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After the completion of this term of instruction, students will be able to:

1. List and explain the mission and strategies, colors, motto, and parts of the FFA emblem; summarize the history of the National FFA Organization; and recite and explain the meaning of the FFA Creed.

2. Recognize equine gaits as a distinctive rhythmic movement of the feet and legs and identify horses at a walk, trot, pace, canter, and gallop.

3. Be aware of movement defects in horses and identify if an animal is forging, paddling, pounding, or rolling.

4. Develop a report and presentation on an equine breed and associate it to it’s classification of pony, light, or draft. 

5. Identify breeds of horses as they are classified as pony, light, or draft.

6. Gain and understanding of the history of the horse and recognize the theories of domestication.

7. Identify proper prevention and treatment for equine parasites. 

8. Classify parasites as internal or external and identify symptoms for each.