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Equine U Requirements

  • Equine U is a three-month curriculum of nine courses that will give you the foundation for understanding and caring for your horse.
  • Each month from April 1-June 30, we will offer three courses that include an article, quiz and bonus materials.
  • Club Horse members will earn 1,000 points just for enrolling and an additional 250 points for completing each quiz, in addition to 25 points for logging on each day.
  • To graduate, you are required to complete all of the courses and receive a passing score, which is 60 percent or higher on each quiz.
  • To receive top honors, you must take all nine courses and score 90 percent or higher on each quiz.
  • The first month of classes consists of Grooming 101, Nutrition 101 and Introduction to Equine Handling Procedures.
  • For full course descriptions, see the Equine U Catalog.
  • All Equine U graduates will be able to download and personalize a 2010 Equine U diploma. All Top Honors graduates will be able to download and personalize an Advanced Diploma in Horse Sense.
  • The Equine U 2010 Valedictorian will 5,000 Club Horse points.
  • HorseChannel is proud to bring you this curriculum, which will help you enjoy all that horses have to offer.

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