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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 4-22-1997 |
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EQS140
1997 Fall – 2011 Summer II |
LEC
3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Occ |
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Equine
Behavior |
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Equine
behavior modification using the horse's natural behavior patterns. Emphasis
on intelligence level, vision, emotions, hearing, and attention span of the
horse. Prerequisites: None. |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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EQS140 1997
Fall – 2011 Summer II |
Equine Behavior |
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Identify and describe the instinctive behaviors of the
horse. (I) |
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Identify the sense organs and describe their relationship
to behavior. (II) |
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Identify behaviors influenced by the environment.(II) |
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Determine the intelligence level and the attention span of
the horse. (III) |
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Identify and describe the innate similarities and
differences among horses related to temperament and character.(IV) |
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Explain the basic elements of equine language, verbal and
non- verbal communication.(V,VI) |
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Identify behavior problems and vices associated with
conformation defects, and stressful situations.(VII) |
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MCCCD
Official Course Outline: |
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EQS140 1997
Fall – 2011 Summer II |
Equine Behavior |
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I. Evolution of the Horse
Relative to Instinctive Behaviors II. Equine Behaviors A. Visual Perceptions and
Behavior B. Other Senses and
Behavior C. Environment and Behavior
III. The Thought Process A. Intelligence Level B. Attention Span IV. Temperament and
Character V. Verbal and Non-Verbal
Communication A. Horse to Horse B. Horse to Man VI. Horse Language A. Sexual B. Maternal VII. Behavior Problems and
Vices A. Conformation Defects B. Stressful Situations |