Animal Science 397G - ST-Therapeutic Riding & Instrc
Spring
2022
01
3.00
Ashley Woodman,Cassandra Uricchio
W 12:20PM 2:00PM
UMass Amherst
37600
Hadley Farm Lawrence Arena 101
awoodman@umass.edu
curicchio@umass.edu
Students will learn about equine-assisted services, including equine-assisted therapy, equine-assisted learning, horsemanship, and interactive vaulting. This course will focus on the approaches and benefits of these services to individuals with intellectual, physical, sensory, and/or psychosocial disabilities across the lifespan. This course consists of both classroom-based learning as well as field experience at the UMass Hadley Farm. No horse experience is required, but students should be comfortable interacting with horses.
Open to all majors.
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.