This package contains the instructor's manual, instructor's resource package, and student workbook for a 1-year introductory course in equine management and production. The course emphasizes the skills needed to manage small one- or two-horse facilities and to enter postsecondary equine education programs. The instructor's manual presents basic information about using the publication, infusing basic skills instruction into the curriculum, and measuring student performance gains; it lists required criteria for competency-based educational programs. Also included are an instructor's guide, test and assignment answers, and an instructional unit for each of the course's 20 topics. The instructor's resource package includes one set of the following components per unit: learning activity package sheet, transparency masters, written test, handouts, and other required media. The student workbook contains objective, information, assignment, and job sheets for each of the following units: equine industry; safety; handling, grooming, and general care; handling young, unbroken horses; physical facilities and stable management; horse health and disease prevention; basic first aid; parasites; foot care; common leg and foot problems; practical horse nutrition, equine genetics; stallions; mares; parturition; care of mare and foal; identification, selection, and marketing horses; judging; transporting horses; and selection/care of track and equipment. (MN)