STABLE MANAGEMENT
|
Limit 10 students |
COURSE OVERVIEW
| You will learn the organizational skills to run an equine stables & business. Learn barn and facility designs, equine first aid & basic care & safe handling skills. Learn the different requirements for a boarding, training or breeding barn or a combination of them all. Get the fundamentals to manage a small or large barn safely and economically. Income for a stable manager varies from ranch to ranch, often including room and board. |
|
Section 1. The Environment: Any facility equals: the barn, the pasture, shelters,
water, equipment, hired help, volunteers & liabilities.
Student assessment: How many is too many? Or not enough? The physical & psychological health of your animals & their environment, your ability to care for their environment 24/7. Section 2. Horsing Around: Safe handling, horse psychology, hooves, ears, grooming, leading, tying, lunging, emergency restraints, loading, types of trailers pros & cons, emergencies, Student assessment: Horse registrations, your school or boarders, your purchase, rehab, rescue, issues of renting, leasing, donation, abandonment, vet check, farrier check, signs of physical and psychological trauma, assessing your ability and desire to cope with these problems. Section 3. The Horse: Assessing, maintaining, or building a better horse. Hay, grain & grass, assessing feed & need, supplements and medications, assessing individual situations. Prevention is worth a pound of cure Worms, insects, contagious equine disease, regional health threats, vaccinations, common ailments in Southeast Texas, farriers, veterinarians, chiropractors and other resources, when to call and who to trust. Talking points: Horse sense or "I saw that coming" and what you didn't see coming, signs of an approaching emergency. “Tuning into your intuition by practical observation.” Student assessment: Assessment of three horses Section 4. What to wear, Tack & Identify its uses: “Western” saddles, "English saddles", bridles, bits, boots, blankets and pads. Traditional & innovative styles and their purposes. Fitting: Bridles and saddles, Proper fit of saddle and bridle, types of bits-uses and safety. Human tack: What to wear and why for English & Western, safety! Practical first aid for the horse and rider: What to keep on hand and why. When to call for help. Student assessment: Three horses with three outfit’s, demonstrations of use, fit & comfort. Simulated injuries. Three horses to assess and treat for injuries. Section 5. A day in the life of the real world: At All Around Training Center Instructor ride & demonstration Final topics: Matching horse with human, when to say NO! When you buy or sell, & your ethics and responsibility for the horse. YOUR PERSONAL REPUTATION IS THE LIFE OF YOUR BUSINESS Student demonstration of skills and information learned. Scenarios: Of horses for sale. |