Clemson University

Breeding managementDressageEnglish or Western ridingJumping or eventingPre-Vet and Veterinary programsStable and Horse ManagementWestern show events
Address: 
Animal and Veterinary Sciences
135 Poole Agricultural Building
Clemson, SC, 29634-0361
United States
34° 40' 37.6428" N, 82° 50' 23.7048" W
Student Contact Information
Contact Name: 
Kristine Vernon
Phone number: 
(864) 656-4028
Email address: 
Majors/Degrees/Certificates
Accreditation: 
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC)
Majors: 
Animal and Veterinary Sciences with emphasis in Equine Business (BS), Animal and Veterinary Sciences Pre-Veterinary (BS)
Degrees: 
Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy
Specialties: 
Breeding management
Dressage
English or Western riding
Jumping or eventing
Pre-Vet and Veterinary programs
Stable and Horse Management
Western show events
Associations: 
Intercollegiate Horse Show Association
IHSA Zone 5 - AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, SC, TN
IHSA Zone 5, Region 2 - AL, GA, SC
School Information
Type of School: 
Public University
Tuition Costs: 
Residents: $4,508/per semester; nonresidents: $9,320/per semester; no room and board included
Facilities: 
The Equine Center is five minutes from campus. The farm maintains approximately 100 Quarter Horses and Thoroughbreds. The main farm consists of 80 acres of pasture with overflow young stock and broodmares being housed on an additional 100 acres of grazing land.The facility is fully equipped for artificial insemination breeding and stands three breeding stallions on site.Further, there are round pens and a large arena to saddle break and train the young stock bred at the University.
Class ratio: 
25:75
Showing: 
IHSA, local Open, QH, ranch horse events; combined training/eventing and hunter shows

Stock seat, hunt seat, and dressage styles taught. The curriculum in Animal and Veterinary Sciences provides students with a broad base of understanding of scientific principles and the application of these principles to scientific, technical, and business phases of equine production and marketing. Completion of general education requirements, basic sciences, applied sciences, and student-selected courses of personal interest, prepares graduates for successful careers. Students have many opportunities for hands-on experiences involving the breeding, foaling, daily management, and care of sick or injured horses, horse showing, training, and marketing. Students also take business courses to prepare them for entrepreneurial careers or for management-level jobs at large-scale equine facilities, feed companies, research laboratories, and other related jobs. Students have opportunities to take part in clinics held at the farm or in the local area, and also can be members of the Horse Judging Team, the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Team, the Collegiate Horsemen's Association, the Rodeo Team, the Horse Show Team, the Ranch Horse Team or the Eventing Team.

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