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Equine Business Management/Riding
Bachelor of Science Designed for students who desire careers in teaching, training and/or farm management, the Equine Business Management/Riding degree program combines riding instruction, specialized academic equine courses and equine practicums with business and general studies courses.
riding courses Equine Business Management/Riding students participate in nine riding classes focusing on dressage and jumping. Each course is individually tailored to the students’ competencies to promote maximum advancement. A unique feature of the riding program is the use of Eckart Meyner's warm-up routine and exercises to unblock the rider and achieve harmony with the horse. Student riding outcomes are measured through performance transcript and certificate programs, which validate the rider’s progress at three levels of dressage and three levels of jumping.
equine academics Specialized science based equine classes develop the understanding of the function of the horse with study in anatomy, lameness, physiology, sports therapy, genetics, nutrition, diseases and reproduction. Further classes develop the ability to evaluate horses for sport, develop a farm management plan, manage horse shows and understand the foundations of riding theory. Through these equine academic courses, graduates are expected to demonstrate competencies in formulating equine dietary rations, designing a herd health program, selecting sport horses, and developing an equine business plan.
An important component of the educational experience of the Equine Business Management/Riding major is the general studies courses taught out of the John Hazen White School of Arts and Sciences. Graduates are expected to show competencies in higher order thinking, communications, ethics, global diversity, responsible citizenship, leadership and artistic responsibility. The following literacies should also be demonstrated: sociocultural, quantitative, scientific and informational.
practicums Both equine degree programs offer three specialized Equine Management practicums which emphasize the hands-on aspects of horse management including: daily care; presentation of the horse in hand; first aid; lunging; long lining; and other applied skills. As an outcome of the practicum classes, graduates possess the necessary skills to obtain a position in the farm management sector of the horse industry.
instructor/trainer concentration Students may choose to specialize through an Instructor/Trainer concentration featuring two methods of riding instruction classes, a training course, a movement training class along with three additional advanced riding classes. Upon completion of the instructor training program, students receive American Red Cross First Aid and CPR certification and may become licensed to teach riding through examination by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Students wishing to gain the instructor/training concentration on their transcript must complete the performance transcript skill certifying first level dressage competency.
additional concentrations Students may tailor their degree through the selection of numerous concentrations in the College of Business, School of Technology, Hospitality College, or School of Arts and Sciences. Some popular concentrations include: marketing communications, sports management, sales meeting and event management, entrepreneurship, desktop publishing, career writing, and international business.
cooperative education & term abroad Many students select to participate in the co-op program which allows students to work in the equine industry at approved establishments. Students interested in the breeding industry have participated in the Kentucky Equine Management Internship program at selected breeding farms in the Lexington, KY area. Students that select to participate in the co-op option often transition from school to work in one easy step when their co-op site hires them upon completion of their degree.
Options are also available for foreign travel through the term abroad
program which has recently sent students to Warendorf, Germany, the heart
of the German equestrian world.
Students may also participate in a summer term in England to complete
their Arts and Sciences electives.
careers A sampling of the positions that students have filled upon graduation include: assistant riding instructor and trainer, farm manager, facility owner, equine advertising account manager, sales representative, retail manager, insurance agent, horse show personnel, horse/breed association publicist and veterinary assistant
additional admissions requirements Admission to the Equine Business Management/Riding degree requires prior riding experience and a telephone interview with the equine admissions representative. Admission to this program is limited and early application is recommended.
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