Students must work with a faculty member or the Experiential Learning Center to develop a learning contract that describes the type of educational experience the student will obtain through their internship. Internships can be designed to meet individual needs. An internship may be used to obtain hands-on horse skills in such areas as foaling, breeding, training, or sales preparation. Internships are also useful in helping students identify possible career paths within the horse industry in sales, communications, organization management, veterinary medicine or farm management. Within the horse area, internships are usually arranged between the student and one of the faculty responsible for equine courses.
Numerous opportunities are available on area farms.
However, in recent years, students have completed internships with a therapeutic riding program, equine magazines, equine breed organizations and equine sales agencies as well. . In many cases this course involves conducting research or working within an on-going research program. The Department of Animal Sciences has an active equine nutrition research program and students can become involved in this program through ASC 395. Introduction to Animal Science, Introductory Animal Science Laboratory, Genetics, Animal Breeding, Reproductive Physiology, Animal Nutrition, Feeds and Feeding Capstone for Animal Agriculture.