2012 Catalog PDF - Feather River College
2012 Catalog PDF - Feather River College
2012 Catalog PDF - Feather River College
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xxxxxxx Academic Majors<br />
Equine Studies<br />
The courses offered in Equine Studies are designed to prepare students for a variety of professions in the horse<br />
industry or transfer to a higher institution. Students preparing for immediate entry into a horse career will find<br />
practical hands on courses designed to assist them in achieving their occupational goals. Through study and applied<br />
practice, students prepare for careers in four basic Equine Studies concentrations: Pack Skills, Ranch Skills, Horse<br />
Training Skills, and Rodeo Skills.<br />
Major Core Requirements<br />
Units<br />
AGAS 164 Animal Behavior 3<br />
AGEQ 006 Elements of Horseshoeing 1<br />
AGEQ 009 Fundamental Draft Horse Driving 1<br />
AGEQ 102 Elements of Equine Science 3<br />
AGEQ 103 Western Equitation I 2<br />
AGEQ 104 Horse Conformation 1<br />
AGEQ 105 Elements of Horse Training 1<br />
AGEQ 106 Western Equitation II 2<br />
AGEQ 140 Introduction to Equine Behavior & Training 2<br />
AGEQ 141 Equine Behavior & Training 2<br />
AGEQ 205 Training Young Horses Under Saddle 2<br />
AGEQ 214 Handling & Care of the Foal, Yearling & Weanling Horse 1<br />
AG 280 Agriculture Education & Employment 0.5<br />
AG 280 Agriculture Education & Employment 0.5<br />
AG 298<br />
Community Service Learning in Agriculture<br />
OR<br />
AGEQ 299 Special Projects in Equine Studies 1<br />
Major Electives (select one or more concentrations from below)<br />
Units<br />
Pack Skills<br />
AGEQ 107 Elements of Pack Station & Stable Operations 3<br />
AGEQ 108 Pack Station & Stable Operations Field Experience 2<br />
AGEQ 208 Advanced Pack Station & Stable Operations Field Experience 2<br />
Ranch Skills<br />
AGEQ 210 Introduction to Ranch Work with Horses 2<br />
AGEQ 212 Applied Ranch Skills with Horses 2<br />
AGEQ 212 Applied Ranch Skills with Horses 2<br />
AGEQ 225 Advanced Horse Training 1<br />
Horse Training Skills<br />
AGEQ 205 Training Young Horses Under Saddle 2<br />
AGEQ 206 Adv. Training Young Horses Under Saddle 2<br />
AGEQ 206<br />
Adv. Training Young Horses Under Saddle<br />
OR<br />
AGEQ 207 Sale Horse Project 2<br />
AGEQ 225 Advanced Horse Training 1<br />
Rodeo Skills<br />
AGEQ 180<br />
Rodeo Skills & Techniques – Men<br />
OR<br />
AGEQ 181 Rodeo Skills & Techniques – Women 2<br />
AGEQ 182 Intercollegiate Rodeo 2<br />
AGEQ 184 Advanced Intercollegiate Rodeo 2<br />
AGEQ 186 Rodeo Production 1<br />
Total Major Requirements.................................................................................................................................................. 30<br />
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