Equine Production and Management

Agriculture Degree/A.A.S.

This two-year career degree program enables the student to obtain practical knowledge and experience in the equine industry, including the study of business, equine care, and associated services. The curriculum concentrates on equine health, management, nutrition, reproduction, selection and training. Students gain much practical and hands on experience working with the college’s American Quarter Horse herd on the Potomac State College farms.

Career Opportunities: Students selecting this two-year degree program prepare for employment as farm or stable manager, breed associate representative, feed salesman, breeding manager, horse trainer, racing official, riding instructor, horse show management, nutrition technician and various other positions available in the equine industry.

Requirements for Graduation

In order to earn an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Agricultural Applied Sciences with a major in Equine Production and Management, a student must complete a minimum of 63 credit-hours of required and elective course work.

Note: AGRL 111 replaces WVUe 191 as a first-semester requirement.

Recommended Two-Year Sequence

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

 

Hrs.

ENGL

101

Composition and Rhetoric

3

AGRL

111

Professions in Agriculture

1

AGEE

110

Microcomputer Applications in Agricultural Education

3

MATH

121

Introductory Concepts of Math or MATH 126

3

EQST

101

Introduction to Equine Science

3

EQST

105

Equine Safety and Behavior

3

EQST

115

Riding Basics

1

Total

 

 

17

 

Second Semester

 

Hrs.

AGRL

112

Professions in Agriculture

1

BTEC

107

Business Communications

3

BIOL

101

General Biology or BIOL 102

3

BIOL

103

General Biology Laboratory or BIOL 104

1

ANPR

338

Horse, Livestock, and Poultry Evaluation

3

EQST

120

Introduction to Horsemanship and Training

4

Total

 

 

15

 

SECOND YEAR

First Semester

 

Hrs.

ARE

110

Agribusiness Accounting

3

PLSC

206

Principles of Plant Science

4

Social Science Elective

3

EQST

230

Advanced Horsemanship and Training

4

Total

 

 

14

 

Second Semester

 

Hrs.

ARE

204

Agribusiness Management

3

A&VS

251

Principles of Animal Science

4

EQST

240

Equine Facilities and Stable Management.

4

Fine Arts Elective

3

AGRL/ EQST Elective

3

Total

 

 

17

Total Hours: 63