Study in special topics in equine science and management. May be repeated under a different subtitle to a maximum of fifteen credit hours. Hours are variable with each special course.

Study in special topics in equine science and management. May be repeated under a different subtitle to a maximum of fifteen credit hours. Hours are variable with each special course.

This will be an 'assignment-intensive' course designed to present provocative, current equine industry issues to students. Students will then repackage and/or further research that information and communicate the information in various written and oral formats. This course fulfills the Graduation Composition and Communication Requirements (GCCR) for Equine Science and Management students.

This will be an 'assignment-intensive' course designed to present provocative, current equine industry issues to students. Students will then repackage and/or further research that information and communicate the information in various written and oral formats. This course fulfills the Graduation Composition and Communication Requirements (GCCR) for Equine Science and Management students.

This course will focus on health issues affecting the horse industry. Students will learn about the diseases and parasites affecting horses in Kentucky and across the nation. In addition, discussions will focus on management practices used on horse enterprises to reduce incidence of disease and maintain health for breeding horses, performance horses and the recreational horse.

The sport horse segment of the equine industry is growing not only in Kentucky but nationally and internationally. It generally includes the three Olympic equestrian disciplines of dressage, eventing, and show jumping, but sometimes encompasses additional equine disciplines. This course will focus on the issues that affect the sport horse industry from both operation and regulatory perspectives, within the United States and abroad.

This course explores the various types of investments in the Thoroughbred industry and applies financial analysis and investment portfolio evaluation methods to each type of investment.

This is an independent study course where students will engage with a faculty mentor to select a topic of interest in a relevant area related to equine science and management. EQM 395 may be repeated to a maximum of six credits under different subtitles. EQM 395 projects should only undertaken with a presumption that a successful mentor/mentee relationship will be forged between the instructor and the student.

This is an independent study course where students will engage with a faculty mentor to select a topic of interest in a relevant area related to equine science and management. EQM 395 may be repeated to a maximum of six credits under different subtitles. EQM 395 projects should only undertaken with a presumption that a successful mentor/mentee relationship will be forged between the instructor and the student.

This is an independent study course where students will engage with a faculty mentor to select a topic of interest in a relevant area related to equine science and management. EQM 395 may be repeated to a maximum of six credits under different subtitles. EQM 395 projects should only undertaken with a presumption that a successful mentor/mentee relationship will be forged between the instructor and the student.