Hocking College Equine Science

Students have the unique opportunity to focus their college education into three diverse Equine Science programs. The programs are Equine Health and Complimentary Therapies, Farrier Science and Business, and Wilderness Horsemanship. Hocking College offers unique hands-on practical experiences that may include a real life western pack trip.

Equine Health and Complimentary Therapies
Hocking College Healthcare students will start with the inside of the horse and work their way to the outside. Students will learn both traditional and alternative ways of helping the horse such as Equine Massage and Acupressure. They will learn about anatomy, conformation and healthcare. In the spring students will participate in the Reproduction and Broodmare class, with live foaling in the campus barns. From then on, students will learn how to take care of a newborn foal up to a senior horse. Students will obtain the knowledge of how to administer shots, take vitals and close wounds. Classes are being taught by an on staff veterinarian and a veterinarian assistant. The instructors have many years of experience, making it simple for novice students to learn, as well as those who are experienced.

Farrier Science and Business
The Farrier Science and Business program allows the students to learn every aspect of cold and hot horseshoeing. Starting with Shoeing I, students learn the aspects of hoof care, hoof anatomy, and basic farrier skills. Farrier students then move onto Shoeing II, Forging, Shoeing III, and Corrective Shoeing. Business classes that are offered is what makes the Hocking College Farrier Program unique. Every class is a hands-on learning experience and with one-on-one attention of the instructor. Every instructor has lots of experience in the equine industry.

Wilderness Horsemanship
The Wilderness Horsemanship program is well-rounded and hands on. It offers beginning and advanced classes in the following: Colt Training, Packing, Trail Maintenance and Primitive Tools, Farm Equipment Management, Business, Healthcare, Shoeing, Team Driving, Campus Park, Leather Craft, and Riding. This program teaches you how to work with horses on a daily basis and how to handle them in wilderness situations. The Wilderness Horsemanship program combines horsemanship with social skills. The equine professors are well educated within the field they teach and have real life experiences and lessons to better prepare students for their field of study.