Orange Agricultural College

University of Sydney Orange Agricultural College Veterinary Science II – 2004 Horse Husbandry Course

Information Session will be held Tuesday 5th October at 1pm in the Webster Lecture Theatre

Two courses in Horse Husbandry will be held by Orange Agricultural College in 2004.

Monday 6 December – Friday 10 December

Monday 13 December – Friday 17 December

Each course is limited to a minimum of 20 students and a maximum of 26.

Fee: $385.00

Accommodation only (optional): $156.00 (To be viable there needs to be a minimum of 10 students.)

(Students will be required to arrange their own accommodation at the local hotels or caravan parks).

Students can register with a deposit of $100 or by paying in full, from Wednesday 6th October at 9am.

Please pay to the Faculty Office in full no later than Monday 15th November 2003, by cheque or money order payable to The University of Sydney or by cash.

Attendance at the course is not compulsory. However, those students who do not attend must complete seven days of extra-mural training on a commercial horse property instead, and that experience must be thoroughly documented in practical workbooks.

You are very strongly encouraged to attend a course at Orange. The University of Sydney Orange Agricultural College

Horse Husbandry and Management Practical

Practical sessions will commence at 8.20am on Monday and conclude between 5.30pm and 6.00pm, Monday through Thursday. Student will finish at 4.00pm on Friday.

All students must wear safe work boots while working at the Horse Demonstration Unit. You also need suitable boots for riding, ie no grip on the sole, smooth soled leather boots.

No horses are to be ridden without an approved safety helmet, which the College staff can supply if necessary.

ASSESSMENT

All students will be expected to attend work sessions as instructed. This week of practical experience will be assessed in the same manner as other work experience placements. We will be assessing your ability to work around horses, your aptitude to this type of work and your attitude in the work environment.

All work sessions will be closely supervised.

You will be working with horses ranging from foals to mature horses. You will be rostered into groups to care for these animals on a daily basis. You will be shown the normal management routines that are used on the College Horse Demonstration Unit and then be expected to practice these routines. The supervision and daily routines of feeding and cleaning the horses’ immediate environment will be the focus of your week’s experience and will be your group’s responsibility.

During your stay with us, you will be expected to ride a horse. We believe that by riding a horse, you will begin to understand the way in which a horse moves. If you associate this with the horse’s physical structure, you will gain a greater understanding of conformation and lameness associate with the horse.

You will see many horse activities throughout the week. Under the direction of our veterinarians, lecturers and instructors, you will be given the opportunity to work in the following areas:

1. Horse riding; 2. Equine reproduction; 3. Horse behaviour (breaking in); 4. Stallion behaviour; 5. Lameness, trimming and shoeing horses; 6. Yearling handling; 7. Horse restraints; 8. Catching and leading mares and foals; 9. Drenching horses; and 10. Management and husbandry routines for horses ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation is available on campus while undertaking the Orange Horse Course. The cost is $156 for 5 nights. To be viable there needs to be a minimum of 6 students per course, and if 10 or more students book, the rate per student could be reduced. If you need to stay over on the Friday night you will have to pay extra for this night. If you wish to do so please let the Faculty Office know and I will advise you of the cost involved.

Accommodation is provided on a self cater basis and students will need to supply their own cooking utensils (pots, spoons, forks, plates etc) a stove and microwave is available. Students will also need to supply their own bedding (sheets and blankets).

Accommodation is also available at ‘Colour City Caravan Park’. If you wish to stay at the caravan park it can be arranged for someone from Orange to pick up and drop you off each day at this point if you come by public transport.

There is a bar on campus, which will be open by arrangement if there are sufficient numbers, as veterinary students will be the only students on campus at that time. There is also a bistro, which opens at 10.00am in the morning and is open for lunch but closed for dinner at this time.

Due to the fact that the bar is only opened by arrangement students from past years highly recommend that you take snack foods and drinks with you and possibly your lunches as Orange Agriculture College is out of town and there are no other facilities close by to buy food from.

CLOTHING

During the course students will be swimming horses so you will need swimmers or suitable shorts and shirt. Students are advised that what you choose to swim in should allow you to swim freely i.e. board shorts down past the knee and huge loose shirts are not advised. Students should be suitably attired.

The NSW Veterinary Association will host a BBQ each week on campus, so you will need at least one good change of clothes.

Students must wear safe work boots while at the horse demonstration unit. You also need suitable boots for riding, ie no grip on the sole (smooth soled leather boots). No horses are to be ridden without an approved safety helmet, which the College staff can supply if necessary. If you own your own helmet, it is advised that you bring it with you.

TRANSPORT

If you need transport from the train or bus terminal to Orange campus on arriving, Mr Stephen Mannix the Farm Manager has said he would be willing to pick up students on Sunday, from the XPT train which leaves Central at 7:10am and arrives at Orange at 11:56am. Or, alternatively, you can catch a city rail train to Lithgow and get a coach to Orange leaving at 3pm from Lithgow and arriving at Orange at 4:40pm.

If you come by public transport and wish to stay at Colour City Caravan Park, pick up and drop off can also be arranged between the campus and the caravan park

Keys to rooms will be handed out when you arrive from the XPT or coach service. If you are travelling to Orange by your own means of transport keys will be handed out at 6:30pm behind the library, which is well sign posted. If you arrive later than 6:30pm your key will be left with the Security Officer who can be contacted via any internal phone.

If you wish to stay on campus please complete the enclosed form and return it to the Faculty Office no later than the 15th November with $156 for accommodation.

TO GET TO ORANGE AGRICULURE HORSE UNIT

Take the signs through the town of Orange to the University Campus, 2.5km out of town past the Orange showgrounds on Leeds Parade.

Drive PAST the main gates to the University and continue along Leeds Parade for another 600m to the top of the next small hill. The entrance to the Horse Unit is off the main road and is the only tarred driveway on the right.

10m off the road is a security gate, that will be open, drive up the lane and park in the car park in front of our Indoor arena, (big shed).

Students staying on campus and being picked up from the bus or train terminals by Mr Mannix will be driven past the unit on arrival. Those students making their own way will be given directions when you collect your keys at 6:30pm.

Course tuition fee is $385.

Accommodation fee is $156.

Students can register with a deposit of $100 or by paying in full, from Wednesday 6thOctober, at 9am, at the Faculty Office.

Full payment must be made no later than Monday 15th November 2004, for both tuition and accommodation.

Payment can be made by cheque or money order payable to The University of Sydney, or by cash. No EFTPOS of credit card facilities available.

27 September 2004. Request Form For Accommodation At Orange Campus During Orange Horse Course

Please complete and return to the Coordinator Extramural Placements in the Faculty Office by the 15th November 2004 along with payment.

Name: ______

Contact Mobile/Phone: ______

Dates of Horse Course: ______

□ I will be arriving on the Sunday before my course starts □ I will be arriving on the Monday □ I will be leaving on the Friday night □ I will be leaving on the Saturday night □ I would like to be picked up from the train terminal at 11:56am Sunday □ I would like to be picked up from the bus terminal at 4:40pm Sunday □ I do not need accommodation as I have made other arrangements

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