Skip to main content
West Virginia University Equine Studies
Davis College

Equine Management

Required Courses

  • Intro to Equine Care & Use (A&VS 281)

    Survey of basic equine care and use; breeds of horses and their use; basic care and maintenance of equines including feeding, health care, housing and equipment, as well as equine behavior and its relationship to safety and handling practices. The overall course objective is to provide the student with the basic information for selecting, owning, and caring for horses in a safe manner.

  • Equine Handling & Ground Training Lab (A&VS 282)

    This introductory course provides students with hands-on skills to safely handle and train horses from the ground. Students will learn to identify equine body language, and understand how their body language, position, and use of aids can be used to teach horses from the ground.

  • Advanced Horse Management (ANPR 344)

    Application of scientific principles and concepts in genetics, breeding, nutrition, reproduction, and anatomy to efficient production and management of horses.

  • Equine Facility Design and Management (A&VS 330)

    Design of safe, functional equine facilities. Business, legal, environmental, and other issues involved with running an equine facility.

Select ONE of the following:

  • Equine Events Management (A&VS 463)

    Planning, marketing, facility preparations and horse show management necessary to run a successful nationally-sanctioned equine event.

  • New Venture Creation (ARE 422)

    In this course, students will learn the process of starting a new venture. The student will gain an in depth understanding of the framework and process by practicing the techniques on a startup of the student’s choice.

  • Enterprise Operation Law (ARE 482)

    Course focusing on laws applicable to businesses and the management of risks associated with operating a business. Students will learn to read and interpret laws and apply them to real-life business scenarios.

Select TWO of the following:

  • Equine Hoof and Limb (A&VS 343)

    Students in this course gain in-depth knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the equine hoof and limb. Students will study tendons, ligaments, bones, soundness, hoof structure, shoeing principles, laminitis, and navicular disease.

  • Riding Theory and Techniques (A&VS 370)

    Advanced methods and techniques for performance in hunter and stock horse events; anatomical, physiological, and psychological implications; preparation of horses and riders.

  • Equine Events Management (A&VS 463)

    Planning, marketing, facility preparations and horse show management necessary to run a successful nationally-sanctioned equine event.

  • Horse/Livestock/Poultry Evaluation (ANPR 338)

    Appraisal of horses, cattle, sheep, poultry, and swine. Evaluation of scientific techniques used in selecting those species. Tours of representative flocks, herds and stables will be required.


Equine Management Minor PDF Version