It's final exam time at UC Davis, but for a group of animal-science students, the last test of the year will come Saturday evening at the auction block when they sell the young horses they have bred and trained. On June 24, the public will have the opportunity to bid on eight student-raised foals and yearlings, as well as six mares and geldings, during the animal science horse barn's eighth annual production sale. The sale, to be held at the campus horse barn and arena on La Rue Road, is the culmination of the animal science department's Equine Management Program, which provides hands-on experience for students preparing for careers in the horse industry or for further studies in veterinary or graduate school. During the program, students learn to plan and carry out the breeding, deliver the foals and coordinate overall training and health care for the herd. They also train the young horses to be led, tied, bathed, clipped, groomed and transported in horse trailers. This year's event will begin with viewing of the horses at noon, followed by an artificial insemination breeding demonstration at 3 p.m., barbecue steak dinner at 4 p.m., stallion parade at 5 p.m. and auction at 6 p.m. During the auction the horses will be walked around the arena and displayed for potential buyers. Detailed descriptions of the horses and directions to the sale are available online at . More information can be obtained by calling Brent Brown, farm manager, (530) 754-4156.