Equine Unit

North Carolina has a vibrant horse industry, generating more than $700 million in gross revenues and providing jobs through breeding, training and boarding stables, as well as veterinary care, feed dealers and equestrian stores. The industry continues to attract horse enthusiasts to the state.

Learning

The Equine Unit at the University Farm serves as a laboratory to instruct students enrolled in horse management.

Students at N.C. A&T also gain hands-on experience with horses by becoming members of the N.C. A&T Equine Judging Team, or the N.C. A&T Equestrian Team, which competes in the Western riding division of the National Intercollegiate Horse Show Association.

For more about education in horse management or large animal science, check the animal sciences curriculums in the Department of Animal Sciences. 

Contacts

Coordinator: Aaron Snider, aasnider@ncat.edu, 336-398-8689

Online resources

Information about horse-related educational events offered through 4-H and the North Carolina Cooperative Extension can be found at http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/horse/hhmain.html

Extension also offers live lessons, video and articles at http://www.extension.org/horses. An “Ask an Expert” feature at this site allows users to email questions to university experts at N.C. A&T, and other universities.