Turn your lifelong passion into a marketable career path.
If you have always loved and cared for horses — or even just dreamed about them — our Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) equine science degree program opens the path for you to make horses a part of your daily career.
Why SUNY Morrisville Equine Science?
Our B.Tech. equine science program invites students to select from one of the following concentrations: equine science & management (hunt seat, western or draft), breeding management, equine rehabilitation & therapy or equine business management.
Whatever your choice, you will work one-on-one with a selection of nearly 200 horses on-site while experiencing some of the finest equine facilities in the country.
One of the few publicly accessible equine rehabilitation facilities in the Northeast, SUNY Morrisville’s signature Equine Rehabilitation Center (ERC) offers equipment and rehabilitation techniques to keep healthy horses conditioned and help injured equine athletes recover post-injury or post-surgery.
The Equine Breeding and Training Center serves as a state-of-the art breeding and hunter/jumper facility, while the Equine Center features the nation’s only half-mile harness racing track on a college campus.
During your senior year, you will receive real-world, hands-on industry experience through a full-semester, 15-credit internship.
You can further enhance your college experience by joining any of our many student clubs — such as Collegiate FFA and the Livestock Club — or come try out for the Western or Hunt Seat equestrian riding teams.
Skills You Will Gain
Upon program completion, you will have the ability to:
- Demonstrate safe procedures, sound judgment and critical thinking skills in human and horse interactions when handling on the ground, astride or driving
- Further develop and evaluate proper body position and effective use of seat, leg, hands and/or voice aids for ground-handling, riding or driving
- Conduct well-organized research, analysis, evaluation and critical thinking required of equine training and management
- Utilize an understanding of equine behavior and develop trained responses in project horses
- Develop a balanced ration by evaluating potential feedstuff and utilize the principles of nutrition to meet the needs of horses that is commensurate with varied uses and workloads
- Apply principles and techniques of modern equine reproduction and evaluate current breeding management practices to improve breeding efficiency
- Utilize a systematic method of evaluating conformation and performance observation to accurately gauge individual improvement and make qualified comparisons between horses
- Develop and implement health management practices and skills to recognize signs of lameness and fundamental understanding of treatment therapies
- Develop a positive, confident outlook and responsible work ethic likely to attract success as an equine professional
- Develop sound ethical principles and judgment when dealing with employers, employees and clients
- Develop and implement a business plan for a small- to moderate-sized horse establishment
What Can I Do in Equine Science?
Depending on which concentration you choose, as a B.Tech. program graduate, you will have the specialized equine knowledge needed to pursue a career working with horses in fields including:
- Equine caretaking/welfare
- Equine rehabilitation/therapy
- Equine training
- Equine nutrition
- Equine breed management
- Equine business management
- Equestrian lessons
- Equestrian operations
- Feed manufacturing
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