EQUINE TRAINING - APSC 2724 equine science at virginia tech Animal & Poultry Sciences Department, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061

Equine Training (APSC 2724) is an exceptionally popular class in the Equine Emphasis within the Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences. Taught in the fall semester, the major goals of the undergraduate class are to provide students with an opportunity to handle and train horses on a one-to-one basis and to prepare those horses for the Hokie Harvest Sale, a public auction of livestock.

In class sections with small enrollment, each student works with a partner and the two partners are responsible for the training of two horses. A professional horse trainer, Ms. Kim Reid of Pulaski , VA teaches these horse handling sections. The classes meet on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from late August until the end of October, when the Hokie Harvest Sale is held. Additionally, a discussion group of all enrolled students is held on Tuesday evenings in which scientific articles pertaining to equine behavior and preparation for the sale are discussed.

Handling and training horses in Equine Training class includes a wide variety of activities including the following:

Grooming Odessa VT, Tiffany Harvey, Kelly Baxter	Walking and Trotting In Hand DeLacey, Donna Ohs, Michelle Creamer
Bridling Meadow, Pam Umberger, Meghan Rice, Lyndsie Dore	Clipping VT Makayla, Lindsey Teemley, Ashley Wolfe	Socializing Aramat, Heather Kmak, Rachel Carpenter
Seeing New (and Scary) Things VT Navina Moon, Margot Harter	Free Work in Round Pen DeLacey, Donna Ohs

New Challenges and Distractions Odessa VT, Kelly Baxter, Tiffany Harvey	New Challenges and Distractions Peppy Noble Glory, Nicole Murphy, Elissa Gorby	Elbow Maze Go Girl, Katie Walsh, Mystic Pope
Bitting Rig Meadow, Meghan Rice	Hat Day and Head Bumper Training Givenchy VT, Jason Poston, Melissa Ring	Bareback Pad R Malachi VT, Meredith Baker
Being Accustomed to Tall People Bear, Travis Carter, Lana Arthur	Trailering DeLacey, Donna Ohs	Water Oasis, Lynn Custis, Margot Harter

Walking over Tarp Flame, Jamie Luciano	Bathing Orchid, Stephanie King	Tying to Solid Wall Navaho, Katie Schlesinger