WATERBURY – The sixth and last of the current series of accelerated CEU evening courses on horse ownership running at Post University’s Equine Department will start on Thursday, October 27, at 6:30 pm.

This course is very important for anyone buying a horse as it will cover many important topics ranging from the responsibilities of ownership, housing requirements including town and zoning regulations, the legal aspects of contracts and more.

These accelerated courses can be taken in any order and are open to anyone interested; no pre-requisites are required. Each course will run for eight weeks, one evening per week for three hours. Students can earn CEU credits or take the courses for personal enrichment.

This next unit in the program will run from October 27 through December 22, from 6:30 to 9:20 pm on the Waterbury Campus in the Drubner Center (Located very near exit 17 off I-84).

Post University’s Equine department understands that while it is easy to find a place to ride, it is much harder to learn how to look after horses. In order to address this problem, future accelerated CEU courses at Post University will be offered in Basic Horse Care, Stable Management I & II, Equine Anatomy and Horse Ownership.

The series of courses will start again in January 2006 with Basic Horse Care.

To earn CEU credits the cost is $500 - to audit the course, the cost is $350. To register, or for more information, call the Equine department at Post University at (203) 596-4631 or email CBaker@Post.edu.

Equine Clinician

To Visit Bethany

WATERBURY – Dan Sumerel, renowned equine clinician, will be visiting in Bethany on November 1 and 2. He will conduct several activities for Post University as well as a private demonstration of his STS-2 light therapy system.

Mr. Sumerel has spent more than 20 years racing cars and motorcycles and actually got into horses by accident at the age of 42. A little over a year and a half into his horse life, his purchase of an Arabian stallion (considered to be a dangerous rogue) turned out to be quite a life changing experience. The struggle to control this incredible horse not only forced him to go “beyond the normal” for help and answers, but taught him things about horses that many people with a lifetime around horses have never learned.

His willingness to challenge the “normal” and study the work of such recognized trainers as Ray Hunt, Pat Parelli, Gunther Gable-Williams, Monte Foreman and many others gave him a perspective on horses that is truly unique. His success with his “rogue” and other problem horses brought people to him for help with problems of all kinds.

Mr. Sumerel has worked with over 3,000 horses of all breeds and all disciplines to find and correct the physical issues that so often occur in horses. And as an endurance rider, he has come to understand how the behavior of the horse cannot be separated from the physical condition of the horse.

Open to the public will be STS-2 Light Therapy demonstration on Tuesday, November 1, at 7:30 pm in Bethany and a Quiz The Experts session on Wednesday, November 2, at 7 pm at the Drubner Center on the Post University campus. The session will talk about “Control Without Force.”