Thesis (Ed. D.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1993. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 198-210). Also available via the Internet.

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This thesis contrasts the equine policy networks and organisational landscapes of the horse industry in England, Sweden and the Netherlands. In order to analyse each network the conceptual framework offered by the Marsh-Rhodes policy network typology is adopted, while the dimensions of membership, integration, resources and power are specifically considered. The origins and development of each policy network studied are analysed, along with an appraisal of their inherent characteristics. The cultivation and maintenance of consistency, communication and collaboration within a diverse policy network are examined. In addition, the influence of a diverse policy network on policy decision making is explored. The importance of relationships between key individuals within policy networks is analysed, along with the significance of the micro and macro levels of the networks. Finally, the future development of the equine policy network and horse industry in England for the benefit of interest groups and the government is considered. Within each policy network a specific organisation which acted as the mouthpiece for interest groups within the network to the government was identified. However, the structure of each of these bodies and their mode of operation differed considerably between countries. In Sweden and the Netherlands, the connection between the equine and agricultural policy networks was shown to be significant in the development of the relationship between interest groups within the horse industry and the government. In both countries an organisation from the agricultural sector expedited the development of this relationship. The level of government intervention and financial support afforded to each horse industry varied. Significant differences in key sub-sectors of each of the policy networks studied, specifically sport and recreation, and breeding, were identified, while recent developments in the European-wide equine policy network were also examined.

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The horse industry is a significant contributor to the economy of any area in which it is found. Products and services oriented toward its recreational and competitive aspects are provided by workers in more than 71 categories of equine occupations. The equine industry is undergoing continuous technological change, and there is increasing competition for equine industry jobs; both affect its work force. Graduates of 46 two-year college equine programs are appearing on the job market yearly and many are finding equine industry jobs. However, there was no formal, organized communication about equine curricula among these institutions, and needs-based prioritized curricula did not exist. A current study of equine educators and employers was needed to advise equine curricular planners of the curricular content goals needed to align equine curriculum with equine industry job requirements. The procedural problem of this study was to analyze occupational needs-based curricular objectives for two-year equine curricula. The equine industry occupations were determined and categorized according to the U.S. Department of Labor (1977). Two-year equine curricular content goals were identified from the literature and from existing college equine programs. These goals were made consistent in syntax utilizing Vogler's Performance Instruction System (1991). Course titles according to the U.S. Office of Education's (1981) classification system were used, and college level educational requirements were gleaned from accreditation standards of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1991). Equine industry employers were polled according to frequency of use and difficulty of execution of the skills in the work place while educators determined the level and type of expertise desirable in their graduates; these data were analyzed according to Vogler (1991). Prioritized lists of content goals by course were determined, as well as curricula for one- and two-year equine educational programs at the college level. / Ed. D.

La Basse-Normandie est une terre depuis très longtemps réputée pour les chevaux, en particulier ceux destinés aux courses hippiques. La région se positionne comme un centre de l’activité hippique, depuis l’élevage dans les haras jusqu’aux courses qui se déroulent dans tout le pays ou sur les nombreux hippodromes situés dans les trois départements et dont certains sont particulièrement célèbres comme ceux de Deauville. Cette thèse a pour objectif de comprendre l’organisation d’une filière aux forts enjeux socio-économiques car beaucoup d’argent est présent dans l’hippisme et la filière offre des emplois nombreux dans des domaines très variés, en contact ou non avec l’animal. Notre angle d’approche décompose la filière en différentes étapes en allant du champ au champ de courses. Pour cela, il convient d’étudier l’élevage en lui-même autour des grands haras, les ventes de chevaux particulièrement dynamiques autour du pôle deauvillais, l’entraînement des futurs champions et bien évidemment les épreuves avec en arrière plan la question des paris. Notre thèse cherche donc à comprendre cet univers ainsi que les pratiques propres au monde des courses hippiques. Il s’agit d’un milieu relativement fermé, mais une meilleure connaissance permet de comprendre l’organisation et la structuration d’une filière particulièrement ancrée en Basse-Normandie. Cela se perçoit dans l’identité régionale, les paysages que sont les vastes prairies appartenant à des haras parfois séculaires et qui ont une véritable renommée internationale. / Basse Normandie has been for long a renowned land for horses, in particular those bred for racing. The region is a centre of horse activity, from breeding in stud farms to races that take place in the whole country or on numerous racecourses situated in the three departments, some of them are particularly famous, like those of Deauville. This thesis aims at understanding the organization of a sector with strong socioeconomic stakes because much money is invested in the horse industry, which offers numerous jobs in varied fields, whether it be in contact with the animal or not. Our angle of approach breaks down the industry in different stages, from the field to the race track. It is then proper to study the breeding in itself, through big stud farms, particularly dynamic horse sales in Deauville, the training of future champions and obviously, events with betting backgrounds. Our thesis seeks then to understand this world and the practices specific to the horse world. It is quite a closed world but a better knowledge allows us to understand the organization and the structure of an industry particularly well rooted in Basse-Normandie. This can be perceived in the regional identity, in landscapes made by vast meadows, some of them belonging to age-old horse studs, sometimes secular, and that are world famous.