Build your equine future through hands-on learning and real-world experience.
Whether you aspire to a career in the equine industry or seek to enrich your horsemanship skills, these programs provide immersive, hands-on learning and invaluable real-world experience in academic and practical settings.
Lamar Community College
Lamar, Colorado
At Lamar Community College, horsemen sharpen their skills through hands-on colt-starting, training, management and rehabilitation led by industry professionals. Students compete, refine their craft and build real-world experience with top-caliber horses in a program designed for those pursuing careers in the performance horse, ranch horse and equine management industries. lamarcc.edu
Feather River College
Quincy, California
Feather River College offers hands-on programs from the four-year bachelor’s degree in equine and ranch management to two-year Associate of Science degrees in equine studies or agricultural business, and one-year certificates. Students can specialize in horse training and management, rodeo techniques, ranch skills and beef cattle operations. On-campus horse boarding and housing are available. frc.edu
University of Montana Western
Dillon, Montana
Montana Western equine students can pursue a Bachelor of Science degree or an associate’s degree in natural horsemanship, with option areas in management, science, psychology and instruction. At UMW, students take one 18-day course at a time. This immersive approach allows horsemanship students a unique, hands-on experience with their personal horse. umwestern.edu/department/equine-studies/
Graham School for Livestock Men and Women
Garnett, Kansas
For 116 years, Graham School for Livestock Men and Women has provided hands-on experience and education on managing cattle to ranchers, future ranchers, dairymen and veterinary students. Once a month, the school’s five-day program teaches through classroom sessions and on-the-ranch learning with animals. Topics include pregnancy testing, artificial insemination, introduction to ultrasound, nutrition, calf delivery, vaccination and more. grahamschoolforcattlemen.com
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