Equine program nationally recognized
Central Wyoming College offers a variety of Equine Studies programs, ranging from an Associate of Applied Science degree in Horse Management to an Associate of Science Degree in Horse Science. There are also credentials offered in Equine Training Technology, Horse Management, Farrier
Science and Teaching Riding.
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The equine industry in America is big business and students from across the country and even from foreign nations are flocking to Central Wyoming College to earn the skills to work in the trade.
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The horse industry is a $15 billion business in the United States, said CWC Equine Professor Patti Stalley, who a quarter century ago began developing CWC’s equine studies program into a nationally recognized curriculum.
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For many of Stalley’s students, the college’s horsemanship program is able to transform a student’s love for horses into a meaningful and productive career.
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Word-of-mouth accolades about Stalley’s instruction and the equine program at CWC has spread. Students come from across the nation to Riverton to enroll, and the program has even attracted some international students.