Intermediate horsemanship and equitation will refine students' skills in western horsemanship and hunt seat equitation. Riders will also learn how to jump their horses and how to do some basic dressage which will enable them to control more of the movement and action of the horse. An introduction to concepts and basic practices and decisions needed when managing horses. Teaches management techniques including current topics of concern in the horse industry. Learn computer-aided management of horse operations.
Graduate students are able to obtain a degree with an equine emphasis in research.
The overall research objective at Iowa State is to continue to develop a program investigating exercise physiology, nutrition and the interrelationships between nutrition and performance in the horse. The specific objectives are to examine performance potential and its relationship to diet in the horse. Performance potential includes alterations in growth and alterations during exercise. The horses consist of Quarter Horses, Paints, Thoroughbreds and Appaloosas. The majority of horses are Quarter Horses.