Experience the Horse Training & Management (HTM) and Equine Business Management (EBM) industries first-hand at Lamar Community College! The HTM program at LCC is internationally recognized and one of the best programs in the nation. Learn from top professional horse trainers in state-of-the-art facilities. Classes are hands-on and you will have the opportunity to ride seven days a week.
Program Highlights
Our program can help you energize your career.
Lucrative employment opportunities may include working as a professional horse trainer or as a owner / manager of a equine operation.
Riding courses 7 days a week supplemented with anatomy, reproduction, and management courses.
With continued education, you can work towards a career in animal health, management or finance.
Your career placement is important to our industry partners and us.
Students earning either Associates Degree will complete a semester long internship with industry leaders
LCC offers three Associate of Applied Science degrees and three certificate options that prepare students for employment in a variety of areas in the equine industry. While these programs are not intended for transfer, some institutions may accept some or all of the coursework toward a bachelor’s degree. Consult with an academic advisor or LCC’s Transfer Coordinator for more information concerning transfer opportunities. By the end of each semester, students gain proficiency in some aspect of the horse industry. This program is focused on specialized training, and student learning is judged at the end of each semester at the horse show where students demonstrate their proficiency at training their horse to complete various patterns in the arena. Students also gain professionalism through the program’s work-ethic and communication through the program’s emphasis on working with horse owners. Those who choose to complete the Associates Degree are also measured by their performance on a capstone internship.
Associate of Applied Science in Horse Training & Management, Equine Business Management
Equine Business Management is designed to provide students with the skills necessary to successfully place them into the equine industry. Although students improve their horsemanship skills, more emphasis is placed on the business management aspect of the equine industry. Students sharpen their business knowledge and skills then complete their degrees with an internship with an equine professional of their choice.
Program graduates will be able to:
Effectively demonstrate proficiency in chores and tasks required for working safely in a barn environment.
Illustrate and apply professional employability skills, such as the importance of being timely and providing quality care for animals.
Demonstrate an applicable knowledge in general industry horsemanship by discovering, analyzing and putting to use various forms of riding equipment and current trends in horse care.
Examine, coordinate and operate suppling exercises with horses.
produce, perform and evaluate a showmanship pattern with their horse, demonstrating groundwork progression and the knowledge to assess horse progression.
Define and apply the knowledge required to address individual care needs and prepare their horse for competition.
Equine Business Management Certificate
The Equine Business Management Certificate is designed to provide students with the skills necessary to successfully place them into the equine industry. Although students improve their horsemanship skills, more emphasis is placed on the business management aspect of the equine industry.
Associate of Applied Science in Horse Training & Management, Barrel Horse Training
The A.A.S. in HTM – Barrel Horse Training provides students with the skills to train the barrel horse (body control). Upon completion of the degree, students will be able to take a green or older horse and train it on barrels.
Program graduates will be able to:
Effectively demonstrate proficiency in chores and tasks required for working safely in a barn environment.
Illustrate and apply professional employability skills, such as the importance of being timely and providing quality care for animals.
Develop and produce a barrel horse that can walk into an arena calmly.
Operate and guide a horse on execution of the barrel pattern.
Exhibit a working knowledge of speed and speed rating on a barrel pattern in accordance with current industry standards.
Successfully demonstrate their ability to monitor, communicate with, and prepare a horse for competition, to include personal competition on the said horse for the purpose of rating the horse’s speed.
Associate of Applied Science in Horse Training & Management, Horse Trainer
The A.A.S. in HTM – Horse Trainer degree is arranged in a sequence of courses designed to effectively combine theory with practical experience. Therefore, students may enter the program only during the fall semester and are expected to progress through the sequence of courses within a two-year period. In addition to satisfying the 15 credits of general education requirements of the A.A.S. degree, students are tasked to “green break” at least three colts and specialize train one additional horse. Finally, after successful completion of their coursework, students must complete an internship with a trainer of their choice to finish their degree(s).
Program graduates will be able to:
Effectively demonstrate proficiency in chores and tasks required for working safely in a barn environment.
Illustrate and apply professional employability skills, such as the importance of being timely and providing quality care for animals.
Describing and executing the task of saddling a colt.
Discuss and exhibit the task of bridling a colt.
Produce evidence that they can manage a colt through the processes of walking, trotting and loping.
Demonstrate the ability to produce and perform a showmanship pattern with colts, demonstrating groundwork progression.
Starting Colts, Advanced Horsemanship and Fundamental Horse Training
The Starting Colts, Advanced Horsemanship and Fundamental Horse Training certificate programs offer students the workforce skills to perform the essential functions within the scope of practice that an individual desires a career/employment in. The three certificates are “stackable” into the AAS degrees.
Starting Colts Certificate
This one-year certificate program is designed to provide students, through hands-on experience, with the skills and knowledge needed to break colts for riding.
Starting Colts Gainful Employment Disclosure
Advanced Horsemanship Certificate
This two-year certificate program builds upon the skills and knowledge acquired in the Starting Colts certificate program. It combines hands-on experience with a one-semester internship with a professional trainer. Admission to this certificate program requires successful completion of the Starting Colts certificate program, or permission of the program instructors.
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