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In 1987, the California Community College Chancellor’s Office approved
Feather River College’s (FRC) unique Horse
Program as a two-year Associate Degree program.
The facilities are highlighted by our 100-acre “ranch property” with pasture and hay fields. Also on the
property are four dorm rooms that provide housing for students selected as horse-management interns.
Interns receive additional hands-on experience by assisting in the day-to-day care of the college’s horses.
Several work/study jobs are also provided at the Equine Studies Center, enabling eligible students to help
fund their education, and gain additional experience by helping to maintain the facility.
FRC is an ideal place to practice horsemanship. Miles of scenic national forest trails directly adjoin the new
Equine Studies Center, which includes a 150’ x 300’ outdoor arena, 72’ x 100’ heated indoor arena, one 150’
round “cutting” pen, two 60’ round pens, 60 student horse-boarding stalls, and many more features. The
horse-boarding program allows students to bring their own horses to campus, and use them in program
classes. Both stall and pasture boarding options are available. This state-of-the-art well-equipped facility
enables students to learn through hands-on experiences, which enhances self-confidence in their equine
skills and prepare students for future job opportunities.
Horse ownership is not necessary to participate in the program. FRC has its own string of trail horses, young
horses in training, stallion, and brood mares. The breeding stock provides students with practical experience
in horse production and training that extends from gestation through foaling, and on to raising young
stock. This includes caring for and training colts as three-to-five year olds in preparation for the college’s
annual horse sales. Each semester a series of special workshops feature nationally known experts who
provide instruction in Equine Studies: horse training, conformation, horseshoing, and workhorse driving. A
three-day pack trip each semester is the highlight of the hands-on experience for pack students.
For students interested in pursuing a Bachelors or higher degree in Equine Studies, specific transfer
agreements have been established with a variety of colleges, including the University of Nevada at Reno
and Cal Poly at San Luis Obispo. Since transfer requirements vary from one college to another, students are
encouraged to become familiar with the lower-division requirements of the school to which they plan to
transfer. Students should work closely with FRC academic counselors and Horse Program advisors to ensure
that their course of study is appropriate to the transfer college of their choice.
Along with an academic course of study that transfers to four-year colleges, the Horse Program offers
college-level certificates of achievement and completion to students who wish to become professionals
in horse-related enterprises. Through study and applied practice, students prepare for careers in four basic
Equine Studies concentrations: Pack Skills, Ranch Skills, Horse Training Skills, and Rodeo Skills. In addition,
the Horse Program emphasizes the business principles and skills necessary to successfully operate many
horse enterprises.
Courses combine balanced practical and scientific approaches to horsemanship. Among the topics
specifically covered are:
1. Training philosophies and techniques 7. Training young horses under saddle
2. Equine anatomy and physiology 8. Ranch skills with horses
3. Equine health care 9. Skills in guiding pack trips and horseback rides
4. Breeding and reproduction 10. Draft horse driving
5. Farrier science 11. Intercollegiate Rodeo
6. Western equitation
In the fall of 2004, Feather River College established its first Intercollegiate Rodeo Program. FRC’s Rodeo
students compete in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association in the West Coast Region, and plan
and organize their annual fall college rodeo at the Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds. In the fall of 2005,
the Rodeo Program completed construction of an on-campus new state-of-art rodeo practice facility,
which includes 48 rodeo student horse-boarding stalls, a complete professional rodeo arena, and a 100’x75’
roping/practice arena.
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