Equine Science - Scottsdale Community College

Equine Science from Scottsdale Community College is a Campus Associate Equine degree that prepares you for a Agriculture career. Description: The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Equine Science is designed to offer a broad-based educational background for students who wish to enter the horse industry job market or transfer to a four-year college or university. An Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Equine Science will be awarded upon satisfactory completion of the outlined program. Program Competencies: Explore personal and business computer operations and apply to equine-related business practices. Identify principles related to equine selection, basic conformation, form to function, soundness and shoeing, feed management, behavior, restraint, managed health concepts, and equipment selection and usage. Describe the structure and function of each system of the equine and how they relate to the horse's ability to perform work. Identify business and legal practices used in horse management operations including types of records, record keeping systems, accounting principles, taxes, personnel management, debt collection, developing contracts and preparing a business plan. Identify and describe major insurance and liability issues related to the equine industry. Describe how an equine's behavior can be modified using the horse's natural behavior patterns. Apply knowledge and skills to work experience in daily management and handling of working horses. Identify and describe the basic principles of equine digestion, feed utilization, and feeding practices. Describe the feeding and care of the equine in various stages of production, growth and performance. Identify and describe various equine breeding methods and procedures including artificial insemination and emerging technologies. Identify and describe appropriate procedures for the care and management of broodmares, breeding stallions and foals. Describe preventive medicine and managerial practices used in keeping the equine athlete, broodmare, and family horse in good health and free from disease. Evaluate the structure of the horse, and identify conformation problems and unsoundness which relate to the horse's form to function and ability to perform. Apply practical skills and knowledge related to equine management components in such areas as taking vital signs, using forms of restraint, understanding safety issues around horses, first aid, leg wraps, dental care and aging by teeth. Apply knowledge and skills to work experience in any type of horse facility or equine related business. Identify the major components associated with special event management. View more details on Scottsdale Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Equine courses.