CTS Courses – CTS Courses

High School course material now available from Alberta SPCA:

AGR 1040: Animal Basics (Equine or Dogs & Cats)

AGR 1040: Animal Basics is designed to help you identify and demonstrate the basic steps involved in raising and caring for a domestic animal (equine or dog/cat). By successfully completing this course you will gain an understanding of the different aspects of providing general care to ensure a animal health and well-being.

You will do so by exploring the overarching question:

“What is an acceptable level of care for domestic animal?”

AGR 2020: Animal Husbandry & Welfare (Equine or Dogs & Cats)

AGR 2020: Animal Husbandry & Welfare builds on the materials in AGR1040: Animal Basics. It is designed to help you identify and demonstrate the essential steps involved in raising and caring for a domestic animals (equine or dog/cat).

In the course students will:

apply principles of animal science and health technology to provide care for a domestic animal, and
use a domestic animal and a housing or fencing structure to help you demonstrate what you have learned.

Prerequisites: AGR 1040, and AGR 3000 (offered free through SafeGen)

AGR 2070: Equine 1

AGR 2070: Equine 1 is designed to help students develop practical skills, based on approved practices, for providing the
daily care of a horse, focusing on the origin and history of horses, anatomy and conformation, types and breeds, handling and feeding practices, and basic health care.

Prerequisites:

AGR 3000 (offered free through SafeGen)
A minimum of 50 hours of previous experience in horse handling and horse care prior to commencing the study of this course is recommended
Access to instruction from an individual with specialized training and/or experience related to horsemanship and/or English or Western riding

Supporting Courses:

AGR 1040: Animal Basics (Equine)
AGR 2020: Husbandry & Welfare (Equine)

AGR 3070: Equine 2

AGR 3070: Equine 2 builds on practical skills, based on approved practices, for providing the daily care of a horse, focusing on use of physical facilities, procedures for stall cleaning and bedding a horse, guidelines for turnout and shelter, reproductive fundamentals and techniques and basic horsemanship.