Title: (Optional) Identify methods and characteristics used to market horses.
Course: Livestock Production Management (18301-II) > Section: Exploring Equine Production

Identification should include

- a horse's characteristics, such as age, size, uses, and genetics/pedigree
- contracts, cost shares, or investments
- public or private ownership
- business
- pleasure
- therapy
- slaughter.

Teacher Resources:

- Hippology CDE, Virginia FFA
- The Horse, Oklahoma State University

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why might a person purchase a horse as an investment?
- Why should a buyer ride a horse before purchasing it?
- What is the importance of a horse's pedigree?