Hello, 
Welcome to Horses 101; this class is for beginners ages 9-12 years old who want to learn more about what it takes to own or care for a horse.  
Week 1 - We will do introductions( about 10 minutes) and then have a 20-minute presentation(PowerPoint) on the history of horses. 
                                    We will talk about a few famous horses.
                                    We will learn they are prey animals, what that means, and how that shapes their personalities. 
                                    We will learn the difference between a horse and a pony.
                                    We will earn how we measure a horse to see how tall it is. 
  After the video, we will have a class discussion and answer questions.  I will also have a few questions to ask the 
  students ( Ex: If you had a horse, what would you name it?) about what we have learned. If time is permitted, we may do a simple drawing of a horse.


Week 2 -  We will do our welcome,  take attendance, answer any questions from last week, and do a quick review(10 min.)
                 We will  have a  25 to 30-minute PowerPoint presentation about:
                                      The colors and breeds of horses.
                                      Basic body parts of a horse ( main, tail, hoof, fetlock)
                                      What they wear (saddles, western and English) Bridles bits, halteres
                                       What tools do you need to take care of a horse (brushes, hoof picks, curry combs)
After the presentation, we will have a class discussion and answer questions. I will also have a few questions to ask the students(Ex: What do you clean the horse's hoof with, what is the difference between an English saddle and a Western Saddle)

The last 10 minutes of class will be used to discuss the homework assignment.  It will be to create an art project using whatever materials they want ( paper, Crayola's, makers) to draw a house with some of the equipment we discussed. Such as with a Western saddle or with a halter on. 

Week 3 - We will do our welcome, take attendance, answer any questions from the last two weeks and do a quick review (10 mins). 
After opening, we will show our homework projects and allow the children 2 - 5 minutes to tell us about what they created; there is no pressure if someone did not create a project, although it is highly encouraged to demonstrate the child's knowledge of the type we are discussing. 
After the discussion about the projects, we will take 5 - 7 mins to play a game where I will ask a question, and the first one to answer correctly will get a point.  Depending on the size of the class, this could be done in teams or individually. 
After the game, we will have a short PowerPoint presentation of about (20 mins)
                                                             the food horses eat
                                                              Where horses live ( barns, fields) and the care for the horse in each of these places
                                                             the vet care they need
                                                             How old do they get
                                                             common illnesses
                                                             Preventative care they need ( wormings, shots, feet trims)
                                                             Cost to care for a horse
We will discuss the final assignment for week four for the remainder of the class.  This will be a short (one-page) paper on what they have learned about horses and one thing they did not know that surprised them about horses.  


Week 4 - We will do our welcome, take attendance, answer any questions from the last three weeks and do a quick review (10 mins) 
After the welcome, we will present the children who completed the assignment given in week three. 
After all, have presented, we will have a class discussion, questions and answers about the projects. 
We will play a game using a power point presentation reviewing all the things we have learned in the class and continue with class questions. 
 Time permitting, we will have a presentation on:
                                               Jobs of today's horses have
                                               How can I be around them if I can't own a horse?
We will close out the session with final comments and thank yous.