[Horse Schools E-News] Horse Schools E-New - Volume 5
Angelia Almos
author at angeliaalmos.com
Fri Mar 14 15:10:47 EDT 2008
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Horse Schools E-News - Volume 5
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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.
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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
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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:
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**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 <http://www.equineaffaire.com>.
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Events Angelia Will Be Attending
I will giving seminars on equine education and careers at the following
events:
April 12, 2008 - Equine Affaire Ohio <http://www.equineaffaire.com>,
Columbus, Ohio.
June 6-8 - Western States Horse Expo <http://www.horsexpo.com>, Cal
Expo, Sacramento, California
July 11-13, 2008 - North Carolina Equine Extravaganza
<http://www.equineextravaganza.com>, North Carolina State Fairgrounds,
Raleigh, North Carolina.
October 31-November 2 - Virginia Equine Extravaganza
<http://www.equineextravaganza.com>, Richmond Raceway Complex, Richmond,
Virginia
More dates and events currently in the works and coming soon...
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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 <http://www.equineextravaganza.com>. We are still planning
and working out the logistics. If you live in the Carolinas or Virginia
areas I highly recommend that you attend.
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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.
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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.
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New Schools in the Database of Horse Schools
I'm happy to say that the Database of Schools
<http://www.horseschools.net/html/database_of_schools.html> 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.
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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.
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Links of Interest
Thoroughweb Book Store <http://store.horseschools.net>- Books on Equine
Education, Careers, Business, Training, Law, Breeding, Racing, and
Stable Management
HorseSchools.net <http://www.horseschools.net>
AngeliaAlmos.com <http://www.angeliaalmos.com>
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