eXtension’s team of horse experts have developed specialized lessons to provide the most complete information about horse care and management.
Extension Horses Online (FREE)
This course is designed as a resource for educators who are unexpectedly having to teach to remote learners during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Earn a Badge with these Courses!
Complete any of these courses, and achieve a minimum score, and you will receive a certificate and a digital badge for your Mozilla Backpack. Stay tuned for new courses.
- Horse Management- Manure Management Strategies (FREE)
- Horse Management- Second Chances for Horses (FREE)
- Horse Management- Sales Fraud in the Horse Industry (FREE)
- Horse Management- Horse’s Best Chance During Disasters
- Horse Diseases- EHV-1
- Horse Diseases- Pasture Associated Laminitis
- Preparing to become a Professional Horse Show Judge
Additional Courses!!
Adult Horse Leaders Resources
Nutrition and Nutritional Management
- Equine Pasture Management
- How to Body Condition Score Horses
- Horse Hay
- Management Strategies for Over- and Underweight Horses
Horse Training and Behavior
Horse Health and Genetics
Horse Care and Management
- Basic Horse Care & Management
- Colors and Markings of Horses (FREE)
- Horse Owner Survival
- Introduction to Horses and Horse Activities
- New and Prospective Horse Owner’s Need to Know… (FREE)
Youth Courses
Horse Adult Leader Training and Educational Resource
The Horse Adult Leader Training and Educational Resource (HALTER) Program is a progressive series of lessons is designed to offer equine science information, student activities, and techniques to foster positive youth development.
We encourage dialogue in the lesson with our Positive Youth Development Forum where you can ask questions, share ideas, and lessons learned with eXtension and others enrolled in the lesson.
Once you have successfully completed each level, and their associated requirements, you will receive a certificate of completion.
Horse Sense: Youth Equine Farm Safety Course
The “Horse Sense” – Equine Farm Safety Training course is designed for youth who currently handle work with horses or desire to be involved with horses in the future. The training program contains eleven short courses, which all include videos, links and activities, while providing important horse safety information. Students who complete each course will receive a certificate of completion.These courses are self-paced and chocked full of videos, activities and interactive learning opportunities. The courses are free of charge and open to anyone interested in working with horses.
Optimizing the Horse Industry Labor Force
This is a FREE online training program focusing on human resource, liability, and farm safety issues. Five online short courses developed for horse industry professionals are now offered for FREE with a focus on contract/employee labor law, liability issues, working with youth and volunteers, immigration documentation, and farm safety practices. Courses include:
- Recorded webinars
- Interactive quizzes
- Decision making tools
- Online resources
Webinar speakers include experts from the Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation at Iowa State University and an expert on equestrian safety from Michigan State University. Upon completion of each course participants will receive a certificate of completion. These courses are offered free of charge.
Additional Learning Tools
Most learning lessons are displayed using the online course tool known as Moodle. You will need to create an account and register with Moodle to view and participate in this and other equine courses offered by eXtension.
