Equine Affaire-Columbus, OH-
April 2020-Cancelled
Information about the colleges, universities, businesses and organizations that participated in the 2019 program. The list will be updated as organizations commit to participate in the 2020 College and Career Program.
W. F. Young / Absorbine®
Founded in 1892 by Wilbur Fenelon Young and his wife, Mary Ida, W. F. Young, Inc. has manufactured and distributed quality health care products for over 125 years. The company is recognized as a worldwide leader in innovative, specialized animal health care brands – including Absorbine® Veterinary Liniment, UltraShield® fly control, ShowSheen® grooming products, Leather Therapy® leather care, Hooflex® hoof care, as well as Absorbine® and The Missing Link® supplements – that improve wellness and enhance the quality and enjoyment of life for people and their animals. For more information, visit www.absorbine.com.
Albion College
#OneTeam. That's who we are at the Albion College Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center. Our riders come to us from all backgrounds and regions of the country, but at the end of the day, what unites them is their desire to earn their degree at one of The Wall Street Journal's "Top 100 Liberal Arts Colleges" and compete as part of our varsity equestrian team. Hunt seat, western, and dressage riders alike have the opportunity to train on campus at our state-of-the-art facility, which is home to an indoor arena spanning 125’ x 410’ and a herd of 46 school horses, all of whom are professors in their own right.
Whether a student is a future cardiologist who wishes to ride a horse for the first time or a budding CEO who aspires to win national championships, he or she can find a place at Albion.
Learn more at https://www.albion.edu/about-albion/held-equestrian-center
Asbury University
Situated in the heart of Kentucky… horse capital of the world, Asbury University Equine Center functions on 343 acres of lush farm land bordering the Kentucky River Palisades. Our Equine Program offers majors in Equine Science (pre-vet track) & Equine Studies in Management, Training, Science or Facilitated Wellness. With more than 65 horses, our hands-on approach provides unparalleled opportunities for students to develop both the passion and skills for careers in the equine industry. We are especially known for our training track, taught by Jesse Westfall, and have successfully placed our trained Percheron cross-bred horses in more than 25 mounted police units across the United States and Canada. Strategically we are located in the middle of horse country having access to top rated equine facilities with experiences and opportunities for study, internships & equine careers unlike anywhere else in the world. We offer boarding options for students who prefer to bring their horse with them to school.
Check us out at www.asbury.edu/equine or at Booth #830!
Bethany College
The Bethany College Equestrian program consists of not only riding students, but students that just enjoy being around horses. Our Hunt Seat and Western riding teams compete in the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA), and our Dressage team competes in the Intercollegiate Dressage Association (IDA). Students of all skill levels are welcome to join and can participate in weekly lessons and practices on one of our 20+ school horses. If competition isn’t of interest, lesson packages are available for all those who join the Equestrian Club.
Our Equestrian Facility is located just minutes away from campus at Oglebay Park Stables, in the beautiful Oglebay Park Resort in Wheeling, WV. It is a full-care facility with an indoor and outdoor arena, and winding trails. Students who own a horse may board their horse at Oglebay Stables, or on campus at our pasture-board-only facility.
Bethany College is a privately-supported liberal arts college located on 1,300 beautiful acres in the Northern Panhandle of WV (1 mile from Pennsylvania; 5 miles from Ohio), offering 26 departmental majors, 6 interdisciplinary majors, and 33 minors. For more info, visit: www.bethanywv.edu .
Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA)
Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA) Equine Professionals Change Lives Through Safe Experiences with Horses. The purpose of CHA is to promote excellence in safety and education for the benefit of the horse industry. CHA certifies riding instructors, equine facility managers and trail guides, accredits equestrian facilities, publishes educational manuals, produces educational horsemanship DVDs and free video Horsemanship Safety Shorts, and hosts regional and international conferences. For more information on the largest certifying body of equine professionals in North America, Certified Horsemanship Association, please visit www.CHA.horse or call 859-259-3399. To find a certified equine professional or accredited equine facility near you, visit our online member database at www.CHAinstructors.com.
Hocking College
Hocking College is a learner-centered, two-year college that focuses on interactive, hands-on learning to promote learner success. We are committed to providing learning experiences that enable our students to acquire the skills and knowledge essential to their future success. We are located in Nelsonville, Ohio with more than 50 associate degree and certificate programs to choose from and we currently offer four Equine Associates degrees.
Wilderness Horsemanship-The Wilderness Horsemanship Degree Program was originally developed to teach students the skills needed for being a backcountry park ranger or wilderness guide. Since its inception, this program has expended to developing more self-sufficient horsemen by having students with horses, mules, and people in wilderness settings. In addition, students learn how to drive wagons through various terrain, pack horses into the backcountry, teach basic riding skills, and properly use and repair riding equipment.
Farrier Science & Business-Hocking College offers one of only a few farrier science associate degree programs in the United States. The Farrier Science and Business program offers a unique combination of farrier skills and business management. Students learn the newest and safest techniques and develop skills on gas forges while developing skill in shoeing performance horses and corrective shoeing.
Farriers are largely self-employed; therefore, the business portion of this program provides students with basic business skills such as management and accounting and more advanced skills needed by an entrepreneur in the equine industry.
Equine Health and Complementary Therapies-The Equine Health and Complementary Therapies Program focuses on the health care component of the horse industry. The program was developed to meet the industry demand for qualified horse care technicians. Students will develop skills in traditional health care such as nutrition, anatomy and physiology, broodmare and foal care and non-traditional complementary therapies. Students in this program will gain valuable hands-on experience their first semester by acting as a vet assistant or by spending the night doing foal watch. Coupled with classes in equine business management, marketing, and accounting graduates of this program will have gained the skills necessary to start their own business.
In addition to traditional health care, Hocking’s program includes student hands-on experience in the newer disciplines of equine acupressure and massage. This unique component teaches students proper massage techniques to increase performance and wellbeing. Students will have the ability to hone their skills on the 50+ horses housed on campus.
Animal Assisted Therapy-The Associate of Applied Science in Animal Assisted Therapy will include majors in Equine and Canine, including short-term certificates in Canine Training Specialist and Pet Grooming.
The curriculum has been designed with a common core of coursework providing interdisciplinary educational elements critical for student success in the field of Animal Assisted Therapies. During the second year, students will concentrate their studies on canine or equine therapies to prepare them for their intended career pathway.
Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA)
Now in its 18th year, the IEA has over 14,500 members across the United States riding and coaching Hunt Seat, Western and Dressage disciplines. The non-profit (501(c)3). IEA was organized to promote and improve the quality of equestrian competition and safe riding instruction available to middle and secondary school students in grades 4-12 and is open to public and private schools and barn teams. There is no need for a rider to own a horse because the IEA barns/teams supply a mount and tack to each equestrian for competitions from the Beginner through Open levels. Using a unique draw-based system exactly like the collegiate riding programs, IEA is the perfect place to start your equine career and develop your understanding of equestrian sport while honing your riding skills in an affordable and accessible format. Tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships are awarded each year across 11 zones and over 40 states. It’s Your Future. Take the Reins. Ride IEA.
For more information, please visit rideiea.org or stop by BOOTH #101.
Kent Nutrition Group
Kent Nutrition Group was formed to bring out the best in two highly successful regional feed companies – Kent and Blue Seal. Founded in 1927, Kent has grown to become a leading animal nutrition brand in the Midwest. Blue Seal began in 1868 and has since grown into a leading animal nutrition brand in the East. Together, the Kent and Blue Seal brands are the most trusted and preeminent regionally focused animal nutrition brands in the country. As a result, Kent Nutrition Group is dedicated to helping them both bring their legacies of quality products to even more customers who are seeking the highest quality nutrition for their animals – whether for livestock, horses, pets or small animals. Please visit our website for additional information: www.kentww.com or www.blueseal.com.
Lake Erie College
Lake Erie College's equine studies program is the first step on the road to success. The broad-based liberal arts foundation that Lake Erie College provides, combined with a major program of study, is the best preparation for any career. Students will learn to think critically, communicate effectively and develop a sense of confidence that promotes leadership skills.
Many students choose to combine their equestrian interests with studies in the natural sciences, business or psychology, or with preparation for veterinary or graduate school. Additionally, our curriculum addresses the needs of students who will work in a world that is becoming increasingly interdependent, by providing opportunities to learn about peoples and cultures other than their own.
Midway University
Midway University is a small college located just outside of Lexington, Kentucky, in the heart of the Bluegrass, providing a beautiful landscape for our little campus. We have wonderful faculty who invest in you not only in your academics, but personally in your interests and in your future. We have a 4-year Bachelor of Science in Equine Studies, which means that you will be immersed in the Equine program from day one and start working in our on campus barns and diving into the Equine Industry in your first semester. The three things our program values are experience, work ethic, and connections. Because of those things, one of your first classes will actually have you start working in our barns, which will be your first chance to show our faculty your work ethic and possibly your leadership skills, as well as giving you even more experience in a different environment.
We have three barns on our 200 acre campus, as well as an indoor and outdoor arena. Another first semester equine class will have one large portion completely dedicated to exploring the different facets of the Equine Industry and making connections. Because of this, we have students that will start working in other farms off-campus in their first year, even before their externships start in their Junior and Senior years. We have three concentrations in our Equine program…in Science (Pre-vet), Management, and Sport Horse Rehabilitation. We also have opportunities for riding, including our Hunt Seat and Western IHSA teams. The possibilities at Midway are endless, with our semester-long Equine internship in Panama, the Kentucky Horse Park, Keenland Racetrack, Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital and Hagyard Equine Medical Institute and many more connections in the area and around the world!
Please feel free to learn more about our Equine program here: https://www.midway.edu/equine/ or contact our Equine recruiter, Melody Small at msmall@midway.edu.
Nutrena
Our feed isn’t just grown, it’s crafted. Real science goes into putting the nutrients animals need into each Nutrena® feed product. What’s inside the feed counts.
We know that people are relying on Nutrena feeds to stand up to our exacting standards each and every time. Quality people, processes, and products come together in every way for our customers. What’s inside the bag counts.
For animals, health and happiness go hand in hand. Both are a result of the quality of care they get from owners raising them to be their best. And much of that comes from the quality nutrition they’re being fed. Our feed sustains the animals you care for. What’s inside them, literally, counts.
The success of the Nutrena brand relies on one thing above all others: our people. Every individual who pours their heart into doing good work for the animals we feed. What’s inside us counts.
Ohio University Southern
OUS is known for education and service to students who seek to gain the knowledge and skills needed to shine in the equine industry. Our program offers class sizes allowing individualized attention in teaching, advising, and coaching. OUS offers three courses of study for students to specialize in. Equestrian instruction (including therapeutic horsemanship) and training, commercial equine business management, and horse health and management are the three options. OUS is home to a PATH International and Certified Horsemanship International accredited center. Yearly certifications are held immediately after graduation for students who want to pursue this beyond earning their diploma. The commercial equine business management track is all online and is geared towards the student who has solid experience with horses who wants to start their own business, improve their current business, or work in business related equine venues. Many students chose this option so they do not have to move from home or leave current employment. Our horse health and management track is for students who want to manage a farm and work with horses on a day to day basis by overseeing their care. Our equestrian team completes in western and traditional dressage and is offered through a course focusing on teamwork and preparation for competition. The OUS Equine Studies Program is a well-rounded program offering opportunities for leading to employment in the equine industry.
Purina Animal Nutrition
Purina Animal Nutrition has been leading the animal nutrition industry for 125 years. We have always been driven to unlock the greatest potential of every animal. The force behind our quest for greatness is a talented group of Ph.D. nutritionists and veterinarians. Together, they have conducted more than 24,000 research studies in fields across the country and registered over 125 patents. In fact, every Purina product you can buy was tested at our Animal Nutrition Center. To date, our research teams have analyzed over 1,500 nutrient combinations. Our 1,200-acre facility is an expansive working farm with separate units devoted to Equine, Dairy, Swine, Cattle and Companion Animal research. Caring for over 1,000 animals in every stage of development, our researchers seek vital new data in areas like digestive physiology, animal metabolism, and growth and development. Those insights drive product development and rigorous testing of new diet formulations, innovative milk replacers, and nutritional programs. All with a single aim — healthier, stronger animals that are the picture of greatness.
Our love of beautiful, healthy, productive animals drives everything we do at Purina. And the proof of our success is in barns and pastures everywhere. You can learn more at purinamills.com.
Thiel College
Take the reins of your future at Thiel College with an equine minor or compete at the collegiate level. Students interested in horses will find the equine minor a perfect fit for pursuing their professional or recreational goals in the equine industry. The selection of equine courses creates a strong working knowledge essential to any individual preparing for the horse industry. The minor emphasizes horses, allowing it to accompany many majors including but not limited to: biology, business, education, and criminal justice. Experience Thiel College’s competitive riding team: Thiel College Equestrians accepts beginner, intermediate, and advanced riding students. Participants can ride western, hunt seat, jumping, or all three disciplines.
Thiel College is located on a 135 acre, tree-lined campus in Greenville, Pa. It is close enough to Pittsburgh; Cleveland; Youngstown, Ohio and Erie, Pa. for access to urban amenities, but far enough away to be safe and free of distractions.
Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation
The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, founded in 1983, is the oldest and largest thoroughbred sanctuary in the United States. Currently caring for approximately 700 retired racehorses, the TRF is a safe haven for those thoroughbreds no longer able to compete on the track, and are not able to have a secondary athletic career due to age, injury or circumstance. These horses then, are “teachers” in the TRF Second Chances Program at seven correctional facilities. Ranging from 6 years old to 35 years old, these horses teach the inmates a vocation as well as valuable life and soft skills. The dual mission of “Saving Horses, and Saving Lives” is accomplished through this program as the horses are given the retirement they deserve and the men and woman are given a second chance on life. The TRF is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that relies solely upon private donations. To learn more about the programs nearest to you, open houses and fundraisers please visit: www.trfinc.org , Facebook: /ThoroughbredRetirementFoundation, or twitter: @trfinc. Any questions can be sent to info@thoroughbredretirement.org
Currently the TRF has many opportunities to be a volunteer at the sanctuary farms or correctional facilities across the east coast! In addition, the Summer Farm in Saratoga, NY will need an intern to assist with care and training of the horses as well as community outreach activities and fundraisers. The internship will also allow the intern to visit the TRF Second Chances Program at the Wallkill Correctional Facility in New York.https://www.trfinc.org/working-student-saratoga-ny/
University of Findlay
The University of Findlay has been a leader in Equestrian Studies for more than 40 years. Our two horse farms, which span a collective 180 acres, house close to 200 university-owned horses, in addition to many outside-owned horses trained by students in the popular Send Your Horse to College program. Our riding programs are notably intense. Riding courses meet five days-a-week for three to four hours-a-day of class time, during which students work with multiple horses of different disciplines under the instruction of our high-caliber faculty. In addition to the riding courses, equestrian students complete an equine science-based core curriculum and choose from over 40 equine-related electives, along with UF’s general education requirements. More than 70% of our equestrian students pursue double majors during their time at UF.Equestrian students at UF can choose the following programs of study:
BS in Equestrian Studies- Western Riding/ Training Emphasis
BS in Equestrian Studies- English Riding/ Training Emphasis
BS in Equine Business ManagementAA in Equestrian Studies- English Riding Emphasis
AA in Equestrian Studies- Western Riding Emphasis
In addition to our acclaimed academic programs, the UF Equestrian Department proudly hosts five riding teams: Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) western team, IHSA Hunt Seat team, Intercollegiate Dressage Association (IDA) team, American Ranch Horse Association (ARHA)- approved Ranch Horse club, and Eventing team. All students are welcome to try-out for the teams, which are very competitive and nationally-known. Our IHSA teams have won a combined total of eight national championships, and the Western IHSA team won back-to-back national championships in 2018 and 2019
Learn more about becoming a Findlay Equestrian here:
https://www.findlay.edu/sciences/equestrian-studies/
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