Total certificate hours: 24
This one-year certificate program is designed to provide students, through hands-on experience, with the skills and knowledge needed to break colts for riding.
1. Effectively demonstrate proficiency in chores and tasks required for working safely in a barn environment.
2. Illustrate and apply professional employability skills, such as the importance of being timely, having a willing attitude, taking initiative, cooperating, and providing quality care for animals.
3. Demonstrate the ability to progress through a series of riding quizzes with increased difficulty and show colt in end of semester horse shows.