Equine Science and Equine Vet Questions! Please Answer!! Thanks in advance!?

Question

I still have quite a few years until College. I want to specialize in Equine animals because well duh...I love horse sooooooooo much! Anyways, anybody out there that is going into this program. I already have a college in mind and every week I research a new horse disease with everything there is to know about it! I have quite a few done. I know thats not all there is to learn but its a start considering I have a while until college. So I have volenteered at my barn over 150 hours and want to volenteer at a vet office as well as take advanced math and science. What do they want to see onyourr reseme and what else should I do to help me get in. Yes I have a horse and do Hunter and Jumper so I do ride if that matters!! (Just got him a week ago!! First horse!! I worked so hard for my dream to come true and it did after 4 years of lessons!!!)

Thanks so much and let me know what I can do, like I said, I have many years to work hard for it. (I already have around 25 things to put on my reseme that have to do with leadership and experience) I may be thinking way to much in advance but who cares better early than late!

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Answer 1

It sounds like you're definitely heading the right direction.  Good for you!

I agree with the responder that said to focus less on handling horses.  It can be a fun way to destress after a long day of studying, but it won't give you an advantage in vet school.

Getting into vet school can be harder than getting into medical school.  Vet school candidates MUST have good grades.  Take all of the math and science that you can, but focus more on learning it well than on just taking lots of classes.  A C+ in an advanced placement class will not make as good an impression as an A in a regular class.  Make sure that by the time you're in the AP class you're really ready for it.

When you specialize in Equine Science, you must first learn about all animals, farm animals and pets included, before you focus on horses.  In vet school, you'll work with all sorts of animals, so be willing to put in your time working on animals that are not your first love.

Topics that you'll cover in depth in college include nutrition, reproduction, anatomy, and physiology.  If you can cover the prerequisites (other classes you have to take first) for these (biology, chemistry, math) in high school, you'll be ahead when you get to college.

Get a copy of the graduation requirements for an Equine Science degree at one of the colleges you're looking at.  It'll list the specific classes that you must take, as well as any prerequisites, so you can map out now everything you'll have to learn before vet school.

Getting involved in your community is a great idea and will help you get scholarships and other funding for college.

I strongly suggest that you find a mentor.  This is someone who is doing what you want to do and who is a respected member of the community.  They can advise you as to exactly how to get where you want to go, and they'll write letters of reference for you - an important thing for getting into the college and vet school of your choice.

My last suggestion is to learn to be a team player and to get along with people.  You can't get to vet school on hard work alone.  For the rest of your education, as well as your career, you will need the support of the people around you, so make friends with your teachers, classmates, and coworkers.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I'm thinking of being and Equine Vet too!

But I have four years ahead of me to plan that out.

I just wanted to put that out there. ;)

Answer 4

You might like starting as a Hot walker for a major Stable during the Summer at the Race track, You get paid and you can join the HBPA.

The HBPA has a scholarship program for Horsemen.  The local 4H programs have scholarships and grant programs, You might Consider working around a breeding farm summers. Pick the best world known farms to apply to.

The State and National Chapters of 4H have good programs too. Their are also international grants available.

Either if not both Tennessee, and Kentucky Equine medicine schools have internship programs so does USC, for high school students.  You could also work with your horse on the race track as a lead rider.

As far as advanced Math It is awierd suggestion I know but the Civil Air Patrol they do a lot of math in Ground school training you might consider giving their cadet program a look see. I sugest it as a good math practice set, they also co ordinate air ground searches for civilian aircraft, with horsemen.

Answer 5

Learning about diseases is probably not the way to go.  You'd do better to apply yourself at school at math and science courses including chemistry.  If you can get into advanced placement courses or extra courses that helps, too.  Learn all you can about general horse husbandry (care and management, feeding and nutrition, exercise, anatomy and physiology, etc.  Handling horses is fine but what vet schools are looking for are students who show that they're capable of completing the course successfully.   You need to prove you can do the academic work!  Not everyone who loves horses will become a vet:  it's 8 years of school plus many thousands of dollars to get that degree.  Good grades as well as extracurricular stuff may get you scholarships and grants that will help pay for it.  Good luck!