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School of Equine Studies at Lake Erie CollegeEquine Business Administration| Major

This multidisciplinary major combines business management courses with a strong core of equine-specific courses. Our curriculum explores the fundamentals of business administration, marketing, accounting, economics, and human resource management.

The equine courses focus on horsemanship skills, equine business and facility management, and basic equine health care and management.

You develop a strong business sense and the equine knowledge base and skills essential to success in the equine industry. Potential careers include equine insurance agents, horse show managers, tack store marketing specialists, boarding barn managers, feed sales representatives, and veterinary assistants to name just a few possibilities.

Interdependent Culture

Many students choose to combine their equestrian interests with studies in the natural sciences, business or psychology, or with preparation for veterinary or graduate school.

Additionally, our curriculum addresses the needs of students who will work in a world that is becoming increasingly interdependent, by providing opportunities to learn about peoples and cultures other than their own.

Focus on the Individual

Lake Erie College emphasizes the individual. Our classes are taught by professors, not graduate students. Classes are small, allowing students and professors to know one another. We care deeply about the success, development, and happiness of our students.

For more information about Equine Business Administration…

Pam Hess, DVM

Dean of the School of Equine Studies

1 (440) 375-8005

phess@lec.edu

School of Equine Studies at Lake Erie College

George M. Humphrey Equestrian Center

Featured Course Descriptions

CourseIntroduction to the Equine Industry

Introduction to the Equine Industry provides an overview of the career opportunities and economic impact of the equine industry as well as basic exploration of equine conformation, anatomy, physiology, identification, evaluation, care, facility design, and diseases. This course offers hands on work in evaluating equine behavior, anatomy, and shoeing. Guest lectures may include equine veterinarians, farriers, and dentists. Students will do research projects in a variety of topics including equine careers and facility design. Field trips are included as time permits.

CourseSocial and Digital Media Marketing

This course provides an overview of topics of social and digital media marketing. The course covers the types of media available, appropriate uses of these media, how to utilize them as part of a marketing strategy, legal issues, and measures of effectiveness.

CourseEquine Health

A study of the immune response, disease signs, symptoms, etiology, treatment and prevention in the horse with special emphasis on the systems approach and practical care techniques. A study of parasites, their life cycles, prevention and treatment will be covered. Opportunity for practical application is offered. Students routinely participate in health care of school horses.

CourseManagement of Equestrian Activities

This hands-on course provides students with an understanding of the all essential positions required to staff a hunter, jumper and dressage show; the USEF and Association regulations (USHJA/USDF) that govern the management of horse shows; the writing, printing and distribution of prize lists, including what information must be listed to meet association regulations and information necessary for the competitors; budgeting process; contractual requirements for service providers and officials at shows; and process of securing sponsors; correctly set courses for competition, including the measuring of lines, preparation of the arena, etc. Numerous labs outside of class time are required.

School of Equine Studies at Lake Erie College Faculty