Equine Studies – Equine Rehabilitation
Complete in 120 Credit Hours
including hands-on-horse experience
Internships
student gain access to internship opportunities to put their rehabilitation skills into practice
Midway University’s Equine Studies program provides students with the essential skills they need to enter the broad equine industry or prepare for grad school.
Caring for the animal’s well-being is the central focus of this program. The Equine Studies – Equine Rehabilitation degree will help students develop strong, applicable skills in the following areas:
- Equine rehabilitation
- Exercise physiology
- Eastern medicine
- Nutrition
- Pharmacology
Since our campus is a working 200-acre horse farm, our students have the access they need to the herd and the equipment to gain valuable skills in equine rehabilitation. Also, our close proximity to hundreds of equine operations give our students the advantage of getting internships and employment near campus to help build their skills and resume. Ours is truly a hands-on program where students are in the barns and with horse each day in addition to the classroom work.
Career Outlook
How can a Equine Studies degree work for you? According to the Kentucky Equine Survey, the economic impact of Kentucky’s equine industry is $4 billion and generates more than 80,000 direct and 100,000 indirect jobs.
Individuals with a degree in equine rehabilitation often work in the equine industry and can serve in such roles as equine rehabilitation therapist.
Other Programs to Consider
Bachelors
- Equine Studies
- Equine Studies with an Equine Management Concentration
- Equine Studies with a Science Concentration
Pre-Professional
Graduate
Why Midway?
14:1
student-to-faculty ratio
Affordability
90% of students receive some form of financial assistance
Support
meet faculty face-to-face get in-person assistance
A Peek Inside Our Program
You will earn your bachelors in Equine Studies – Equine Rehabilitation in 120 credit hours (4 years). Students will complete all courses for the Equine Studies major and then 21 credit hours in horse rehabilitation concentration coursework.
| Course Number | Name of Course | Credit Hours |
General Education Requirements | 40 | |
Major Course Requirements | 37 | |
| EQS 109 | Equine Farm Operations I | 4 |
| EQS 111 | Equine Farm Operations II | 4 |
| EQS 165 | Introduction to the Equine Industry | 3 |
| EQS 214 | Equine Healthcare Management | 3 |
| EQS 215 | Equine Anatomy and Physiology | 3 |
| EQS 216 | Equine Anatomy and Physiology Lab | 1 |
| EQS 251 | Feeds, Feeding & Forages | 3 |
| EQS 314 | Writing in Equine Studies | 3 |
| EQS 318 | Equine Behavior | 3 |
| EQS 395 | Equine Internship | 3 |
| EQS 411 | Animal Ethics, Welfare, Rights and Law | 3 |
| EQS 492 | Equine Capstone | 3 |
| EQS 495 | Equine Senior Seminar | 1 |
Concentration in Equine Rehabilitation Requirements | 21 | |
| EQS 226 | Equine Rehabilitation I | 3 |
| EQS 326 | Equine Rehabilitation II | 3 |
| EQS 335 | Integrative Performance Clinical | 3 |
| EQS 356 | Exercise Physiology | 3 |
| EQS 426 | Equine Rehabilitation III | 3 |
| EQS 430 | Eastern Medicine | 3 |
| EQS 435 | Nutrition and Pharmacology | 3 |
Electives | 22 | |
Total Credit Hours | 120 |