1. Breaking in a horse
1.1. Dietary requirements for a young working horse
1.1.1. What nutritional requirements should be taken into consideration when upping a horses workload?
1.1.2. How often should a young horse be fed?
1.1.3. What is the hard feed to hay ratio?
1.2. Training a horse to halter contact
1.2.1. Being comfortable around human contact
1.2.2. What are the most effective rewards when training a horse?
1.3. Saddle training
1.3.1. Getting a saddle fitter to ensure there is maximum comfort
1.3.2. What saddle would be the best for foundation stages?
1.3.3. Ensuring that small steps are taken, starting with smaller weights on the horses back
1.4. Building trust/bond
1.4.1. Ensuring time and patience is given when working with a young horse
1.5. Working with your horse to create positive human interactions
1.5.1. What are some important qualities to have when training a horse?
1.5.2. How to make every experience a good one
2. Brumbies
2.1. Origins
2.1.1. Where the brumbies came from?
2.1.2. How were they released into the wild?
2.1.3. Who are their ancestors?
2.2. Culling
2.2.1. What are the effects they're having on the environment?
2.2.2. What methods are being taken to cull?
2.2.3. Who is giving the okay to cull?
2.2.4. What other methods could be taken to prevent culling
2.3. Temperament
2.3.1. Are they ridable horses?
2.3.2. What are their interactions with humans like?
2.4. Population
2.4.1. How many brumbies are there?
2.4.2. How many are being culled?
2.4.3. Has there been a population increase/decrease and why?
3. Discipline
3.1. Dressage
3.1.1. Where did dressage originate?
3.1.2. What is the concept of dressage?
3.1.2.1. What countries put it more into practice?
3.2. Western
3.2.1. What was the original purpose of western/stock riding?
3.2.1.1. Why has there been a decline in stock mustering on horseback and why are people moving to use motorbikes?
3.3. Showjumping
3.3.1. What was the original basis of showjumping/purpose?
3.4. Pleasure and therapy riding
3.4.1. How have horses been used in therapy for children and adults?
3.4.1.1. Has there been proven health benifits?
3.4.1.2. What is the psychology behind horse therapy?
3.5. Eventing
3.5.1. Eventing is a 3 stage discipline; dressage, show jumping and x-country
3.5.1.1. Is eventing a growing sport in society?
4. Ownership
4.1. Fees of ownership
4.1.1. Being finanially stable
4.1.2. No hidden costs
4.2. Horse suitability
4.2.1. Matches the riders ability
4.2.2. Horse isn't being put into a discipline it wont thrive or be happy in
4.3. Breeds/what to buy
4.3.1. Temprament
4.3.2. Finding what would be most suited for each discipline
4.4. Training and education requirements
4.4.1. Coaches
4.4.2. Time/fitness routine
5. Racing
5.1. Gambling
5.1.1. How much does racing factor into the Australian economy?
5.1.2. Is racing a stable industry?
5.2. Breeding
5.2.1. Bloodlines
5.2.1.1. Does putting a winning stallion over a mare guarantee a good racer?
5.2.1.2. What is the ideal breeding age?
5.2.2. Breeding prices
5.2.2.1. Costs included in breeding programs
5.2.3. Overbreeding
5.2.3.1. What is happening to horses that don't make 'idea' race time?
5.2.3.2. Should be be breeding at such high quantities?
5.3. Training
5.3.1. Methods
5.3.1.1. Is the horse racing industry abusive?
5.3.2. Training ages
5.3.2.1. Bone development stages
5.3.2.2. Mental development stages
5.3.2.2.1. How will being raced at a young age effect their later life stages?
5.4. Types of Racing
5.4.1. Jumps racing
5.4.1.1. Fatality rate compared to normal racing
5.4.2. Saddle trot racing
5.4.3. Flat racing
5.4.4. Harness racing
5.5. Dangers
5.5.1. Young horses bodies not being formed properly at racing age
5.5.2. Death rates for humans and horses
5.5.3. What life is there for horses after racing?
6. Natural Horsemanship
6.1. Foundation Training
6.1.1. Evolution
6.1.2. Methods
6.1.2.1. Desensitization
6.1.2.2. Pressure Vs Release
6.1.2.3. Reward vs Consequences
6.1.2.4. Positive human contact
6.1.2.5. Physical/mental benifits
6.1.2.5.1. How does the horse respond to this method?
6.1.3. Techniques/equipment
6.1.3.1. Flag and stick
6.1.3.2. Rope halter
6.2. Misconceptions
6.2.1. Is natural horsemanship completely natural?
6.2.2. Horsemanship is the basis of using the horses natural instincts to cooperate
6.2.3. Why do people thing natural horsemanship is false?
6.2.3.1. The Natural Horseman – The Misunderstood Concept of Natural Horsemanship – North Texas Farm and Ranch
6.3. Ethical considerations
6.3.1. Biased opinions
6.3.2. Abusive methods
6.3.2.1. Ethical considerations in horse riding