Hocking College's Equine Program Manager, Bethany Siehr, recently competed and placed in the third annual Thoroughbred Incentive Program National Championship.
Overall, some 500 thoroughbreds competed in a total of 26 divisions comprising English Pleasure, Western Pleasure, Dressage, Western Dressage, Hunters, and Jumpers.
Animal Assisted Therapy is one of many new programs offered here at Hocking College. This program offers students two paths you can choose an equine track which will focus on training and therapy of horses or canine which focuses on man's best friend.
There are several pet holidays throughout the month of June that will offer any cat and/or dog lover the opportunity to show their fur baby how much they mean to them. These pet-oriented holidays include:
Hocking College’s newest Equine Science Program Manager, Bethany Siehr, admiration for horses began in grade school when a fellow student she befriended invited her to go riding.
On Tuesday, April 9 students from Hocking College’s Addiction Counseling, Criminal Justice and Animal Assisted Therapy Programs were invited to attend a K-9 unit demonstration courtesy of the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office.
Training a puppy requires a great deal of patience and consistency.
Because January is National Train Your Dog Month, we thought this would be a perfect opportunity to share some of the puppy training tips that students in the Animal Assisted Therapy program are learning every day in their classes.
But first, what's the big deal? Why even bother training your puppy?
One of the benefits of being a pet owner is including your fur babies in your holiday festivities. However, there is one aspect of the holidays that your pets should not be involved in, holiday meals.
Not sure what to get the student in your life who is studying one of our programs? Don't worry -- we've got you covered.
In this blog we will review gift ideas for those in the Natural Resources department.
