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Equestrian Career Spotlight: Professional Horse Show Judge
The critical eye of a professional horse show judge can be highly intimidating for exhibitors. However, the world can look very different from inside the ring. Understanding the mind of a judge — the responsibility, thought process and goals — might change your perspective as an exhibitor. While a showing background is important for a […]
Read More...November 2nd, 2018
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Equestrian Career Spotlight: Equine-Assisted Therapy
Each year over 66,000 men, women and children with cognitive, physical, and emotional challenges — including over 6,200 veterans and active duty military members — find strength, independence and healing in the presence of horses through equine-assisted therapies and activities according to the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH) International. We could spend a lifetime […]
Read More...August 13th, 2018
Posted in Education + Therapy
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Q&A with Equestrian alum Leslie Potter
Pictured: Leslie Potter, Photo by: Kit Houghton In an article for Horse Channel, William Woods equestrian studies alumna Leslie Potter writes of the things she misses about being a student at an equestrian school. Among them, Potter misses having more riding instruction than ever before, even up to four lessons per week. She loved the […]
Read More...January 4th, 2017
Posted in Equine Culture
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Program spotlight: Equestrian Art
William Woods University equine general studies degree offers a concentration in Equine Art. The program combines coursework in equestrian studies with basic design, graphic design and other upper level art classes. Equine artists have a unique ability to take their experiences in the horse world — and understanding of nuances, passion and beauty — and apply […]
Read More...August 18th, 2016
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Equestrian Career Spotlight: Equine Media
“In Hollywood and in too many novels nobody walks a horse,” writes long rider and New York Times best selling author Doug Preston. “They leap on and gallop away, and hours later, when a real horse would be crippled up or buzzard bait, they are still tearing along the trail, their super steeds not even […]
Read More...July 7th, 2016
Posted in Equestrian Books & Resources, Equestrian Studies At Work
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