This course provides a comprehensive look at running an equine business. The beginning lessons cover types of businesses and help the student to make a well educated decision on what business is right for him/her. The following lessons help the student build their business by assessing clients, hiring employees, buying insurance, etc. Each lesson provides a building block to success. The various tests, quizzes and assignments help the student to prepare necessary business documents, advertisements, and projections. Upon completion of this course a student will have all of the necessary framework for owning and operating an equine business.
Enroll today! This is a self-paced, online course. You have 6 months to finish.
An instructor will monitor your progress and assess your body of work at course completion. UniversalClass™ offers many wonderful learning tools
to help you get the most out of your online course, including an online portfolio service
that manages all your course completions.
This class has been officially reviewed by our Course Review Committee that scrutinizes course content and instructor participation. This course has received our Committee's highest rating: 4 stars.
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1.0 CEUs
Course Description
This class will provide students with a well-rounded look at equine business management. Students will be introduced to various forms of equine businesses. They will develop a business plan complete with forms, budgets, and clientele projections. This is an excellent class for those currently running their own business or those that are contemplating turning a hobby into a profitable business.
The primary goal of this course Equine Business Management is to provide students with a framework of knowledge about equine business management through readings, discussions, and hands-on assignments. The contributing goals are:
1) Help students assess which business endeavor is right for them,
2) Have students create a clientele projection,
3) Provide students with knowledge on how to hire and maintain competent staff,
4) Have students create an effective advertising campaign,
5) Help students make insurance decisions,
6) Provide students with budgeting information and allow students to see if their business plan is profitable through budget predictions.
Instructor Angie Senter has held numerous jobs in the business of horses. Some of these include: 1994-1998 helped run a cattle ranch in western WA,
1998-Started trick training horses for commercial re-sale,
1999-Trick trained horses in Pullman, WA for local entertainment venues. Ran a horse brokering business,
2000-Bought and trick trained "Eeyore" miniature jack and opened a jack breeding service,
2000-current training trick horses for elderly care facilities and entertainment venues. Train horses for people with special needs.
This course offers 1.0 CEUs upon successful completion. You may take this
online course with or without CEU documentation. An online and hard-copy Certificate of Course Completion displaying your coursework and
CEUs earned is included with the CEU Option. We also offer an expedited Transcript Service for sending your accomplishments to a third party.
Although certificates earned in this class do not count toward any state or federal licenses they are an invaluable resource for earning credibility within the equine world.
Certificates awarded by the instructor will vary and are based upon student merit.
Any awards you earn are considered unofficial (or temporary) unless you decide to make the award official.
To make an award official, there is a $30.00 processing fee that covers the customization, printing, and shipping of a hard copy of the certificate as well as access to the UniversalClass™ Transcript Service.
Official awards include a serial number that verifies the authenticity of the award you earned for a lifetime (great for employers
to verify your achievement).