My teaching style is student-centered with a blend of direct instruction, question and answer discussions, and active student involvement with each activity.  Using virtual hands-on learning time with 'real live horses' in our barn, students will be taught handling and grooming techniques to take a horse from "pasture dirty to saddle ready." 

During our first class session, we will focus on gaining basic horse knowledge (horse history, breed types, coat colors and markings, horse body parts)...