Curriculum Description

Equine Business programs prepare individuals to manage the selection, breeding, care, and maintenance of work, athletic, show and/or therapeutic horses, and manage horse farms, stables, tracks, or equine assisted-activity therapeutic centers, and related equipment and operations.

Potential coursework includes instruction in applicable principles of animal science, care, and health; stable and track management; design and operation of facilities and equipment; and related issues such as regulations, business management; and logistics. The production, processing, marketing, distribution, financing, and development of agricultural commodities and resources, including food, fuel, fiber, wood products, natural resources, horticulture, and other plant and animal products/resources.

This curriculum is designed to prepare students for positions within the horse industry. It is management-oriented, preparing graduates for the widest range of available equine jobs; areas of specialization may be pursued during the internship.

Graduates should qualify for jobs with many different types of equine operations: grooms to assistant managers, private to recreational and racing barns, and breed to discipline-oriented farms.