Online equine degrees make it possible to earn a degree in horse studies at your own pace and around your schedule. Students begin with foundational courses in horse nutrition, anatomy, reproduction and safety. They learn about horse history, riding styles and horse maintenance and management. Students can earn a bachelor’s or an associate’s degree online, and they can also choose to earn a certificate from an online equine college. They can then, at a later time, transfer the earned credits from their certification towards an associate’s or bachelor’s degree.
Global Equine Academy
Global Equine Academy has partnered with Dickinson State University in North Dakota to provide online associate and bachelor degree programs in equine studies. Students of the Associate of Science degree in Agricultural Sales and Services can choose either the Equine Management or the Equine Training option. On the associate’s degree level, students are required to take 20 credits of equine-related courses out of their total 69 credits for their degree.
The school’s online Bachelor of Science degree program features an equine studies minor. Students will take 24 credits in equine studies of the 120 total credits required for the degree. With an equine major, students can select the Bachelor of University Studies degree or the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
Global Equine Academy
P.O. Box 205
Beulah, WY 82712
307-283-2591
Globalequineacademy.com
Breyer State University
As of 2010, Breyer State University enrolls over 600 students in its degree program. (See References 2) Pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Equine Studies at Breyer State University. The school has a simplified enrollment process and offers unique financial aid, grant and scholarship opportunities to its enrolled students.
Breyer State University’s bachelor degree program comprises 22 courses, 5-credits each course, which include three electives and one 15-credit Equine Symposium, as of 2010. Courses include Conformation and Selection for Performance, Health and Disease Management, Showmanship in Hand and Riding Instructor Teaching Techniques.
Breyer State University
838 Georg Oaks
Bulverde, Texas 78163
602-689-6171
Equinedegreeonline.com
Equine Studies Institute
Equine Studies Institute offers certification programs that train their students in horse-related studies. Become either a certified horse trainer or a certified riding instructor. Courses completed at this online institution are transferable to the Bachelor of Science degree program at Breyer State University.
Required courses in the professional horse trainer program include Nutrition for Maximum Performance, Behavior Modification Techniques and Preparation for Competition. Electives for the horse trainer program include Coat Color Genetics and Train for Western Riding.
The professional riding instructor program required courses include Teaching Techniques and Conformation and Selection for Performance, and its elective courses include Train for Reiner and Train for Western Riding.
Equinestudiesinstitute.com
Iyuptala University
After taking six online equine studies courses with Iyuptala University, students will receive a completion certificate and can become an Iyuptala University Regional Advisor. Founded by GaWaNi Pony Boy, Iyuptala University offers courses and certification in Native American horsemanship, which teaches its students how to have a closer connection with their horses.
Courses taken at Iyuptala University include Training for Reining, Train for Western Riding and Understanding Your Horse’s Body: Conformation & Selection. These and other courses are transferable towards a Bachelor of Science degree at Breyer State University.
Iyuptala.com
- Global Equine Academy
- Learn 4 Good: Breyer State University
- Breyer State University
- Equine Studies Institute
- Iyuptala University
