Lecture Material and Quizzes - AVS 196/303

Introduction to Equine Cooperative
Equine Management Cooperative

Course Syllabi

AVS196 Syllabus

AVS303 Syllabus

First things to do and welcome to the Witter Center

If you haven't yet done so, please complete the necessary paperwork at Welcome to the Witter Center

Additional Course Resources

Recordings of lectures

Videos of farm and lab material

Lecture Topics and Lecture Quizzes

Horse Identification

Coat Color and Markings

Horse ID chart

Coat Color Genetics

Physical Examination and Body Condition Scoring

Body Condition Scoring

Insulin Resistance

Physical Examination

Physical Exam Sheet

Horse Medical Records

Digestion - Gut anatomy, nutrtion and feeding

Feeding

Gut Dagram

Logan Airport

Another gut diagram

Nutrients

Colic and Gut Parasites

Colic Risk Factors

Detailed Parasite Control Guidelines

Parasite Control in Brief

Common Dewormers

Extensive list of dewormers

Brief Review Questions on Worms and Colic

The Environment

Basic Pasture Management

Poisonous Plants

Compost and Manure Management

Winter Care of Horses

Sample 7 day forecast

Sample Hourly Forecast

Lecture Quiz 1
Integument, Endocrine, Digestive tract, Environment

This quiz is required for AVS 196 and 303. Theoretically it is due the week after we complete the relevant material, but pragmatically it is due by 5 pm on the Friday of finals week.

Musculoskeletal System

Parts of the horse we should know

Excerpt from 4h horse manual

More difficult parts of the horse

Gait (walk trot canter etc)

Tendons and tendon sheaths

Important ligaments of the horse

Lameness

Lameness Examination

Practice sheet for lameness exams

Principles of therapy for lameness

How to bandage the lower legs

Lecture Quiz 2
Points of the horse, anatomy, lameness examination and gaits.

This quiz is required for AVS 196 and 303. Theoretically it is due the week after we complete the relevant material, but pragmatically it is due by 5 pm on the Friday of finals week.

Infectious Diseases

Various Bacterial Diseases

Salmonella Infections in Horses.

Equine Coronavirus

Potomac Horse Fever

Equine Infectious Anemia

Equine Herpes Virus Infections

Equine Flu

Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA)

Vaccination Guide Lines

Review Questions on Infectious Diseases

Lecture Quiz 3
Lameness therapy, infectious diseases and vaccinations.

This quiz is required for AVS 196 and 303. Theoretically it is due the week after we complete the relevant material, but pragmatically it is due by 5 pm on the Friday of finals week.

Self-Assessment

Checklist of Skills you should accomplish.