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UniversityofAlberta Librar 1620 2949231 9 EQUINE TECHNICIAN, TRAINING PERIOD X (OTH9924) Course: Equine Operations and Care 33 Program: Green Certificate Credits: 6 Corequisite: CTR1210: Personal Safety (Management) Note: Students are required to complete the corequisite course priorto or concurrent with theirenrollment inthe first course ofthe Equine Technician specialization. Description: Students demonstrate the ability to identify horse breeds, markings and colours; handle horses safely; maintain and clean stable area; and recognize and attend to basic equine health and nutritional needs. Parameters: Each ofthe three courses that constitute the Equine Technician specialization is designed to be delivered off-campus. The annual inspection and approval ofthe work station, and the monitoring, supervision and assessment of each student's progress and performance must be done in accordance with the procedures specified in the Off-campus Education GuideforAdministrators, Counsellors andTeachers. Curriculum and Assessment Standards Prescribed General Suggested Assessment Criteria and Conditions Outcomes Emphasis The student will: Assessment ofstudent achievementshouldbe basedon: • communicate horse • ongoing assessment ofstudent performance, which 10% identification effectively, is conducted on a daily basis by the student's by: on-farm trainer in regular conversation with the - describing the student's supervising teacher genetic development ofthe horse - understanding the different classification and types ofhorses - identifying common horse breeds, colours liarkings SF 285.3 E89 2009 ate Program Equine Technician / 1 CURR GD jn. Alberta, Canada (2009) HIST Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from University of Alberta Libraries http://archive.org/details/equinetechnician09albe EQUINE TECHNICIAN, TRAINING PERIOD X (OTH9924) Course: Equine Operations and Care 33 Program: Green Certificate Credits: 6 Corequisite: CTR1210: Personal Safety (Management) Note: Students are required to complete the corequisite course priorto or concurrent with their enrollment in the first course ofthe Equine Technician specialization. Description: Students demonstrate the ability to identify horse breeds, markings and colours; handle horses safely; maintain and clean stable area; and recognize and attend to basic equine health and nutritional needs. Parameters: Each ofthe three courses that constitute the Equine Technician specialization is designed to be delivered off-campus. The annual inspection and approval ofthe work station, and the monitoring, supervision and assessment of each student's progress and performance must be done in accordance with the procedures specified in the Off-campus Education GuideforAdministrators, Counsellors and Teachers. Curriculum and Assessment Standards Prescribed General Suggested Assessment Criteria and Conditions Outcomes Emphasis The student will: Assessment ofstudent achievementshouldbe basedon: • communicate horse • ongoing assessment ofstudent performance, which 20% identification effectively, is conducted on a daily basis by the student's by: on-farm trainer in regular conversation with the - describing the student's supervising teacher genetic development ofthe horse - understanding the different classification and types ofhorses - identifying common horse breeds, colours and markings SF 285.3 E89 2009 ite Program Equine Technician / 1 CURR GD m. Alberta, Canada (2009) HIST Ex LlBRIS Universitatis Albertensis Course: Equine Operations and Care 33 (continued) Prescribed General Suggested Assessment Criteria and Conditions Outcomes Emphasis The student will: • demonstrate a • certification testing, which is conducted by a 20% knowledge ofequine Green Certificate Tester designated by Alberta behaviour and handle Agriculture and Rural Development (AARD) and horses safely, by: includes a performance assessment ofpractical - understanding horse knowledge and skills. senses, body language and Successful completion ofthis course will be credited defense mechanisms toward the attainment ofthis Green Certificate Equine - handling horses in Technician credential. stressful and emergency situations - identifying behaviours and understanding the effect ofbody language on the horse - performing safe haltering, leading and tying procedures - understanding expectations of ground manners • maintain and clean stable 20% areas, by: - identifying and using common stable equipment - operating and maintaining common equipment safely - using and maintaining hand and power tools safely - cleaning stalls, facility and equipment - using and storing bedding materials properly 2 / Equine Technician Green Certificate Program (2009) ©AlbertaEducation. Alberta, Canada IVERS1TY LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA Course: Equine Operations and Care 33 (continued) Prescribed General Suggested Assessment Criteria and Conditions Outcomes Emphasis The student will: • demonstrate basic equine 20% health knowledge, by: - communicating a basic knowledge of equine anatomy and physiology - identifying conformation faults and blemishes - understanding and evaluating body condition score - recognizing normal and abnormal general demeanor - understanding and performing evaluations ofvital signs • assist with an equine 20% feeding program, by: - identifying water requirements - recognizing common feeds - identifying nutritional requirements of different classes of horses - maintaining a knowledge offeed concentrates and supplements - following the daily nutritional routine - knowing the effects offeed changes. Green Certificate Program Equine Technician / 3 ©AlbertaEducation, Alberta, Canada (2009) Green Certificate Program 4 / Equine Technician ©AlbertaEducation. Alberta, Canada