HTM 154 - Advanced Performance Training

Credits: 8(0-8)

Provides each student with two horses to start and train in the following: bitting and driving; standing still while being saddled, bridled, and mounted; working on the rail; taking proper leads, loping in circles; stopping; and backing. The student will also receive instruction in the advanced techniques of the following: teaching the horse to flex and bend, do roll-backs, and 360 degree turns on the hind quarters; to make simple lead changes and counter arcs, and backing at a counter arc. The student will also learn supervision skills while supervising feed crews. This course will end with the student participating in the HTM Semester Horse Show. Prerequisite(s): HTM 152.