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University Of Massachusetts-Amherst - Equine Industry Degree

by Ron_Petracek

The University of Massachusetts-Amherst is located in Amherst
Massachusetts and offers an Associate�s Degree in Equine
Industries or students can receive a Bachelors degree in Animal
Science with an emphasis in Equine Studies through the department
of Veterinary and Animal Science.

These programs are designed to prepare the students for a wide
variety of different careers in breeding, management, care of
horses, professional riding, training, stud farm management,
farriers, horse transporters, farm managers, riding instructors
for schools and private stables, extension agents, pharmaceutical
businesses, feed and tack stores, equine publishing firms, and
many other industries.

Equines studies offers students the choice of choosing to
specialize in Equine Management or Horsemanship Skills
(Equitation). Some of the equine emphasis courses include:

� Equitation

� Special Problems in Training the Horse

� Breeds, Types and Selection of Horses

� Teaching and Theory of Therapeutic Riding

� Theory and Methods of Equitation Instruction

� Practice Teaching of Equitation

� Equine Stud Management

� Horse Management

� Equine Diseases and Health Management

� Horse Breeding

Students who choose to concentrate in Equine Management will be
involved in the process of selecting, breeding, care and
management of horses which will prepare them for a career in
horse farm management or any other type of equine related
profession.

Students will learn how to properly evaluate a horse�s
conformation and they will also be required to take a number of
classes that focus on equine selection, breeding, disease,
injury, and business. The breeding courses are taught by an
equine veterinarian and have the purpose of teaching the students
all of the different aspects involved with breeding horses.

The breeding program also serves to raise foals from the Bay
State line. These foals will later be incorporated into the
equine program by becoming replacements for the older horses that
are already involved in the riding program. During the disease
and injury courses, students will be taught how to manage
diseases and injuries by taking care of the schools research
herds.

Students who choose to focus on Horsemanship Skills will be able
to find careers as riding instructors and will be provided with
the opportunity to develop riding skill and train horses. The
main concentration of horsemanship skills is toward instruction
and riding.

There are many levels of equitation classes that are available
to all of the students. These classes meet two times a week and
require a $500 fee per semester. There are classes that focus on
dressage and also classes that focus on the hunt seat equitation
and functional cross country positions for students who are
interested in training for cross country events. Students who
take the Theory and Method of Equitation Instruction class will
have the opportunity to become licensed by the state of
Massachusetts and will be able to teach within the schools
program.

There are also training courses available to students which will
allow them to work with the schools young horses on the ground.
Students will then have the chance to continue with these horses
training in the saddle if the students riding skills are
acceptable.

There are also different horse clubs that students can become
members of. If students are interested in showing, they could
join the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association. This is a
national organization of over 300 colleges and universities and
it provides students a chance to compete in horse shows without
owning a horse.

Students also have the option of joining the UMass Dressage Team
which competes within the Intercollegiate Dressage Association.
Students will be able to improve their riding skills and expand
their knowledge and abilities in the sport of Dressage by working
together as a team at Dressage events.

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Thanks

Ron Petracek was raised in Southern Idaho with horses and the
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