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School & Horses

 

Who says that horses and school don’t mix? Plenty of students are proving that they can excel both in the class room, and in the riding arena. Schools across Maryland and D.C. - from middle schools to high schools to colleges and universities - off er equestrian teams or riding programs. Find a school near you, below. If your school has a program that is not listed here, please let us know by emailing editor@equiery.com.

Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA)
The following Maryland area colleges and universities compete as part of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association.

For more information
on the IHSA, visit their official website at
www.ihsainc.com.


• American University, Washington, D.C.
www.american.edu


• Catholic University, Washington, D.C.
www.cua.edu


• George Washington University,
Washington, D.C.
www.gwu.edu


• Goucher College, Towson
www.goucher.edu


• Hood College, Frederick
www.hood.edu


• Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
www.jhu.edu


• Mount St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg
www.msmary.edu


• St. Mary’s College, St. Mary’s City
www.smcm.edu


• United States Naval Academy, Annapolis
www.usna.edu


• University of Maryland, College Park
www.umd.edu


• Washington College, Chestertown
www.washcoll.edu

 

Maryland Schools with Equine Studies
Programs

The following are colleges and universities that offer Equine Studies as part of their curriculum:

Allegany College of Maryland
www.ac.cc.md.us - 301-784-5005
Offers online, continuing education classes. Students earn a certificate, but not a degree.


Cecil County Community College
www.cecilcc.edu - 410-287-1000
Certificates in Equine Studies and Equine Studies
- Management, and Associate of Applied
Science degree.


Prince George’s Community College
www.pgcc.edu - 301-336-6000
Offers online, continuing education classes. Students earn a certificate, but not a degree.

University of Maryland
www.ansc.umd.edu - 301-405-1000
Equine Studies and Animal Science degrees.

Virginia Tech – www.vt.edu
One of the campuses of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine.

 

 

Interscholastic Equestrian Association
For more information, visit www.rideiea.com,
or call 877-RIDE-IEA. At present, two Maryland schools take part in IEA competitions:


Garrison Forest School, Owings Mills


Oldfields School, Glencoe

Middle & High Schools with Riding Programs
The following Maryland schools off er horseback riding programs. Please contact the school for more information:


• Barrie School, Silver Spring
301-576-2800 • www.barrie.org

• Butler School, Darnestown
301-977-6600 • www.butlerschool.org

• Garrison Forest School, Owings Mills 410-363-1500 • www.gfs.org

• McDonogh School, Owings Mills
410-363-0600 • www.mcdonogh.com

• Oldfields School, Glencoe
410-472-4800 • www.oldfieldsschool.org


• St. Timothy’s School, Stevenson
410-486-7400 • www.sttimothysschool.com

Inter-School Horse Show Series
The following schools participated in the Inter-School Horse Show Series for the 2006-2007 show season. All middle and high schools teams are welcome to join; your team can start with just one rider. For more information, contact Devereaux Raskauskas at 301-977-2326.


Academy of the Holy Cross, Kensington


Annapolis Area Christian School, Annapolis


Archbishop Spalding High School, Severn


Atholton Adventist School, Columbia


Barnesville Middle School, Barnesville


Barrie School, Silver Spring


Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Bethesda


Bishop McNamara, Forestville


Briggs Chaney Middle School, Silver Spring


Broadneck High School, Annapolis


Bullis School, Potomac


Cabin John Middle School, Potomac


Central Middle/High School, Edgewater


Connelly School of the Holy Child, Potomac


Crofton Middle School, Crofton


Damascus Middle/High School, Damascus


Earl B. Wood Middle School, Rockville


Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Greenbelt


Elizabeth Seton High School, Bladensburg


Glenelg High School, Glenelg


Holton-Arms School, Bethesda


Hyattsville Schools, Hyattsville


J. Hubert Blake High School, Silver Spring


John F. Kennedy High School, Silver Spring


John Poole Middle School, Poolesville


Lakelands Park Middle School, Gaithersburg


Magruder High School, Rockville


Maret School, Washington, D.C.


McLean School of Maryland, Gaithersburg


Middletown Middle/High School, Middletown


Mt. Airy Christian Academy, Mt. Airy


Murray Hill Middle School, Laurel


North Bethesda Schools, Bethesda


Northwest High School, Germantown


Our Lady of Good Counsel High School, Olney


Paint Branch High School, Burtonsville


Poolesville Middle/High School, Poolesville


Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville


River Hill High School, Clarksville


Sandy Spring Friends School, Sandy Spring


Severna Park Schools, Severna Park


Sherwood High School, Sandy Spring


Sidwell Friends School, Washington, D.C.


Southern High School, Harwood


South River High School,Edgewater


St. Andrews Middle/High School, Potomac


St. John’s College High School, Washington, D.C.


St. Mary’s High School, Annapolis


T.S. Wootton High School, Rockville


Urbana High School, Ijamsville


Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda


Washington International School, Washington, D.C.


Winston Churchill High School, Potomac

 

 

 

 

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