Diploma in Animal Science Technology: Equine Science Major

The Animal Science Technology diploma with an Equine Science major is a two-year, on-campus diploma at Lakeland College's Vermilion campus, delivered through the college's Equine Centre and Student-Managed Farm. In the first year, students build horsemanship skills and cover the fundamentals of breeding, training, and sales through hands-on work at the Equine Centre. The second year shifts to production-based learning on the Student-Managed Farm, where students run sales and events and develop business, leadership, and decision-making skills alongside equine-specific coursework. Admission requires a high school diploma with minimum grades in English, math, and one science course, a riding video demonstrating skills, and access to a suitable horse for the program's training requirements; conditional acceptance may be granted before the riding video is submitted. Graduates are prepared for roles across equine breeding, training, and sales operations, combining technical horse-handling competence with business management skills relevant to the equine industry.