Equine Science I

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2 Lecture Hour(s) 2 Lab Hour(s) Introduces the horse industry and emphasizes basic horse husbandry. Topics include history and development of the horse, status and future of the horse industry, breeds, types and classes of horses, cells, tissues, and organs, functional anatomy, biomechanics of movement, unsoundness, determining age, height, and weight of horses, genetics, reproduction and breeding.