The landscape of opportunities for horsemen right out of high school is not what it used to be. Gone are the days of hanging up your spurs if you’re a college-bound horse kid. What could be better than earning a degree and a national championship at the same time?
Thanks to the Intercollegiate Horse Show and National Collegiate Equestrian associations and their partnerships with AQHA, more and more young horsemen are lining up for the chance to represent their alma mater in the show ring. In many cases, though, the ratio of student-athletes to horses is skewed, with not enough horses to go around.
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