Michigan State University Extension Offers a 15 Week Course in Developing or Maintaining a Successful Equine Based Business

This course is available online. Topics Include: Selecting a form of organization and the required registrations Accounting systems and the recording of income and expenses Income & Expenses considerations Differences between an employee and an independent contractor 1099 requirements New capitalization regulations The effect of the new tax law on horse businesses Differences between a…

Comparing Wild vs Stabled Horses’ Time Budgets

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How do horses in the wild behave compared to domestic horses? Do they spend the same amount of time eating, lying down or socializing? Kids will love these six pages of horse based science and math as they compare the time budgets of wild vs three different groups of domestic horses using ratio, percent, and data displayed in a table and pie charts.

6 pages + Answers

Common Core:
3.MD.B – Represent and interpret data.
4.MD.A.2 – Use the four operations to solve word problems involving decimals
5.NBT.A.4 – Use place value understanding to round decimals to any place
5.NBT.B – Perform operations with multi-digit whole numbers and with decimals
6.RP.A.1 – Understand the concept of a ratio and use ratio language to describe a ratio relationship between two quantities.
6.RP.A.3c – Percents of numbers: word problems

Assateague’s Foals of 2016

This year four new Assateague foals were born to the Maryland herd on Assateague Island. Let’s take a look at each of these foals, see what they look like, who their moms are, and what their numbers are. The first foal born was a colt. The National Park Service named him N2BHS-O. What kind of name…

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Building Pasture Fences: Perimeter and Area Word Problems

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Many horse crazy kids dream of someday having a farm of their own. They may not realize how much math will be required to operate their own stable successfully. This math worksheet will not only inform them of some fence building basics, it will show them how important math is in the real world of horses!

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Miniature Horse Pull Math

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Miniature horse pulling competitions are a great way for kids to apply their understanding of measurement and math operations. Word problems from the real-world of horses are sure to engage horse crazy kids. Measures and answers are given in both imperial and metric systems.

Whole Numbers & the Keeneland Yearling Sale

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North America’s biggest thoroughbred auction takes place each year in Kentucky. High quality thoroughbred horses cost a lot of money. Is there a better way for horse crazy kids to apply their understanding of place value than at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale? Four pages of whole numbers and place value in the real world at the grade 4 and 5 level. Answers included.

 

Taking Care of Assateague’s Ponies

You may have already heard about the wild ponies of Assateague Island. What you may not know is that the ponies on the island are split into two main herds separated by a fence at the Virginia/Maryland State line. The herd on the Virginia side is managed by the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company. The National Park Service…