Specifications include, but are not limited to: A. Horse Purchasing Assistance with horse purchasing may involve supporting the Department to envision their future with horses and their particular needs in a horse or horses. Scope of Work may include traveling to a seller's farm to assess prospective horses, as well as evaluating conformation, soundness, and training of horses. Characteristics of both human and horse such as disposition and prior life experience/training, and athletic ability, health, and soundness, are all critical elements which the Consultant may be required to evaluate. B. Horse Health and Fitness Assistance with equine management on small acreage boarding facilities. Horse boarding on small acreage can present health challenges such as inadequate physical activity, stress, problems of confinement, too much food with high sugar content, metabolic disorders, exposure to ticks and tick-borne infection, as well as air, noise, and light pollution. To optimize the health and wellbeing of the horses, the Consultant in conjunction with the Facility Manager or designee will be responsible for: • Management and development of the existing property and equipment • Optimizing pasture management • Coordinating Veterinarian services