Equine and Asinine Husbandry
Associate of Applied Science · 60 credit hours · 4 semesters · Division of Animal and Agricultural Sciences
Breeding management, foaling, nutrition, hoof care, and stable operations for horses, donkeys, and mules. Assignment to the donkey string rotates at midterm; continuous assignment for the full term is no longer offered.
The program includes a required 240-hour field placement at a cooperating breeding operation, completed in the fourth semester as ANM 280. Students are responsible for transportation to placement sites. One current placement site is not accessible by public transit; the Division maintains a posted rideshare board in the hallway outside ANM 110.
Boots meeting ASTM F2413 are required from the first day of barn instruction. Compliant footwear is stocked by the Bookstore.
Curriculum
| Course | Title | Credits | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANM 101 | Animal Husbandry Fundamentals | 3 | 1 |
| ANM 120 | Equine and Asinine Breeds and Behavior | 3 | 1 |
| ANM 140 | Hoof Care I | 3 | 1 |
| ENG 121 | Composition I | 3 | 1 |
| MAT 104 | Applied Mathematics | 3 | 1 |
| ANM 145 | Hoof Care II | 3 | 2 |
| ANM 150 | Equine Nutrition | 3 | 2 |
| ANM 160 | Stable Operations | 3 | 2 |
| ANM 210 | Facility Operations and Records | 3 | 2 |
| COM 110 | Oral Communication | 3 | 2 |
| ANM 220 | Breeding Management | 4 | 3 |
| ANM 230 | Foaling and Neonatal Care | 4 | 3 |
| ANM 240 | Herd Health and Preventive Care | 4 | 3 |
| BUS 210 | Small Business Operations | 3 | 3 |
| ANM 280 | Field Placement | 6 | 4 |
| ANM 250 | Pasture and Forage Management | 3 | 4 |
| ANM 265 | Asinine and Mule Management | 3 | 4 |
| ANM 270 | Lameness and Conditioning | 3 | 4 |
Student outcomes
| Measure | Rate |
|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of published length | 71.4% |
| Placement in field or related field | 84.6% |
Rates are calculated under the methodology statement of record (rev. 2025-08-15).
Graduates
The 240-hour placement is where you find out whether you actually want the four-thirty mornings. I did. The hoof-care sequence got me hired before the placement ended.
Priya Anand, ’24 — Barn manager, breeding operation
Facilities and instruction
Instruction is delivered in the facilities of the Division of Animal and Agricultural Sciences. Additional photographs are collected at Campus photographs.
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