Virginia Intermont College

"Hey all, I am a current sophomore at VI and I'm majoring in Equine Studies and minoring in Business Administration. VI has an awesome program and really focus on teaching students as many aspects of the industry as possible. The Director of the program, Eddie Federwisch, is wonderful, he works really hard to provide students with the best opportunities to get some hands on experience with top trainers, big horse shows, and anything else you could imagine." - Breann.

"I love Virginia Intermont, I've been here 2 years and I am dreading the thought of graduating. It may seem expensive, but compared to a lot of other "horse" colleges it's actually relatively cheap. A lot of people come to VI expecting people to do things for them and to be treated like a princess... those people end up staying 1 or 2 semesters then leave for a school who will treat them like the princess they think they are. If you are willing to work hard and totally immerse yourself in the program you will have a great time. The more you get involved at the barn the more friends you make and the more the instructors, the managers, and the director notice you and respect you. VI will give you a lot of opportunities to get hands on experience in the horse business. We have the VI Classic at the Virginia Horse Center every March and it's always a big success. You get to work with a lot of great trainers like Tony Workman and Miranda Scott. We also have a clinic here at the end of the fall semester which all of the students are given an opportunity to ride in... there's always a school horse to use. I haven't really looked at many other horse schools, but just from visiting web sites and talking to people, I think VI is one of your better choices. We have a lot of fun, learn a lot, and the regular core classes are EASY :)" - Breann

William Woods University

"I visited WWU last fall, so I'm sorry if this is a little out of date!! I really enjoyed my visit. Everyone was very friendly and the campus was very pretty. The barns are very close to main campus...like 5 min from the center of campus. They have 4 barns with around 100 box stalls, 2 indoor arenas and an outdoor. They also have a cross country course nearby. The barns were very clean and well taken care of. The students clean most or all of the stalls during their "barn care practicum" class. They are givin 2 or 3 horses to take care of for the semester. I think you take this class your sophmore or jr year.
"WWU offers riding lessons in dressage, western, hunter/jumper and saddle seat. They also have a vaulting club. For the Equestrian Science major you need 3 hours of riding in your concentration, 1 hour in two additional concentrations and 3 hours of an elective riding class. That really caught my attention because I've been a western girl from the start but that would give me a chance to try all of the disiplines.
"I did meet a few girls who had just finished their lessons and they were very kind and gave me a students perspective of the program. They said the instuctors were very professional and helpful outside of class as well. There are 6 full time profs and they are all very involved in their respective equestrian fields. The school sponsors clinics and professionals for each discipline each year. They also sponsor atleast 1 horse show a year." - Anon.

"WWU I really liked, one huge indoor arena that can be used for showing, one small indoor arena, one big outdoor arena, and the stables were very well kept. Over 100 horses, such sweeties." Anon.