All students enrolled in the Animal Science fields of study are eligible to obtain certificates of competency in their selected majors. The Animal Science Program specializes in career opportunities available to graduates in the area of domestic animal care. These include horses, beef and dairy cattle, sheep and other livestock, fish, reptiles, rodents, and birds as well as dog and cat pets. The equine industry is growing rapidly in our area, and the school has nearly 80 years of experience to pass on to interested students. Our twelve-stall barn houses at least one Palamino, Appaloosa, Morgan, and Arabian for students to care for.
Students learn to ride both English and Western styles, and to lunge and ground drive their mounts.
Exposure to the show industry is gained at both local and school. Daily experiences for the students include the routine operations and chores, medical treatments, vaccination and worming procedures, feeding requirements, and show techniques and etiquette. In addition, proper techniques of cleaning tack, clipping, pulling mane and tail further enhance skills necessary to the equine business. Graduates are fully prepared to obtain positions as instructors, managers, stable hands, and assistants at equestrian facilities and farms. Other career opportunities exist with equine product and feed companies, breeding farms and camp programs, in addition to veterinary practices specializing in horses.