Use this teaching guide for unmounted lessons that teach your Red Level HorseSense students to teach basic safety rules for feeding horses.
The most important concept to get across at this Level is that horses have a particular and delicate digestive process, and that anything that upsets this process can have disastrous consequences.
Red Level students should be able to list at least five rules for feeding, with an understanding of the consequences for breaking each rule. If presented with samples of good and bad hay or grain, they should be able to identify what is and is not safe to feed.
Students should also be able to discuss ways of determining quality of hay, grain, and water sources.
Lessons cover:
- giving students a visual tour of a horse's digestive system.
- introducing the basic causes and symptoms of colic
- using a prompt bucket to help students remember feeding rules
- using sample bags to identify basic kinds of hay and grain
- rules and practice for safe feeding of treats
- having students assist with feeding chores
Teaching tips include:
- creative ideas for teaching this topic with both private and group lessons.
- suggested Challenge materials (games, worksheets, etc.) and other teaching tools.
- strategies for adapting for your unique teaching situation.
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