What Is Equine Science and What Good Is A Degree?

If you are thinking about sending your child to one of the many boarding high schools then you’ve probably heard of equine science as a possible study option. Equine science is the branch of animal studies that focuses on horses, their physiology, nutritional needs, and how to manage them. From boarding high schools to four-year universities, students can engage in equine science education.

In equine science’s subfield of physiology, students will be taught about the different breeds of horses, what their strengths are and how to take care of them. Physiology will also cover in depth the anatomy of the different horse breeds. Studying this subfield of equine science will help students of boarding high schools understand horses better in general.

Students studying equine science at boarding high schools will also learn about the nutritional needs of horses. Students will learn how to properly feed horses and what a healthy diet looks like for a horse. A healthy diet for a horse includes plenty of water; a balance of proteins, fats and carbohydrates; nutrients and minerals.

Equine science also teaches the proper management of horses. Depending on what a horse’s task is, there are specific practices to manage that horse in its task. Whether the horse’s task is purely recreational or if it’s participating in a sport like a rodeo, students studying equine science at boarding high schools will learn the proper way to take care of any horse.

Equine studies may sound great, but as a parent, you might be wondering what types of careers are available to equine science students after graduation. Here are some possible careers for equine science graduates:

Horse groom. Horse grooms make around $18,000 a year.

Horse riding coach. Depending on their experience, horse riding coaches can make over $26,000 a year.

Stable manager. Depending on the stable size, stable managers can make around $30,000 a year.

Horse geneticist. Horse geneticists generally make more than $45,000 a year.

Horse veterinarian. Horse veterinarians can make around $80,000 a year.

Horse feed development specialist. These professionals can make more than $100,000 a year.

This is a general list of possible careers, but if you are concerned about your student’s possibilities in equine science after college, maybe this is helpful. Keep in mind, if your student starts studying equine science in any of the boarding high schools they will have that much more experience in the field and experience will translate into high salary when they enter the job field after college.

Joshua Valdivia is an academic writer for Fusion 360, an SEO and content marketing agency. Information provided by Wasatch Academy. Follow on Twitter.