handler welfare.
  Demonstrate safe handling of a horse.
  Demonstrate haltering a horse.
  Demonstrate tying a horse for grooming.
  Demonstrate grooming techniques.
  (Optional) Teach a horse to lunge.
  Identify round pen techniques.
  Identify approaches to ground training a horse.
  Use voice commands.
Performing Basic Care Procedures
  Define terms associated with basic first aid.
  Demonstrate taking vital signs.
  List items needed in a first-aid kit.
  Differentiate between critical and non-critical emergencies.
  Explain basic care procedures for a horse during illness or injury.
  Explain how to administer injections.
  Define various types and classes of drugs used for horse health and disease prevention.
  Research common equine diseases.
  Demonstrate techniques for common care procedures.
Performing Foot Care
  (Optional) Demonstrate how to care for the hoof.
  Explain how to detect lameness.
  Explain guidelines for effective shoeing.
Managing Horse Nutrition
  Explain how the digestive system supplies the horse’s nutritional needs.
  Explain critical factors to consider when determining a horse's nutritional requirements.
  Describe factors to consider when selecting feeds.
  Evaluate a commercial horse feed.
  Summarize the potential effects of compliance or noncompliance with feeding directions on a feed label.
  Demonstrate how to balance a feed ration.
  Select animal feeds based on nutritional requirements, using rations for maximum nutrition.
Understanding Equine Reproduction
  Review the terms associated with equine reproduction.
  Review the female reproductive system.
  Review the male reproductive system.
  Describe the influences of hormone secretions in the estrous cycle.
  List factors affecting reproductive efficiency or infertility.
  Explain management practices for broodmares.
  Explain methods of sexual and asexual reproduction.
  Identify methods for detecting heat and pregnancy in a mare.
  Determine the probability of a given trait in the offspring of select breeding animals.
  Explain the fundamentals of genetics, heritability, and performance traits.
Caring for the Mare and Foal
  Identify factors relating to the care of a mare during gestation.
  Explain causes and preventions of equine abortion.
  Describe the foaling process.
  Explain management practices when caring for a mare and foal from birth until weaning.
  Describe how to care for a colt or stallion after being castrated.
Transporting the Horse
  Review procedures for transporting horses.
  Explain factors in transporting a horse.
Managing the Stable
  Demonstrate knowledge of the five domains that affect the welfare of the horse.
  Demonstrate skills necessary for pasture management.
  Prepare a facility plan.
  Demonstrate skills necessary for stable management.
  Evaluate a scenario.
ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION
  8094 Student Competency Record Copyright 2023.xlsx
  Standards Correlations 8094 Equine Science Advanced.docx
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