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FAS 110
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Title: | Farrier Science II |
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Long Title: | Farrier Science II |
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Course Description: | Focuses on corrective shoeing for pleasure and racehorses. Emphasizes anatomy of horses, physiology of the lower leg, preliminary examination, and natural angles of the legs, hoof preparation, and normal shoeing. |
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Min Credit: | 4 |
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Status Notes: | 1/10/04 - updated template: description, competencies & |
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Origin Notes: | PPCC |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
I. Link various breeds of horses and horse use to shoe selection.
II. Identify the various uses of horses.
III. Differentiate the anatomy and physiology of the lower leg of various breeds.
IV. Prepare hoofs of various breeds of horses and shoe them accordingly.
V. Practice shoe modifications.
VI. Demonstrate proper selection and use of specialized farrier tools.
VII. Perform normal shoeing.
VIII. Identify lameness.
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. Preliminary examination of horse.
A. Examine hoof.
B. Examine limb conformation.
II. Hoof preparation.
III. Intermediate shoeing techniques.
A. Shoe modifications.
B. Recognizing deformaties.
IV. Shoeing for intended use.
A. Pleasure horses.
B. Performance horses.
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