Title: (Optional) Differentiate among strategies for handling horses of different maturity or training levels.
Course: Equine Science (18104-18) > Section: Understanding Handling and Grooming Practices

Differentiation should include identifying the importance of

- safety measures
- differences in ages and stages (i.e., maturity levels) in older vs. younger horses
- imprinting a foal
- understanding strategies for tying (e.g., why not to tie a foal)
- separating a mare and a foal when weaning
- handling a green horse differently from a trained horse.

Teacher Resource:

- Safe Horse Handling, Penn State Extension

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is it a good idea to use a mare as an aid when teaching a foal to lead?
- What are characteristics of a trained horse?