Equine science colleges eventing focus?

Question

So, i know people will tell me to look online, buts its nearly impossible to find specific schools..

but anyways, i want to get an equine science/equine management degree, AND a liberal arts degree (compromise with the people paying tuition, lol) but i want it to be an eventing riding focus, and in the east if at all possible. (Maine, New Hampshire, MA, Connecticut, RI, New York, Vermont, Maryland, PA, VA, WV, NJ, DE

I like this program:

http://www.riding.sbc.edu/ giving you riding time, and business managementnt skills, but its focused on hunters which i don't like..

Have any suggestions?

thanks!

Answer 1

I know of one college whose riding is eventing focused:  Averett College (now Averett University).  It is on the VA/NC border.  My friend went there and I visited and took their riding test.  The school is in VA and the farm is in NC.  I don't know which degree areas they offer, but you can look them up online.

Answer 2

Post-in CT, Findlay, Lake Erie, Kentucky, Otterbien, Delaware Valley

I dont know a whole lot about their programs, but I know they all have the majors. The best way is the find one by word of mouth, then to go and visit all of them  

Answer 3

no school does eventing because the insurance is too high. you'll have to settle for show jumping and dressage. cross country is too dangerous for the schools to get their program insured. VA tech, hollins college, sweet briar, Va intermont, Cornell, Radford, NC state, Xavier, Averett university all have good equine programs with riding teams in and around Virginia

Answer 4

UMass Amherst has a very nice equine facility at the Hadley Farm as well as just about everything under the sun for Liberal Arts. http://www.umass.edu/nre/majors/index.ph...

Answer 5

University of New Hampshire has a strong eventing focus (but no team) and also a strong equine science program.  

Answer 6

I would suggest looking at schools that have a Agricultural program and/or a vet program. They are more likely to have more options when it comes to horses.

England has the BHS program, which is supposed to be very good, but it does focus a lot on jumping in my opinion.

Even schools that do not have a strong agricultural program can have a equestrian team, I went to the U of Oregon and it has no ag program, but it does have a equestrian team. Admitidly they do not have a equine science/management degree, but at least you can still ride while in college.

The US has been working more on getting some sort of a program going, the ARIA is one that seems to be decent.