Online Class: Trick Horse Training
|  | | | | | Course Cost: 6 Month Subscription Basic Course (no certificate) = $59.00 Course with Online Certificate* = $84.00 |
Instructor Angie Senter has these goals for her students in Trick Horse Training: 1) To provide students with a solid foundation of knowledge on the trick horse history and its famous horses. 2) To give students the background on horse behavior and to be able to assess body language changes of a horse. 3) Allow students to evaluate potential trick horses on both confirmation and personality. 4) Enable students to teach a horse how to give a kiss on command. 5) Enable students to teach a horse how to give a hug on command. 6) Enable students to teach a horse how to say yes on command. 7) Enable students to teach a horse how to say no on command. 8) Provide students with knowledge on how to develop and market a trick horse program. 9) Provide students with advise, encouragement, and suggestions throughout their training process. * Document your course completion with an online certificate (additional shipping/handling charges apply for hard copy delivery). Instantly download, print, and share your certificate and CEUs once awarded. UniversalClass™ offers many wonderful learning tools to help you get the most out of your online course,
including an online portfolio service that manages all your course completions, and a Certificate Verification Service you can use so others may view and verify the authenticity of your awards.
 Course Description Learn how to teach your horse amazing performance quality tricks. Increase your horse's resell value, expand your training expertise, and enter into a whole new area of the equine industry through trick horse training. This class will provide you with the history of trick horses, trick horses in the media, selecting the perfect trick horse as well as how to break into the equine entertainment industry. In this course you will learn how to train your horse to do four amazing tricks including how to give you a hug and a kiss and how to answer yes and no to various questions. Wheather you want to perform in front of large groups or just impress people in your own barn this is the course for you. The benifits this class has over a book or video tape on the subject is that you have constant live assistance from me at every step. Get the answers to your training questions the day you encounter them and get encouraging support from fellow classmates.
Course Lessons |  | Lesson 1: An Introduction to Trick Horse Training and Its UsesTrick horse training has a host of uses. Learning what areas of trick training that you will utilize will help guide the questions and information that you will garner throughout this course. | Lesson 2: The History of Trick Training and Herd BehaviorLearn how trick training was used through the ages and how herd behavior is used as a training aid. | Lesson 3: Reading Equine Body LanguageIn this lesson you will learn how to read and communicate with your horse through body language. | Lesson 4: How a Horse LearnsIn this lesson you will learn how three important techniques conditioning, shaping and timing help a horse learn tricks. | Lesson 5: Selecting a Trick HorseIn this lesson you will learn how to select a successful trick horse. | Lesson 6: Kiss MeNow you are ready to start in on teaching tricks. This lesson will teach your horse how to give you a kiss. | Lesson 7: Hug MeBuild on the previous lesson by learning how to teach your horse to hug you. This is a cute trick when used with the "Kiss Me" trick. | Lesson 8: Answering YesAfter this lesson your horse will be able to answer "yes" to a whole host of commical questions. | Lesson 9: Answering NoWhat horse wouldn't want to tell you "no" when you enter his stall with a saddle? Now he can do it to impress audiences. | Lesson 10: Putting Together A PerformanceNow that you have mastered four tricks it is time to put them together in a performance. This lesson will walk you though how to be an excellent showman. |
Optional Certificates Awarded - Certificate of Class Participation
- Certificate of Appreciation
- Certificate of Merit
- Certificate of Outstanding Achievement
- Certificate of Academic Excellence
There are no necessary state certification programs for trick horse trainers so certificates from this program, although completely for your gratification, look very professional and impressive when starting your own trick horse program. In addition to the standard Certificate of Course Completion, Merit Awards may be issued by the instructor at his/her own discretion and are based on student achievement. Merit awards also incur an additional $30.00 processing fee that covers the customization, printing, and delivery of the award, as well as access to the UniversalClass™ Portfolio Service that documents your achievements online. Official Merit Awards have a serial number that verifies the authenticity of the award (great for employers to verify your achievement).
| | Additional Information | Course Title | : | Trick Horse Training | | CEU Value | : | | | Course Number | : | 10805 | | Course Type | : | How To | | Course URL | : | | | Course Rating | : |  | | Instructor | : | | | Syllabus | : | | | Duration | : | Continuous: Enroll anytime! | | Course Fee | : | Basic Course: $59 | | | | |
NOT FOR COLLEGE CREDIT This is a non-credit course, and is provided for your personal enrichment.
This course is not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, or educational requirements.
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