204-263 Equine Project

Availability

Credit Points

HECS Band

Coordinator

Prerequisites

204-153 Equine Resources and 204-252 Equine Training.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

Students will complete a project involving the management of horses. Students will be expected to produce aims, plan, carry out and report on their project. A project example may be: "Objectives: Given a horse, to be trained for a specific objective, and associated facilities and equipment to:

• assess the horse's suitability for reaching the specific objective (e.g. a barrier trial, a pacing trial, a One Day Event or an endurance ride);

• assess the suitability of the facilities and equipment;

• plan a suitable training program;

• prepare a cash flow budget;

• prepare feed rations suitable for each stage of the program;

• assess the fitness and progress of the horse at frequent intervals;

• design an efficient stable routine;

• and document the program and its effectiveness at achieving the objective.

Other examples may include:

• grazing trials;

• industry surveys;

• or enterprise proposal.

Other subjects in the Advanced Diploma may be substituted if considered suitable.

Assessment

One 20 minute oral presentation (30%), practical work completion (20%) and one 4000 word report (50%)