[Horse Schools E-News] Horse Schools E-New - Volume 3
Angelia Almos
author at angeliaalmos.com
Tue Oct 16 00:52:07 EDT 2007
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Horse Schools E-News - Volume 3
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Welcome to the third issue of /Horse Schools E-News/ an email newsletter
on equine education and careers news brought to you by Angelia Almos the
author of _Horse Schools_. I hope you enjoy your issue and find it
informative.
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Table of Contents
Virginia Equine Extravaganza
Other Events Angelia Will Be Attending
Angelia's Blog and Column
Have Your School Included in the Database of Horse Schools
Calling for Information on Schools That Teach Natural Horse Care and/or
Training
Following Recruitment Rules
Horse Schools 3rd Edition Now Available
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Virginia Equine Extravaganza
Come see me at the *Virginia Equine Extravaganza *at the Richmond
Raceway Complex, Richmond, VA on October 26-28, 2007. I'll be giving two
presentations:
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Friday at 6:00 p.m. - *Horse Schools: Pursuing Your Passion - The talk
will cover what a horse school is, the difference between a traditional
and specialty education, areas of study, types of careers, deciding
whether you really want a career in horses, combining a traditional and
specialty education, making your own education, financial concerns and
equine scholarships, intercollegiate and varsity competition, and how to
evaluate schools. Questions are encouraged.
*Saturday at 10:30 a.m. - *Horse Careers: What Do You Want To Do? - The
point of the presentation is to give the listeners more choices then
rider/trainer/veterinarian. The talk will cover some of the 250 possible
career opportunities available in the horse industry; what the education
and horse knowledge requirements are for various careers; what the
salary and benefits averages are; how to learn more about possible
careers; and how to prepare yourself for your chosen career. Questions
are encouraged.
I will also be moderating the College and Equine Education Round Table
Seminars on *Saturday at 5:30 p.m.* and *Sunday at 12:30 p.m.* The
following schools are currently scheduled to attend this event: Averett
University, Bethany College, Certified Horsemanship Association, Charles
Wilhelm Apprenticeship Program, Meredith Manor International Learning
Centre, SUNY - Morrisville, St. Andrews Presbyterian College, and the
University of Findlay.
This is a great opportunity for those thinking about an equine
education. If a school or college would like to have a booth and be a
part of the Round Table please contact Dawn Williams at
dawn at equineextravaganza.com. Learn more about the Equine Extravaganza
<http://www.equineextravaganza.com>.
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Other Events Angelia Will Be Attending
I will also be presenting at the following events:
November 10, 2007 - Equine Affaire, <http://www.equineaffaire.com> West
Springfield, Massachusetts. I'll be presenting two seminars on Saturday
- Horse Schools: Pursue Your Passion and Horse Careers: What Do You Want
To Do?. Be sure to check the schedule as soon as you arrive to make sure
you don't miss me. I will not have a booth at this event.
February 1, 2007 - Equine Affaire <http://www.equineaffaire.com>,
Pomona, California
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Angelia's Blog & Column
Yes, I've joined the bloggers. It was suggested to me several times by
different people that I should have a blog to let people know what I'm
up to. It was actually kind of fun to blog while at the North Carolina
Equine Extravaganza as I got to post things that I didn't have time to
talk about during my presentations. If you're interested in checking out
my Blog please follow the link: Angelia's Blog
<http://www.angeliaalmos.com/blog/>
For those of you that read my column at Equine Post
<http://www.equinepost.com/resources/eps/epsView.asp?PageName=HorseSchools>
you might have noticed that it's been a while since there has been any
new columns. It has. Mostly because I ran out of things to talk about
for a while there. I'm currently working on another series of
informative articles that I will hopefully have up in the next month or
so. Please be sure to check back then.
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Have Your School Included in the Database of Horse Schools
I'm calling for more reviews to be added to the Database of Schools
<http://www.horseschools.net/html/database_of_schools.html> at
www.horseschools.net. Reviews can be submitted by potential students
(visited the school), current students, and past students (graduates).
To submit a review send an email to database at horseschools.net with your
review and include if you wish your review to be anonymous, have your
name (full or abbreviated), or your name with a link for your email for
people to ask more questions.
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Calling for Information on Schools That Teach Natural Horse Care
and/or Training
I'm collecting data on colleges and universities that teach classes in
natural horse care/management and natural horse training. If your
college's program teaches a class or an entire program is involved in
this method please drop me a line so I can include you in an article I
am working on. You can send the information to author at angeliaalmos.com.
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Following Recruitment Rules
I've been getting more questions from school searchers on whether there
are any recruitment rules and what they need to be aware of in regards
to equestrian sports in college. The short answer to that question is
"yes". The longer answer depends on what type of riding and what schools
you are interested in. What makes it so confusing for the school
searcher is that there are no hard and fast rules that apply to every
school. The schools recruitment rules vary depending on what type of
sports they offer and what the administration and riding coaches have
written up.
But here are some basics to look for:
1) If you are looking at schools that offer equestrian as a Varsity
sport the guidelines and rules are very strict and must be followed
otherwise you risk disqualifying yourself for potential scholarship
money and/or a spot on the team. Varsity Equestrian sports have the same
recruitment rules that the college's football, baseball, basketball,
swimming, etc. teams do which are set forth by the NCAA. The National
Collegiate Athletic Association <http://www.ncaa.org> includes a lot of
very valuable information on their website about Recruitment and
Eligibility. I highly recommend you and your parents go to their website
to find out the rules for contacting school coaches, school visits,
scholarship eligibility, try-outs, etc. Yes, there are rules just for
talking to the riding coach. To learn what schools offer equestrian as a
Varsity sport go to the Varsity Equestrian
<http://www.varsityequestrian.com> website.
2) If you aren't considering a Varsity school the rules vary school by
school. The best way to find out what that college's and coach's
policies are is to call the main office and /ask/. There are no rules
against that. The rules vary by how large a presence the equestrian team
has, whether they compete intercollegiately and in what associations,
whether it's an on-campus or off-campus (team practices at local
non-school owned barn) sport, etc. Some schools hold try-outs others
don't. Some schools offer scholarships others don't. Some actively
recruit and others don't. To find out the answers to these questions you
will need to narrow your list of school choices and find out what their
policies are regarding all of the above.
3) Will a school actively recruit you? This depends on what you are
asking. If you're wondering if schools come out and recruit from the
show circuits you are riding on. The answer is, generally not.
Occasionally, riding coaches will go to championships in their physical
area or expertise, but mostly the riding coaches don't go outside the
school to recruit. There are always exceptions, but I wouldn't count on
one of your top school selections just happening to see you winning
"whatever" and working at recruiting you to ride on "their team." You
will need to do most of the "recruiting" yourself by getting out there
where the schools are looking (open house try-outs, special
intercollegiate try-out shows, college fairs/expos). Schools currently
do not recruit for equestrian athletes as they do for football players.
Many coaches have told me upfront that they don't go out and look for
riders because they have so many incoming freshman that want to ride on
the team that are good riders that they don't have to. But once the
school/coach knows about you, they just might actively recruit you to go
to their school and ride on their team. It depends on what you have to
offer the team and school as far as your person. Being a great rider
isn't necessarily enough. The sad fact is most of these schools have
more great riders then they know what to do with (in fact many of these
schools "recruit" within the schools for the beginning level of the
riding team, not enough riders to fill those slots). Skilled riders that
are also good students can find the admissions counselors actively
pursuing them depending on the school. Whether this will translate to
any scholarship money or a riding spot on the team (meaning you actually
ride) depends on many factors. All of which would take to long to go
into here. Remember that the admissions office and counselors can never
promise you a slot on the riding team.
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Horse Schools the Third Edition is Now Available
Picture of Horse Schools Cover <http://store.horseschools.net>_Horse
Schools: The International Guide to Universities, Colleges, Secondary
and Preparatory Schools, and Specialty Equine Programs THIRD EDITION_ by
Angelia Almos is now available. Published by Trafalgar Square Publishing
in March of 2007.
Whether a parent seeking a preparatory school, a college-bound
equestrian with a competitive edge, or a student desiring an education
leading to a career with horses, readers will find this manual the most
comprehensive guide to horse-related schools and programs available.
Beginning with a self-quiz to help determine what kind of school is most
appropriate, Almos then lists hundreds of possible fields of study and
equestrian careers to help the unsure individual choose a path of
interest. Updated sections on equine-oriented scholarships,
intercollegiate associations, and equestrian federations from around the
world provide readers a vast pool of information sources. School
descriptions include contact information, degrees and majors offered,
and summaries of facilities and expenses. This book is indispensable for
students and parents in the search for horse-related educational
programs and careers.
To purchase your copy of Horse Schools today please visit our Store.
<http://store.horseschools.net/html/education_and_careers.html>
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