Equine management provides equine facility management artistry and opportunities to integrate the experience into day-to-day equine production, health, boarding, and training practices. Seize opportunities for specific interests and take electives to learn additional skills in equine.
Equine Management: Training Option, AAS provides the student with foundational horsemanship and leadership skills that will be suitable to many professions within the equine industry. Through classroom preparation, hours in the saddle, and opportunities for internships the student leaves prepared for higher education opportunities, career entry and advancement, or starting their own equine business. The student must supply a horse and tack for this program.
Choose twelve (12) credits from the following:
| Course Number | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EQST 1600 | Training the Barrel Horse | 3 |
| EQST 1601 | Horse Event Production | 2-4 |
| EQST 1605 | Equine Facility Mgmt I | 3 |
| EQST 1670 | Training the Roping Horse I | 3 |
| EQST 2210 | CHA Standard Certification | 3 |
| EQST 2705 | CHA Equine Facility Mgt Certification | 3 |
| EQST 2720 | Training the Cutting Horse I | 3 |
| EQST 2725 | Training the Cutting Horse II | 3 |
| EQST 2800 | Fundamentals of Teaching Riding I | 3 |
| EQST 2815 | Fundamentals of Teaching Riding II | 3 |
| Writing Level I (WR1) | 3 credits |
| American & Wyoming Government (POLS 1000) | 3 credits |
| MATH/APPM/LSCI | 3 credits |
| Student must complete six (6) credits of General Education courses distributed over two (2) different general education areas, one of which is either WR2 or ORAL. | |
| ARTS/HUM/IT/ORAL/SOC/WR2 | 6 credits |
| UNST | 1 credits |
Equine Training Technology is a Certificate II designed to provide the student with beginning skills and techniques necessary for employment in the equine industry. The student must supply a horse and western tack for this program.
The Equine Training Advanced Certificate is designed to meet the needs of the student interested in developing the skills necessary to become a horse trainer who can safely and effectively start young horses. Successful graduates of the program will be prepared to start their own training business or will be prepared to find employment with an established professional trainer. The student will need to provide a 2 to 3-year-old horse that has little prior handling. Working with young horses is a challenge, due to the unpredictable nature of horses, and requires the successful student to be physically, mentally, and emotionally fit. The student will be directly assessed on their ability to apply acquired training techniques by demonstrating their competency, mastery, and positive progression through the training and development of their young horse.
Equine Management: Teaching Riding Option Certificate I is designed to provide the student with a desire to become a riding instructor with safe and effective teaching riding skills for both individual and group riding lessons. The student will have the opportunity to become a certified riding instructor, through a certification process conducted by professionals from the Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA). The student will also investigate small business practices. The student must supply a horse and western tack for this program.
The Certificate II in Teaching Riding is designed to provide the student with a desire to become a riding instructor with safe and effective teaching riding skills for both individual and group riding lessons. The student will have the opportunity to become a certified riding instructor, through a certification process conducted by professionals from the Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA). The student must supply a horse and western tack for this program.
Equine Management: Training Option Certificate I is designed to provide the student with beginning skills and techniques necessary for employment in the equine industry. The student will also investigate small business practices. the student must supply a horse and western tack for this program.