| The College of Southern Idaho is located in | | | | During this course, students will learn the |
| Twin Falls Idaho and is a two year public | | | | proper way to safely handle, saddle, mount, |
| college that offers associate's degrees in | | | | and ride a horse. · Business Aspects of |
| many different degree programs. One of the | | | | Raising Horses - This course is designed to |
| programs that is offered by this college is | | | | teach students the fundamentals of business |
| an Associate's in Applied Science Degree in | | | | relating to the raising of horses. Some of |
| Horse Management. This program is designed to | | | | the ideas and theories that are taught in |
| prepare students to work in many different | | | | this class include production, marketing, |
| aspects of the equine industry and it will | | | | accounting, finance, and law and ethics · |
| also prepare students to be able to manage | | | | Equitation - There are three levels of |
| their own horses. Students are required to | | | | equitation classes that a student can choose |
| complete several basic classes that include: | | | | from depending on their prior riding |
| · Fundamentals of Oral Communication · | | | | experiences and current skill level. The |
| English Composition 1 · General Math | | | | beginning Equitation class will teach |
| Courses · General Social Science Courses | | | | students natural horsemanship along with how |
| Students will also take a number of more | | | | to saddle, mount, riding skills, and how to |
| specific classes to develop their knowledge | | | | communicate with the horse. There is also an |
| and skill in the equine industry. Some of the | | | | intermediate equitation class that is |
| classes that students will have to complete | | | | designed to teach advanced natural |
| are: · Equine Nutrition - This course is | | | | horsemanship skills to students who have |
| designed to teach students the anatomy and | | | | already completed the beginning equitation |
| physiology of the horse digestive system and | | | | class. There is also an advanced equitation |
| to classify the functions of nutrients and | | | | class that is available to experienced |
| relate them to digestion, absorption, and | | | | students in western equitation. This class |
| metabolism as they relate to growth, work, | | | | gives students very advanced training skills |
| and reproduction. · Equine Reproduction - | | | | to help them train better horses. Students |
| Students will study the reproductive | | | | are required to have their own horse for this |
| physiology of horses that include hormone | | | | class. · English Equitation - This class |
| control, reproductive diseases, reproductive | | | | is designed to teach students with no prior |
| failure, artificial insemination, and embryo | | | | riding experience the fundamentals of English |
| transfer. · Horse Judging - Students will | | | | riding. Student will have hands on |
| be required to evaluate some of the more | | | | experiences in grooming, saddling, bridling, |
| common breeds of horse's bases on | | | | and mounting. For the more advanced rider, |
| conformation and performance. Students will | | | | Intermediate English Equitation is also |
| have to present reasons to the instructors | | | | offered. This class is for students who |
| for their evaluations. · Horse Anatomy and | | | | already have a basic knowledge of English |
| Unsoundness - Students will be required to | | | | equitation. This class will place a great |
| identify common unsoundnesses in horses along | | | | amount of emphasis on riding positions, |
| with their location, cause, and possible | | | | balance, control and figure eights at the |
| treatment options. · Draft Horses - | | | | trot. There is also an advanced course that |
| Students will survey today's common draft | | | | emphasizes riding in a show ring. This is |
| breeds, their history, conformation, | | | | only a brief list of the different classes |
| principles of harnessing and hitching, and | | | | that are offered to students who wish to |
| management of draft horses. The course also | | | | pursue a degree in an equine related field. |
| includes showing procedures, breeding, | | | | For more great information on equine programs |
| foaling, and training. This course also has a | | | | and educational articles, please visit and |
| mandatory lab that consist of students | | | | bookmark our reference links below for future |
| handling, harnessing, hitching, driving, | | | | references. Hope you enjoyed it, and we will |
| packing, and caring for and managing draft | | | | look for you at our horse forum. Ron Petracek |
| horses. · Horsemanship - This course is | | | | was raised in Southern Idaho with horses and |
| designed to teach natural horsemanship to | | | | the great outdoors. With this continued |
| students of any skill level and riding | | | | passion He now shares through a a vast equine |
| discipline. Students will learn to | | | | network. Learn more by clicking the links |
| effectively communicate with the horses and | | | | below. |
| to become their natural partner and leader. | | | | |