Stable Management
This course is designed
to provide the student with the skills needed to properly care for horses in
a training, boarding or breeding facility.
Starting with the basics of proper housing
necessary for a horse’s health, the student will learn to observe all the conditions
which affect the horse, from proper ventilation to facilities to equipment
choice and maintenance. Determining the horse’s vital signs begins the
daily routine which includes clipping techniques, mane and tail care, leg care
with massage and wraps, sheath cleaning and mare care, proper use of blankets,
sheets and turn our precautions.
Students will learn the use of different restraints, how
to give intermuscular injections and oral medications. Alternative healing
therapies will be examined.
I.
Being Aware and Making Observations
A.Horse
Housing
B.Water
Supply
C.Feeding
D.Bedding
E.Cleaning
Handling,
Turnouts
and
Equipment
A.Halters
B.Ropes
and
Snaps
C.Leading
a
Horse
D.Picking
up
Feet
II.Health
of
Horses
in Your Care
A.Permanent
Health Chart
B.Vital
Signs
C.Gut
Sounds
III.
Restrains
and Control
A.Tying
a "Quick Release"
B.Leading
Restraints
C.Planned
Restraints
D.Chutes
and
Wash Racks
E.Twitches
and
Hobbles
IV.
Coat Condition and Clipping
A.Good
Clipper Care
B.Dos
and
Don'ts
C.Types
of Clips
D.Things
to Consider
V.
Care of Manes and Tails
A.Shortening
the
Mane
B.Banding
Manes
C.Braiding
Manes
D.Braiding
and
Banging
E.Tail
Wraps and Knots
F.Forelocks
VI.
Bandages
and Wraps
A.Shipping
Wraps
B.Wound
Bandages
C.Exercise
Wraps
D.Other
Protective
Equipment
E.Standing
Bandages
F.Sweats
and
Poultices
VII. Attention
to Details
A.Checking
for Injuries
B.The
Medicine Chest
C.Deworming
D.Vaccinations
E.Alternative
Therapies
VIII Emergencies and First Aid
A.
What
is it? An emergency or just in need of first aid?
B.
Wounds
1.
Profuse
Bleeding
2.
Needs
Loving Care
C.
Can't Breathe
1.
Choke
2.
Poisons
D.
Fractures
E.
Colic
F.
Tying-up
G.
Sudden
Lameness
H.
Eyes
I.
The
Medicine
Chest
IX Simple bookkeeping system.
A.
Your records must be perfect
B.
Keeping things
simple and clear
C.
A guide to maintain profit picture
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