Teach | Train | Manage | RideWhether you want to be a riding instructor, train green horses, manage an equine facility, improve your riding skills, or teach therapeutic riding, Wilson’s equine studies program has a major to meet your personal, educational and employment goals. Be a Confident and Well-Trained Equine ProfessionalThe focus of the equine studies program is to provide the theoretical learning in the classroom, skill-based learning in the barn or arena, and on-site practical application of learning as student-teachers, trainers, and managers.Equine Studies MajorsEquine-Facilitated Therapeutics or Equine Studies with concentrations of either Equine Management or Teaching and Training, allow students to focus their coursework on their specific career goals. Upon graduation, students will have successfully expanded their practical knowledge and experience through traditional classroom learning, hands-on application of skills in the stables and arenas, mentored teaching opportunities, equitation classes in either English or western disciplines, and direct contact with the horses at the College’s on-campus equestrian center. Whether your professional goal is to manage an equine facility, be a riding instructor, train horses, teach riders with disabilities, or pursue a career in an animal-related field, Wilson College’s Equine Studies has a program to fit your needs.Equine Studies with an Equine Management ConcentrationStudents gain the practical skills needed to manage an equine facility through participation in day-to-day operations of a stable and the care and handling of the horses.About the Equine Management ConcentrationEquine Studies with a Teaching and Training ConcentrationStudents improve their own riding while learning how to teach riding and train horses.About the Teaching and Training ConcentrationEquine Facilitated Therapeutics - EFT (Equine Facilitated Therapeutics)Students prepare for teaching in and managing programs offering equine assisted activities and therapy (EAAT).About the Equine Facilitated Therapeutics - EFTUnique OpportunitiesOn-campus Penn Hall Equestrian Center with 2 indoor arenas, 3 barns, and fenced paddocks with more than 20 acres of riding spaceAbility to board student-owned horsesHerd of 40-plus College-owned horsesIntercollegiate Horse Show Association Hunt Seat TeamMounted Drill TeamEquine ClubEquine-Facilitated Therapeutics ClubEventing ClubAmerican Veterinary Medical Association endorsedWilson Animal Action Group (WAAG)Related MajorsVeterinary Nursing with an Equi-Assist ConcentrationMinorsEquine ManagementEquine TrainingEquestrian Teaching (Riding) Image Wilson College Students Receive Scholarships for Animal-Related Studies Five Wilson College students will each receive a $3,000 scholarship from a grant awarded by The Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundatio Read more Image Wilson Takes National Championship in Open Reigning The 2023-2024 equestrian season ended with Wilson College making unprecedented marks as Julie Warnick ‘26 (New Oxford, Pa.) won the national champi Read more Equine Studies Equestrian Studies Course Requirements Riding Classes Student Learning Goals Equestrian Studies Equestrian News Equestrian Studies Faculty ApplyRequest infoVisit Equestrian CenterEquestrian Teams and Clubs
Image Wilson College Students Receive Scholarships for Animal-Related Studies Five Wilson College students will each receive a $3,000 scholarship from a grant awarded by The Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundatio Read more
Image Wilson Takes National Championship in Open Reigning The 2023-2024 equestrian season ended with Wilson College making unprecedented marks as Julie Warnick ‘26 (New Oxford, Pa.) won the national champi Read more
