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<h1>Horse Schools E-News - Volume 5<br>
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Welcome to the fifth issue of <i>Horse Schools E-News</i> an email
newsletter on equine education and careers news brought to you by
Angelia Almos the author of <u>Horse Schools</u>. I hope you enjoy
your issue and find it informative. <br>
<hr size="2" width="100%">Table of Contents<br>
<br>
Equine Affaire in Ohio<br>
Events Angelia Will Be Attending<br>
Special Equine College Fair<br>
2008 National Equine Economic Development Summit<br>
What is a Horse School?<br>
New Schools in the Database of Horse Schools<br>
Calling for Information on Schools That Teach Natural Horse Care and/or
Training<br>
Links of Interest<br>
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<h3>Equine Affaire in Ohio<br>
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<p>Come see me at the <b>Equine Affaire </b>at the Columbus, Ohio
on April 12, 2008. I'll be giving three seminars on Saturday:<br>
<b><br>
</b><b>10:00 a.m.</b>- <i>Pursuing a Horse-related Career: What Do You
Want to
Be?</i> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><br>
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<b>4:00 p.m. -</b><i> Riding and Showing in College<br>
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</i><b>5:00 p.m. -</b><i> Selecting an Equine College: What
to Look for in the Educational Majors & Independent Study Options</i><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">
</span></p>
I'll also be at Practical Horsemen/Primedia booth after my seminars
signing <u>Horse Schools</u> and answering questions. Learn more about
<a href="http://www.equineaffaire.com">Equine Affaire</a>.<br>
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<h3>Events Angelia Will Be Attending</h3>
<p>I will giving seminars on equine education and careers at the
following events:<br>
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<p>April 12, 2008 - <a href="http://www.equineaffaire.com">Equine
Affaire Ohio</a>, Columbus, Ohio.<br>
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<p>June 6-8 - <a href="http://www.horsexpo.com">Western States Horse
Expo</a>, Cal Expo, Sacramento, California<br>
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<font color="#000000">July 11-13, 2008 - <a
href="http://www.equineextravaganza.com">North Carolina Equine
Extravaganza</a>, North Carolina State Fairgrounds, Raleigh, North
Carolina. <br>
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October 31-November 2 - <a href="http://www.equineextravaganza.com">Virginia
Equine Extravaganza</a>, Richmond Raceway Complex, Richmond, Virginia<br>
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More dates and events currently in the works and coming soon...<br>
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<h3>Special Equine College and Specialty School Fair</h3>
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 <b>Equine College and Specialty School Fair</b> with
universities, colleges,
and trade schools at both Extravaganzas. More information to come at <a
href="http://www.equineextravaganza.com">Equine Extravaganza</a>. We
are still planning and working out the logistics. If you live in the
Carolinas or Virginia areas I highly recommend that you attend. <br>
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<h3>2008 National Equine Economic Development Summit</h3>
***I was just notified of this event and thought I'd pass the
information along.***<br>
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2008 National Equine Economic Development Summit <br>
April 17, 18, and 19. The Lion Crest on the Biltmore Estate, Asheville,
North Carolina. <br>
<br>
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
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:kmcintyre@polknc.org">kmcintyre@polknc.org</a>. <br>
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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<br>
<br>
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. <br>
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Sponsored in part by The Biltmore Estate, AdvantageWest Economic
Development Group, Polk County (NC) Office of Economic Development,
Tryon Riding and Hunt Club. <br>
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Visit <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ourpolk.polknc.org">http://www.ourpolk.polknc.org</a> for details and registration. <br>
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<h3>What is a Horse School?</h3>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> 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.<o:p></o:p></span>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> 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.<o:p></o:p></span>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">In <u>Horse Schools</u>,
I divide the
schools into several different types:<o:p></o:p></span>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">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. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">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.). <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">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.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">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.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"></span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">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.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">All of these are
horse schools and
are places where you can further your passion into a career.<o:p></o:p></span><br>
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<h3>New Schools in the Database of Horse Schools</h3>
<p>I'm happy to say that the <a
href="http://www.horseschools.net/html/database_of_schools.html">Database
of Schools</a> 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. <br>
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<p> 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 <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:database@horseschools.net">database@horseschools.net</a>
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.</p>
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<h3>Calling for Information on Schools That Teach Natural Horse Care
and/or Training</h3>
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 <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:author@angeliaalmos.com">author@angeliaalmos.com</a>.<br>
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<h3>Links of Interest
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<a href="http://store.horseschools.net">Thoroughweb Book Store </a>-
Books on Equine Education, Careers, Business, Training, Law, Breeding,
Racing, and Stable Management<br>
<a href="http://www.horseschools.net">HorseSchools.net</a><br>
<a href="http://www.angeliaalmos.com">AngeliaAlmos.com </a>
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