Syllabus for Fall, 2010
11-067-384 Horse Management
Dr. Ralston Contact Information:
Phone: 732-932-9404
E-mail: Ralston@aesop.rutgers.edu
Office: Room 209, Bartlett Hall
Office hours: By arrangement.
Schedule of Lectures: NOTE: You are
expected to have read the On-line notes BEFORE class and come prepared to ask
questions. Class starts at 5:35PM and ends at 6:55PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Some demonstrations will be held at
the "Round House" on College Farm Road (Across from the old dairy on
"SheepFold Lane") or in the barns on Cook Campus. You can park in
designated areas around the barns but space is limited-please walk or bike if
on campus or carpool!
Optional field trips will be made to
Camelot Auction (held every Wednesday at 7PM), Rick's Saddle Shop, Local
Farms-Dates and locations to be announced and dependent on interest-I
would need at least 10 people to go to Rick’s and farms...).
Students are strongly encouraged to
volunteer at horse events (Watch for e-mails and Announcements). You get 2 pts
added to your termpaper score for each day you spend HELPING (not just
attending or competing) at a horse event.
Date
Lecture
#
Topic Lecturer
SEPTEMBER
2 Thursday
Introduction to
course/Evolution
7 Tuesday
Anatomy of the
horse Ralston
9 Thursday
Anatomy
Demonstration at Round House Ralston
14
Tuesday
Horse
Behavior Ralston
16
Thursday
Horse Behavior
(continued) Ralston
21
Tuesday Restraint/handling Ralston
Quiz
#1: LECTURES: Evolution, Anatomy, Behavior
23
Thursday Restraint/Handling
–ROUND HOUSE Ralston
28
Tuesday Basic
Nutrition Ralston
30 Thursday Feed
Management Ralston
OCTOBER’=
5
Tuesday
Routine
Management Ralston
7 Thursday Common
diseases
Ralston
Quiz #2: LECTURES: Restraint, Nutrition, Feed
Management, Routine Management
12 Tuesday
Common
diseases (continued) Ralston
14
Thursday
Colic/laminitis/”Equine Metabolic Syndrome” Ralston
19 Tuesday Gaits/Lameness
Ralston
21
Thursday
Farrier Demonstration at ROUND HOUSE M. Heinrich and
26 Tuesday Housing for horses Ralston
28 Thursday MIDTERM
EXAMINATION: LECTURES from Evolution through gaits/lameness
NOVEMBER
2 Tuesday
Horse
breeds
Ralston
4
Thursday
Buying
horses
Ralston
9 Tuesday
Exercise Physiology/Performance Ralston
11
Thursday
Stress and
transport
Ralston
16 Tuesday
Broodmares and stallions
Ralston
Quiz #3 LECTURES: Breeds, Buying, Performance,
Stress/transport
19
Thursday
Growing Horses
Ralston
23 Tuesday
Old Horse Management Ralston
TERMPAPERS DUE
25 Thursday
THANKSGIVING DAY HOLIDAY
30
Tuesday Emergency
Care
Ralston
Quiz #4 LECTURES: Broodmares/stallions, Growing and
Emergency care
2 Thursday Careers
in Equine Science-panel discussion-participants TBA
7
Tuesday Responsible
Horse Ownership Ralston
9 Thursday Review
FINAL EXAM: TBA
If Your AVERAGE grade (average
of top three quizzes Plus the Midterm plus the Termpaper divided by
3) is >89 you do NOT have to take the final