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 793-101 Horse Breaking and Basic Education

Credit Points

15

HECS Band

2

Coordinator

Ms J Williams

Semester

1, repeat 2 (view timetable)

Contact

Practical classes 91 hours

Subject Description

The objective of this subject is to enable students to handle weanlings and provide basic education to young horses.

The content includes: Procedures for weaning a foal and accustoming a weanling to be handled; procedures for teaching a horse to be ridden/driven and given basic education; basic horse hoof maintenance theory and practices; the manufacture and repair of simple leather tack.

Assessment

Internal students - Practical test (80%); assignment of 2000 words (20%). External students - Practical test (80%), assignment of 2000 words (20%).

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