Study includes history, evolution and domestication, equine nutrition, breeding and reproduction, diseases and general management principles. Special emphasis is placed on the study of the feet and legs as well as their total function and malfunction. Field demonstrations are given in shoeing and foot care, judging and conformation evaluations and general management methods. This standard, one-week course prepares students for the Wyoming certification exam. Reproductive physiology, nutrition and management are studied.
Major emphasis is placed on actual insemination techniques.
An additional fee is charged for this course. Livestock form to functional efficiency is stressed throughout. Techniques of showmanship, selection criteria, trends in the livestock industry and in consumer demands are included. Students are expected to be able to discuss the relative merits of each animal being evaluated. Elements and constituents of feed stuffs are studied as well as the requirements of animals.