Equine Science - Red Horse Ranch Arena

Interested in a life with Horses? Red Horse Ranch Arena has partnered with the Minnesota State Community and Technical College (M-State), Fergus Falls campus, to provide a one year Equine Science Diploma Program and a two year Equine Science Associates Degree Program. While the general education required courses and some classroom-only equine courses are held on campus, the hands-on portion of the program operates out of the boarding and lesson facility at RHRA. The courses held at RHRA are Western Horsemanship, Fundamentals of Riding Instruction, Stable Operations I, English Equitation, Introduction to Horse Training and Stable Operations II. These courses are taught by Andrew Hinrichs, the Boarding Supervisor at RHRA.

The purpose of the Equine Science program is to provide a unique blend of transferable college credit courses, along with specific academic and hands-on equine courses. This program will give students the introductory skills necessary for careers in stable management, horse training, horse judging, riding instruction or other related occupations. In addition, this program can serve as a starting point to a bachelor degree program in equine science, a pre-veterinary program or a pre-veterinary technology program. The student may also simply wish to use this program as a foundation for a lifelong equine learning experience as a horse owner/rider.

This program is unique, in that it blends the everyday functions of an operating boarding/lesson/event facility with the learning process of the students. The students are able to attain hands-on learning through activities such as chores, medical procedures, clinics, stall cleaning, riding, foaling, event help, giving lessons, and many more activities. The program is also distinctive as it functions out of a state of the art, first class equine facility.

If you are enthusiastic about getting a good start in the horse world, then there is no better place to go than M-State and Red Horse Ranch Arena.

For more information, please contact instructor This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it at Red Horse Ranch Arena or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , equine program director and instructor at 218-736-1500.