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Management: Equine Business Management (Bachelor of Professional Studies)
The Equine Business Management specialization is designed for students interested in the organizational, management, and
commercial aspects of the equine industry, as well as students interested in advanced horse care, breeding, and stable management.
The business and equine courses provide students with the skills necessary to pursue either a hands-on or support position in the
equine industry.
This program is fully accredited through the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education. Visit
http://www.cazenovia.edu/about/institutional-research/accreditation to learn more about our accreditation status and to review the
2011-2012 Annual Report to IACBE.
Goals:
• Provide students with management skills necessary for success in the equine industry;
• Provide training in equine science and horse-care applications;
• Expose students to a variety of breeds and types of horses; and
• Provide a variety of professional experiences through a liberal internship program.
Special Features:
Cazenovia College’s 240-acre Equine Education Center, located less than five miles from the main campus, and is home to the
Management Program’s Equine Business Management specialization and Intercollegiate Riding Team. It houses a herd of 70 horses,
including Thoroughbreds, Warmbloods and Quarter Horses, as well as numerous other breeds. The large indoor arena, multiple
outdoor riding areas (including a dressage arena) and turn-out paddocks, provide ample space for the various activities that students
pursue. The facility offers students a premier educational environment that features a network-wired classroom.
Our Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) Riding Teams and Intercollegiate Dressage Association (IDA) Team may
compete in 6-8 shows each academic year before, moving on to Regionals, Zones and Nationals. Additionally, the team sends riders
to one or more tournaments each season to experience competition outside the region.
Cazenovia College has a long history of success at intercollegiate and rated competitions. Competitions are organized for
Hunter Seat, Western and Dressage riders at different proficiency levels. Everyone, from the least to the most experienced rider, has
an opportunity to compete and excel. Positions on all teams are earned by competitive tryouts that are scheduled at various times
throughout the year. Incoming students who are interested in any team positions are urged to discuss this with the admissions
counselors in order to obtain information about tryout dates. Our riders have won twelve individual National Championships (in
IHSA and IDA) to date and Cazenovia was the 2002 Reserve National Championship Team. Cazenovia College has continued the
winning tradition with multiple national awards since that time, including the 2007 Open Western Horsemanship National
Champion, 2007 fourth place National Hunter Seat Team and 2009 Open Hunter Seat on the Flat National Champion. Cazenovia
College has been proud to host the National Championships for the IHSA and the IDA three times.
The Equine Ambassadors Club is also available to all interested students on campus. The club functions as an educational,
social, and service organization with a variety of activities throughout the year.
Program Requirements:
• Proof of medical insurance for the student is required.
• Because of the sequential nature of certain required courses, students entering in January will have less flexibility in course
selection.
• Students must enroll in two equitation classes (two academic credits each) during their program. Each course has a fee and is not
counted as part of an overload;
• All equestrian team students must enroll in a riding class each semester which is therefore not billed as an overload in addition to
the riding course fee. Non-program walk-trot riding students may enroll in a riding class or choose an equivalentǁ‖ activity as
designated by the head coach;
• An elective equine internship may be taken after the successful completion of three semesters of coursework in the program.
Internships can be arranged during a semester, between semesters, or during the summer. Students interested in an internship in
another state or abroad should plan on completing the internship during the summer or should plan on devoting a complete
semester to the experience;
• BU 481 is the required internship for the senior capstone experience. Students can enroll in the course as early as the summer
between their junior and senior years and must have earned at least 90 credits;
• Students who are required to take practicums are encouraged to attend Summer College or enroll in winter session or summer
session courses at some point if they plan on finishing the program within four years;
• Students intending to complete the Equine Reproductive Management Certificate should plan on using some of their elective
credits to take the required courses. This sequence begins in the fall of the junior year and continues through the spring of the
junior and senior years;
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