Equine Science: Introduction to Horse Judging
In this eight week equine course, learners will be introduced to the world of horse judging! Students will develop an eye for horse judging as we engage in evaluating horses, giving reasons, and participate in a horse judging contest.
Ms. Lora
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4.9
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What's included
8 live meetings
4 in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. Most of the time, all assignments will be completed in class however, sometimes homework may be assigned in preparation for the following class. Homework will be directly in relation to the topics taught during class and will be reviewed during a class setting. When assigned, these assignments should not take any more than an hour to complete.Class Experience
US Grade 3 - 6
Beginner Level
This class will cover eight weeks of eight classes. Students will meet once a week and be introduced to the world of horse judging. Learners will develop their skills through a judges’ perspective and learn about what it takes to be a horse judge. This class will be focused on scoring events, identifying quality in individual horses and beginning to understand the reasons behind the placing of a class. Class is set up as an interactive discussion and lecture for students to understand horse judging. During class, I use a slideshow, YouTube and photos to teach students. Any hand-outs that are needed during class will be provided by me. As an educator, I like to bring my classes to life through pictures, videos and real life examples. This class is extensive and will be in-depth for learners. This class not only offers the ability to learn about horse judging but, also begins the public speaking side of horse judging such as, reasons. Students will learn how to develop a basic set of reasons and will work on delivering the reasons to the class. This a great introduction to the world of public speaking. Great class for those who may want to become a horse judge, compete competitively with their horses, or want to gain knowledge of desirable qualities and movements within the horse.
Learning Goals
Students will improve on learning terminology, identifying quality traits in horses, discover various equestrian events and improve public speaking and presentation skills while learning how to develop reasons. The last class will be an evaluation of the skills that students have learned throughout the course as they will judge a class and provide a basic set of reasons.
Syllabus
8 Lessons
over 8 WeeksLesson 1:
What is Horse Judging?
In this class, we will discuss what it means to be a judge, individual events that will come up during this course, and will learn the anatomy and movement of the horse. 30 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
It's a Beauty Contest? Yes, It's Halter!
In our second class, students will learn what conformation is as well as, dive into the meaning and purpose of equine form to function. At the end of class, we will introduce a halter class and identify conformational quality and flaws together. 30 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Judging a Halter Class
Time to judge your first halter class! Learners will be presented with a halter class and will judge the class based upon what they see. Once students have judged the class, we will openly discuss what we have seen in the horses presented, qualities we appreciated, flaws that we disliked and placing we gave. 30 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Performance Classes
In the 4th class of this course, we will begin looking at judging performance/riding events in the english and western disciplines. Each discipline offers different events which will be explored in this class. We will discuss the key points of judging a performance class and the style of each event. Students will be introduced to scoresheets, scoring systems and penalties. 30 mins online live lesson
Other Details
Parental Guidance
During class, we will use YouTube videos to help enhance student's learning as we look at different horse judging classes. These will be presented over screen sharing during class and no account will be needed for students to be apart of it. All links that will be used are found in the classroom section under each separate unit that we will be studying.
Pre-Requisites
For incoming students, it is highly recommended that they have taken "Equine Science: Introduction to the Horse", "Equine Science: Healthy As a Horse" courses and have basic reading and writing skills before entering this class.
Supply List
Students should come to class with a pencil and notepad along with any hand-outs provided by me. Colored pencils will be used for the first class but, afterward will not be needed.
Teacher expertise and credentials
In my high school career, I had the great opportunity to be a part of my FFA (Future Farmers of America) Horse Judging team. I competed with my team for all four years of high school. Each year, our team went to the state competition where I won gold each year among other highly competitive schools. After high school, I attended college and took horse judging courses to further develop my eye for judging. Now I serve as a judge at local shows as I am currently working towards earning my judging card for larger shows around the US. Reviews
Live Group Course
$104
for 8 classes1x per week, 8 weeks
30 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 6-10
2-6 learners per class
