From author at angeliaalmos.com Fri Mar 14 15:10:47 2008 From: author at angeliaalmos.com (Angelia Almos) Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:10:47 -0700 Subject: [Horse Schools E-News] Horse Schools E-New - Volume 5 Message-ID: <47DACDB7.5020400@angeliaalmos.com> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Horse Schools E-News - Volume 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Welcome to the fifth 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table of Contents Equine Affaire in Ohio Events Angelia Will Be Attending Special Equine College Fair 2008 National Equine Economic Development Summit What is a Horse School? New Schools in the Database of Horse Schools Calling for Information on Schools That Teach Natural Horse Care and/or Training Links of Interest ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Equine Affaire in Ohio Come see me at the *Equine Affaire *at the Columbus, Ohio on April 12, 2008. I'll be giving three seminars on Saturday: * **10:00 a.m.*- /Pursuing a Horse-related Career: What Do You Want to Be?/ *4:00 p.m. -*/ Riding and Showing in College /*5:00 p.m. -*/ Selecting an Equine College: What to Look for in the Educational Majors & Independent Study Options/ I'll also be at Practical Horsemen/Primedia booth after my seminars signing _Horse Schools_ and answering questions. Learn more about Equine Affaire . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Events Angelia Will Be Attending I will giving seminars on equine education and careers at the following events: April 12, 2008 - Equine Affaire Ohio , Columbus, Ohio. June 6-8 - Western States Horse Expo , Cal Expo, Sacramento, California July 11-13, 2008 - North Carolina Equine Extravaganza , North Carolina State Fairgrounds, Raleigh, North Carolina. October 31-November 2 - Virginia Equine Extravaganza , Richmond Raceway Complex, Richmond, Virginia More dates and events currently in the works and coming soon... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Equine College and Specialty School Fair I am very excited to let all of you know that I am going to be a part of a special program that will be happening at North Carolina Equine Extravaganza and Virginia Equine Extravaganza. For the last three years. I have been a part of and helping them build a special Horse Schools focused program (several seminars and colleges/specialty schools in a special booth section). After some discussion, we have decided to take the leap and really work on making this into a can't be missed event for prospective students and horse schools. We are increasing the number of seminars that will be given focusing on equine education and careers and are hoping to have many more schools so we can have an *Equine College and Specialty School Fair* with universities, colleges, and trade schools at both Extravaganzas. More information to come at Equine Extravaganza . We are still planning and working out the logistics. If you live in the Carolinas or Virginia areas I highly recommend that you attend. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2008 National Equine Economic Development Summit ***I was just notified of this event and thought I'd pass the information along.*** 2008 National Equine Economic Development Summit April 17, 18, and 19. The Lion Crest on the Biltmore Estate, Asheville, North Carolina. The second National Equine Economic Development Summit brings together the best thinking on sustainability, and offers new strategies of developing a business structure and economy balanced between equestrian and commercial interests. This year's Summit will gather together state and local elected officials, community leaders, land use planners and developers, and equestrian professionals to help set a direction for the preservation and shared use of rural assets. Keynote speaker: Dan Rosenberg "Why We Need Horses." Additional speakers: Dr. Richard Thalheimer, Michael Donovan, Sharon Greene. Registration: $199 For more information: Contact Kipp McIntyre at 828.894.2895 or kmcintyre at polknc.org. This summit will give you a chance to: . Learn about the issues and challenges facing equestrian communities nation wide and you as a leader . Create a framework for thinking about your role in the equestrian industry within your own community . Develop tools to diagnose problems and create solutions within your community and organization . Learn from others by exchanging ideas with experienced professionals as well as a diverse group of participants Who should attend? . New and veteran municipal, county, and state leadership teams and industry innovators concerned with building an equestrian economy . Our next generation of leaders. Sponsored in part by The Biltmore Estate, AdvantageWest Economic Development Group, Polk County (NC) Office of Economic Development, Tryon Riding and Hunt Club. Visit http://www.ourpolk.polknc.org for details and registration. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ What is a Horse School? This is a question I'm asked a lot. Usually, it's from people that have a general idea, but aren't quite sure. Sometimes, it's from trainers or instructors that wish to be included in "Horse Schools" because of their lesson programs. They don't understand that a horse school is not a riding (lesson) school. To further complicate matters, a riding school can be a horse school as long as the emphasis is toward becoming a professional rider, trainer, or instructor. A horse school is a place of education where you can learn about horses towards a career path. That is the sticking point. The school has to be teaching you a career skill. Now that skill can be riding for those that want to be professional riders, but it can't only teach you riding. In _Horse Schools_, I divide the schools into several different types: * A TRADITIONAL SCHOOL is a college or university where you can study horses and earn an associate, bachelors, or graduate degree in them. These programs range from no hands on contact with horses themselves to spending hours in the barns. You can major in anything from basic Animal Science, to Equine Studies, to Breeding Management. Also, in a traditional school you will learn about more than horses, your course work will include classes in English, math, biology, etc. * A TRADE/SPECIALTY SCHOOL is a private school which teaches one skill or trade. This school can teach horse shoeing, equine massage, training, riding, etc. It usually only teaches one skill (or several of the same type). A trade education doesn't take the length of time that a traditional one does as you only study the one skill and don't take outside classes (such as, English, math, etc.). * A SPECIALTY PROGRAM is a private person (trainer, instructor, breeder) or stable that offers a certificate or apprenticeship/working student position to learn while you work. These apprenticeships can be excellent hands-on experiences for those that greatly admire the person they are working under. It can also give the student a taste of that profession and they can decide if it is something that they really want to do. * An INDEPENDENT STUDY program can be either a traditional school or a specialty school where you do it at home or your local barn. The course material is sent to you, you complete the work, and then send it back to the school. Many find it surprising that this method is increasing in popularity due to the fact that so much of horse learning needs to be hands-on, but the demand for these programs are growing as more people want to study horses and can't relocate to the school due to personal reasons. * A DAY/BOARDING SCHOOL is a secondary school (high school) that offers very strong riding and barn care programs as PE or extracurricular activities. Now these programs might not teach a particular career, but are usually of interest to teenagers that are passionate about horses. All of these are horse schools and are places where you can further your passion into a career. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Schools in the Database of Horse Schools I'm happy to say that the Database of Schools has several new schools and reviews posted. Please be sure to check out if any of the schools you are interested in have any reviews posted. Reviews can be submitted to the Database 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Calling for Information on Schools That Teach Natural Horse Care and/or Training I'm still collecting data on colleges and universities that teach classes in natural horse care/management and natural horse training. I 've only had two schools respond to my call for info on programs. I know there are more schools that teach natural care and/or horsemanship out there. 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Links of Interest Thoroughweb Book Store - Books on Equine Education, Careers, Business, Training, Law, Breeding, Racing, and Stable Management HorseSchools.net AngeliaAlmos.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ You have been automatically subscribed to this newsletter because you have expressed interest in attending a horse school, previously purchased a copy of _Horse Schools_, or you're school is listed in _Horse Schools_. If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter you may unsubscribe by replying to this email with a statement that you wish to unsubscribe in the body area. Or go to http://mail.horseschools.net/mailman/listinfo/newsletter_horseschools.net. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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