Horse Lovers Take Note – Evening Course in Basic Horse Care Offered at Post

Waterbury, CT – Equine Husbandry Evening Lectures will start again on April 30th at Post University. These lectures are for horse lovers and owners who wish to get more knowledge on correct horse care, management etc. The courses can be taken in any order and are open to anyone interested – no pre-requisites are required. They will run for eight weeks, three hours per week on a Monday evening and can earn CEU credits or be for personal enrichment. The first course in the series of six - Basic Horse Care - will run on Mondays from April 30th until June 18th, 2007. The class is from 6:30-9:20 PM in Drubner Building (room 201) on the Waterbury Campus (exit 17 off I-84).

Several enthusiastic horse owners have completed all six courses over the past year and a half, and will be awarded their certificates later this month. Some comments from people completing the courses include “Lectures that no horseperson should miss – well worth the time and money” and “as a horse owner, I learned new things with every class – great information”

Basic Horse Care will cover such topics as Feeding and Nutrition, Exercise and Conditioning, Evaluating Hay, Stable Routine, Parasites, Vaccination Protocols, and Safety Procedures. Following on from this course will be Stable Management I & II, Equine Anatomy, Equine Health, and Horse Ownership, which constitute the requirements for the certificate in Equine Husbandry.

To earn CEU credits the cost is $500, otherwise the cost is $350. To register or for more information, call the Equine Management Department at Post University - (203) 596-4631 - or e-mail CBaker@post.edu or MMacDonald@post.edu.

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