APPLIED EQUINE BEHAVIOUR AND PRACTICES

AGR2AEP

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject consolidates safe horse husbandry practices together with the recognition of equine behaviour and body language. Students will be acquainted with the ethology of equids and the practical use of equine equipment from a management and welfare prospective. Recognising signs of pain and distress will form the basis of analysing simple behavioural problems from which training approaches can be developed to overcome the problem.

School: Life Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Dimuthu Wijesinghe

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Must be admitted into SBATE or requires Subject Coordinator approval

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: This subject is taught at the Epping campus of Melbourne Polytechnic. The student is expected to work with live animals. All use of animals is regulated through the Scientific Procedures Licence and The Australian Code for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes.

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Saunders comprehensive veterinary dictionary

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Studdert, V, Gay, C & Blood, D

Year: 2012

Edition/Volume: 4TH EDN

Publisher: ELSEVIER HEALTH SCIENCES

ISBN: N/A

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Learning and behaviour

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Chance, P

Year: 2013

Edition/Volume: 7TH EDN

Publisher: CENGAGE LEARNING, BELMONT, CA

ISBN: N/A

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Equitation science

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: McGreevy, PD & McLean, AN

Year: 2010

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL, CHICHESTER

ISBN: N/A

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Carrots and sticks: principles of animal training

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: McGreevy, P & Boakes, R

Year: 2011

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: DARLINGTON PRESS, SYDNEY, NSW

ISBN: N/A

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Horse and stable management

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Brown, J, Pilliner, S, & Davies, Z

Year: 2003

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, OXFORD.

ISBN: N/A

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Academic horse training: equitation science in practice

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: McLean, A & McLean, M

Year: 2008

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: AUSTRALIAN EQUINE BEHAVIOUR CENTRE, CLONBINANE, VIC

ISBN: N/A

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The domestic horse: the origins, development, and management of its behaviour

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Mills, D & McDonnell, S

Year: 2005

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY

ISBN: N/A

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Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

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Equine behaviour: a guide for veterinarians and equine scientists

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: McGreevy, P

Year: 2012

Edition/Volume: 2ND REV EDN

Publisher: ELSEVIER HEALTH SCIENCES

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Horse sense: The guide to horse care in Australia and New Zealand

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Huntington, P, Myers, J & Owens, E

Year: 2004

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: CSIRO, COLLINGWOOD, VIC

ISBN: N/A

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Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Apply the concepts of equitation science to safe performance of horse husbandry practice.

02. Discuss the natural behaviour (ethology of equids and the adaptation process to domestication.

03. Analyse equine behaviour and body language including signs of pain and distress in the horse.

04. Evaluate equine equipment function from an animal welfare perspective.

05. Analyse simple behavioural problems and develop training management approaches.

Epping (Melbourne Polytechnic), 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Dimuthu Wijesinghe

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
Delivered as either face-to-face or as a pre-recorded online lecture

PracticalWeek: 10 - 22
Twelve 3.00 hours practical per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Practical at Melbourne Polytechnic's Equine Facilities or other suitable equine facilities

TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.00 hour tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Delivered as self-directed learning reading material or online tasks

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
One 15-min individual presentation (equivalent to 750 words). Domestication and associated problems are managed through the development of a training program.	N/A	Oral presentation	Individual	No	15	SILO2, SILO5
Report (1,750 words). The use of equitation science in the safe performance of husbandry techniques is applied in the recognition of equine behaviour when signs of pain and distress are noticeable. Equine equipment and its effect on behaviour and welfare are addressed.	N/A	Report	Individual	No	40	SILO1, SILO3, SILO4
Practical examination (2 hours, equivalent to 2,000 words)	N/A	Practical demonstration	Individual	No	45	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3