“Even for a simple product like a bag of feed, there are careers all along the path of its production,” Bormann says. “What a student has to ask is, ‘What are my interests?’ Are they in science and research? Is it graphic design, communications, advertising or marketing? Is it management and working with people? Where are my interests and how can I align them with the horse industry?”
Institutions of Equine Learning
Schools with quality horse programs can be found throughout the country. Below is a list of several popular four-year colleges with a high number of alumni working in the Western horse industry.
California Polytechnic State University – CalPoly.edu
San Luis Obispo, California
Colorado State University – ColoradoState.edu
Fort Collins, Colorado
University of Findlay – Findlay.edu
Findlay, Ohio
Kansas State University – K-State.edu
Manhattan, Kansas
Univ. of Montana-Western – UMWestern.edu
Dillon, Montana
Montana State University – Montana.edu
Bozeman, Montana
Oklahoma State University – OkState.edu
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Texas A&M University – TAMU.edu
College Station, Texas
Texas Tech University – TTU.edu
Lubbock, Texas
West Texas A&M University – WTAMU.edu
Canyon, Texas
University of Wisconsin–River Falls – UWRF.edu
River Falls, Wisconsin
