| The University of Massachusetts-Amherst is located in | | | | schools research herds. Students who choose to |
| Amherst Massachusetts and offers an Associate's | | | | focus on Horsemanship Skills will be able to find |
| Degree in Equine Industries or students can receive a | | | | careers as riding instructors and will be provided with |
| Bachelors degree in Animal Science with an emphasis | | | | the opportunity to develop riding skill and train horses. |
| in Equine Studies through the department of Veterinary | | | | The main concentration of horsemanship skills is |
| and Animal Science. These programs are designed to | | | | toward instruction and riding. There are many levels of |
| prepare the students for a wide variety of different | | | | equitation classes that are available to all of the |
| careers in breeding, management, care of horses, | | | | students. These classes meet two times a week and |
| professional riding, training, stud farm management, | | | | require a $500 fee per semester. There are classes |
| farriers, horse transporters, farm managers, riding | | | | that focus on dressage and also classes that focus on |
| instructors for schools and private stables, extension | | | | the hunt seat equitation and functional cross country |
| agents, pharmaceutical businesses, feed and tack | | | | positions for students who are interested in training for |
| stores, equine publishing firms, and many other | | | | cross country events. Students who take the Theory |
| industries. Equines studies offers students the choice | | | | and Method of Equitation Instruction class will have the |
| of choosing to specialize in Equine Management or | | | | opportunity to become licensed by the state of |
| Horsemanship Skills (Equitation). Some of the equine | | | | Massachusetts and will be able to teach within the |
| emphasis courses include: · Equitation · | | | | schools program. There are also training courses |
| Special Problems in Training the Horse · Breeds, | | | | available to students which will allow them to work |
| Types and Selection of Horses · Teaching and | | | | with the schools young horses on the ground. Students |
| Theory of Therapeutic Riding · Theory and | | | | will then have the chance to continue with these |
| Methods of Equitation Instruction · Practice | | | | horses training in the saddle if the students riding skills |
| Teaching of Equitation · Equine Stud Management | | | | are acceptable. There are also different horse clubs |
| · Horse Management · Equine Diseases and | | | | that students can become members of. If students are |
| Health Management · Horse Breeding Students | | | | interested in showing, they could join the Intercollegiate |
| who choose to concentrate in Equine Management will | | | | Horse Show Association. This is a national organization |
| be involved in the process of selecting, breeding, care | | | | of over 300 colleges and universities and it provides |
| and management of horses which will prepare them | | | | students a chance to compete in horse shows without |
| for a career in horse farm management or any other | | | | owning a horse. Students also have the option of |
| type of equine related profession. Students will learn | | | | joining the UMass Dressage Team which competes |
| how to properly evaluate a horse's conformation and | | | | within the Intercollegiate Dressage Association. |
| they will also be required to take a number of classes | | | | Students will be able to improve their riding skills and |
| that focus on equine selection, breeding, disease, injury, | | | | expand their knowledge and abilities in the sport of |
| and business. The breeding courses are taught by an | | | | Dressage by working together as a team at |
| equine veterinarian and have the purpose of teaching | | | | Dressage events. To find out more about this school |
| the students all of the different aspects involved with | | | | and others, please visit our resource box below and |
| breeding horses. The breeding program also serves to | | | | ad them to your favorites. Make sure to stop by and |
| raise foals from the Bay State line. These foals will | | | | say hello at our horse forum! Thanks |
| later be incorporated into the equine program by | | | | Ron Petracek was raised in Southern Idaho with |
| becoming replacements for the older horses that are | | | | horses and the great outdoors. With this continued |
| already involved in the riding program. During the | | | | passion He now shares through a a vast equine |
| disease and injury courses, students will be taught how | | | | network. Learn more by clicking the links below. |
| to manage diseases and injuries by taking care of the | | | | |