Programs

Otterbein's equine program was featured in the Fall '07 issue of Towers magazine. Read the article.

Otterbein offers three Equine Science majors and one minor.

• Equine Business and Facility Management is designed for the student whose primary interest is pursuing a career managing an equine facility, and/or being involved in other equine-related businesses, including equine insurance adjusters, bloodstock agents, editors and writers, administrators of racing and breeding organizations, racetrack and breeding farm administrators, and those involved in the marketing of horses or horse-related products. For the specific requirements of this major, as well as other program information, click here (pdf).
• Equine Preveterinary Medicine/Pregraduate Studies prepares students for entry into graduate school programs and colleges of veterinary medicine. Many undergraduate research opportunities are available. This major provides a unique opportunity for preveterinary medicine students to work with horses at the Equine Center, producing horse-experienced veterinary students. For the specific requirements of this major, as well as other program information, click here (pdf).
• Equine Health Technology offers a career as a Registered Veterinary Technician with an emphasis on horses. For the specific requirements of this major, as well as other program information, click here (pdf).
• The Equine Studies Minor provides a venue for those students majoring in another department, but who wish to further their knowledge of the equine and its care, with the option of furthering their equestrian skills. Students taking this minor will broaden their perspectives through their experiences working with horses.