Catalog - Virginia Intermont College

Programs of Study 189
418-EQUINE HEALTH MANAGEMENT. Prerequisite: Junior and Senior Status. This
course will allow the student to put into practical application information gained
in other classes taken in the Equine Studies major. A structured lab session will
be used to illustrate concepts that may previously have been encountered only
in a lecture setting. Students will be assigned management time at the Riding
Center where they will deal with personnel as well as horses and will learn to
handle management problems as they occur on a daily basis. This class will also
help to prepare students to take the competency/proficiency exams at the end of
the senior year.
Two lecture hours and additional practical lab work. Credit, two semester hours.
Offered spring semester.
420-SENIOR SEMINAR. Prerequisite: Senior status. This course will assist the
student in preparing a portfolio to help the student gain employment. Resume
preparation and interviewing skills will be covered. Proficiency testing will be
implemented through this class.
Credit, one semester hour. Offered spring semester.
422-ADVANCED DRESSAGE. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor. This course is
a mounted class designed for the advanced Dressage rider and to be continuation
for those that have mastered the skills in Dressage II. Students in this course
should be familiar with lateral work, collected and extended gaits. The student
should be comfortable sitting the trot on a variety of horses for the duration of
each class. Work in this class is geared at First level and above. The USAE and
USDF rules governing dressage competitions will be studied.
Three mounted hours per week. Credit, two semester hours. May be repeated for
credit. Offered spring and fall semesters.
424-EQUINE STUDIES RESEARCH PRACTICUM. Prerequisite: Permission of
instructor. Students gain hands-on experience with research by assisting with
ongoing equine nutrition and exercise physiology research projects.
Credit, one to three semester hours May be repeated for credit. Offered as needed.
434-INDEPENDENT STUDY. Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing and approval
of the Director. This course offers on-the-job experience in stable management,
training or instructing for Equine Studies majors. This study is recommended to
those students who are employed or engaged in the horse industry during the
summer recess.
Credit, one to three semester hours. May be repeated for credit. Offered as needed.
Virginia Intermont College 2012–2013 College Catalog