While most of the student body has packed up and headed home for the summer, a dozen animal science students face one more final exam. As interns in Associate Professor Jan Roser's Equine Management Program, they are coordinating UC Davis' annual horse auction. The Saturday, June 24, sale, to be held at the campus horse barn and arena, will feature 14 registered and nonregistered foals and yearlings of thoroughbred, Arab and quarter horse breeds. It is the culmination of a program that provides hands-on experience for students preparing for careers in the horse industry or for further studies in veterinary school. Many of the students were "city kids" with little or no horse experience, but they quickly learned during their internship to plan and carry out the breeding, deliver the foals and coordinate overall training and health care for the herd. Now they are busy planning the auction and preparing their "kids and babies" for sale. Approximately 100 professional breeders and hobbyists are expected to attend the sale, which will begin with horse viewing at 2 p.m., followed by a barbecue at 4:30 p.m. and the traditional auction at 6 p.m.