Goucher College 2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
    Oct 31, 2024  
Goucher College 2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalogue

EQS 100 - Introduction to Equine Studies (4 Cr.)


A survey of the equine industry, exploring the history of the horse, management of the equine athlete, the state of the equine industry and its vast career opportunities. The course will include a basic study of anatomy, conformation, gait analysis, and biomechanics of movement, which will be examined in the context of different equine disciplines. The major organ systems will be reviewed from both the perspective of health and disease. Nutrition, reproduction, lameness and sport horse topics will be covered. The course will examine timely current topics affecting the equine industry today. Fall semester 2020 and alternate years. Westerlund.