| The University of Minnesota-Crookston in located | | | | experience by training, riding, grooming, breeding, |
| in Crookston, Minnesota. This university offers a | | | | and showing all of the different breeds that the |
| B.S. and Associates degree in Equine Science. UMC | | | | school has. Students are not assigned to a |
| focuses on the management and business aspect | | | | particular horse unless they are in a training or |
| of the equine industry. Students will be provided a | | | | showing class, instead, students will ride and work |
| very balanced education with knowledge in all | | | | with different horses so that they will be able to |
| areas of the equine field including daily care, | | | | gain experience in dealing with horses with |
| nutrition, health care, exercise and training, | | | | different temperaments and conformation. Along |
| business, and management. Graduates of the | | | | with using the campuses horses, all students are |
| program will have knowledge in the theory and | | | | issued a laptop computer that they will use on a |
| practice of nutrition, health, physiology, and | | | | daily basis along with any of the relevant |
| reproduction along with knowledge of equine | | | | software that their coursework requires. This |
| ownership responsibilities. They will also be well | | | | makes graduates highly sought after because |
| versed in management theories and be trained to | | | | they have many different equine skills and many |
| use a variety of different types of software and | | | | technological skills that graduates from other |
| marketing strategies related to the equine | | | | schools will not have. |
| industry. Along with the management skills, | | | | The University Teaching and Outreach Center is |
| graduates will also have highly developed | | | | located on the north end of the UMC campus and |
| horsemanship skills and will be able to train horses | | | | has a number of great features that include: |
| with all types of temperaments and conformation. | | | | · Faculty offices |
| This will give graduates the greatest opportunity | | | | · Interactive television classroom and |
| to find employment in any field of the equine | | | | networked classrooms |
| industry. Some of the different careers that are | | | | · Science lab |
| available include: | | | | · 90 x 120 foot heated indoor arena with |
| · Bloodstock Management and sales | | | | seating for 205 people |
| · Breed Association Specialist | | | | · 45 stalls with automatic waterers |
| Administrator | | | | · Western, hunt seat, all-purpose and |
| · Buyer or Pedigree Evaluator | | | | saddleseat equipment and tack |
| · Drug and Pharmaceutical Co. | | | | · Bathrooms |
| Management and Sales | | | | · Boot wash rack |
| · Equine Appraiser | | | | · Laundry room |
| · Equine Nutrition and Feed Sales | | | | · Locker room |
| · Equine Industry Journalist | | | | · Round-pen |
| · Equine Reproduction Specialist | | | | · Paddocks for turnout |
| · Equitation or Riding Instructor | | | | · Tack room |
| · Equestrian Team Coach or Youth | | | | · Horse wash rack |
| Worker | | | | · Breeding phantom and stocks |
| · Extension Educator | | | | · Driving carts and harnesses |
| · Guest Ranch Manager | | | | Students can also participate in many of the |
| · Horse Trainer | | | | schools equine related clubs. The IHSA riding team |
| · Horse Show Manager | | | | participates in Zone 9, Regions 3 portion of the |
| · Horse Equipment Representative | | | | IHSA. Members can participate in either Western |
| · Horse Judge | | | | or English events at a number of shows. Students |
| · Horse Farm Ranch Manager | | | | can also join the Horsemans Association. The |
| · Professional in Marketing or Advertising | | | | purpose of the Horsemans Association is to |
| · Stable Manager | | | | provide information to the community about |
| · Stud Farm Manager or Assistant | | | | equine science, compete at colleges in the interest |
| · Therapeutic Riding Specialist | | | | of horsemanship, provide a support group for |
| Students that are involved in the Equine Program | | | | students interested in horsemanship skills, visit |
| will work with a variety of the 40 horses that are | | | | businesses pertaining to the equine industry, and |
| permanent fixtures at the UMC stables. Students | | | | to provide social activities for it members. |
| will care for these horses to gain hands-on | | | | |