2007/8 Stable Management Schedule
	Date	Topic	Requirements C1 / C2 / B	Needs:
1	9/29/2007 Start time: 3PM to 5PM	Review for exam	D to C1 level	Marlene's house - 2552D River Rd, Manotick - possibility of going to barn to practice skills - U and Me Stables 1293 Dozois, Manotick
2	13-Oct	Review for exam	D to C1 level	Marlene's house - 2552D River Rd, Manotick
3	21-Oct	PC examination
4	03-Nov	clipping / turnout / rugging	Practice body clipping if available. Reasons for clipping and recognize different clips. Preparation for shipping: Blanket	Large body clippers and a horse to clip - U and Me Stables 1293 Dozois, Manotick
5	17-Nov	bandaging / braiding	Preparation for shipping: shipping bandages, tail wrap…stable bandages, spider, donut, and figure eight.	2 to 3 horses -U and Me Stables 1293 Dozois, Manotick
6	24-Nov	barn structures and maintenance	Barn design, manure management, stall construction, bedding types, turnout construction, and the job of a stable manager - will be visiting at least three facilities	Permission to go to three barns - tbc
7	08-Dec	saddlery / booting	Fit saddlery. Care & cleaning of saddlery. Uses and fitting of different girths and martingales. · Bitting - Identify a wide variety of bits, understand the action of bits and common evasions.	Barn environment with lots of tack - U and Me Stables 1293 Dozois, Manotick
8	12-Jan	teeth	Teeth and Ageing - know types and numbers of teeth. Know age when permanent incisors appear. Understand floating - when, why, which teeth.	2 horses to look at teeth - U and Me Stables 1293 Dozois, Manotick
9	19-Jan	first aid / safety / diseases	Able to put together a simple First Aid Kit. Wounds: Causes, types, how to treat including poulticing, hot fomentations, and hosepiping. Know when to call Vet. Causes, symptoms, and treatments for colic, laminitis, ringworm, and thrush. First Aid - wounds, common diseases, able to carry out simple treatments prescribed by vet.	Marlene's house - 2552D River Rd, Manotick
10	26-Jan	Famous people and horses in equestrian sport	Dressage, eventing, show jumping, vaulting, western…..research and discussion	Marlene's house - 2552D River Rd, Manotick
11	09-Feb	anatomy	Organs, skeleton, muscles, respiratory and circulatory systems	Marlene's house - 2552D River Rd, Manotick
12	23-Feb	tack shop trip	Identifying all things horsey at Apple Saddlery	Meet at Apple Saddlery, 1875 Innes Road - Just east of the 417.
13	22-Mar	feeding	Understand care & working of pony off grass & corn-fed, stabled pony. · Knowledge of feeding horse in working condition. Good program for conditioning horse for work. Know principles of water and feeding and able to put these into practice. Some knowledge of items of forage. Balance feeding with conditioning; idle horse; things or conditions which affect feeding program.	Marlene's house - 2552D River Rd, Manotick and approx 30 feed samples needed
14	05-Apr	conditioning	Good program for conditioning horse for work. · Know principles of exercising & how to get a horse fit. Care of pony after work.	Marlene's house - 2552D River Rd, Manotick
15	06-Apr	Shoeing and conformation	Types of shoes, farrier tools, hot shoeing process. Good and bad points of conformation. Barn environment.	3 horses to look at conformation - U and Me Stables 1293 Dozois, Manotick
16	12-Apr	lunging	theory and practice - Barn to be determined - personal horses welcome	Barn environment with at least two horses - U and Me Stables 1293 Dozois, Manotick
17	19-Apr	Review		Marlene's house - 2552D River Rd, Manotick
18	20-Apr	Regional Quiz