University of Maryland Program Coordinator for the Equine Business Management Program

Erin Pittman

Erin was born and raised in Loveland, Colorado. She fell in love with horses at a very early age and at 5, started making plans to be a veterinarian. Erin graduated from the University of Colorado with a degree in Political Science in 1994. She realized very quickly that she had made a mistake and so returned to school, earning a BS in Equine Science from Colorado State University in 2000. Veterinary school was still a goal; however, she worked on a nutrition research study as an undergraduate student and chose to go into research instead. She completed her graduate degree in Equine Nutrition at CSU in 2001, after doing a research study on the effects of rapid growth on bone development in weanling horses.

Immediately upon completion of her Master's Degree, Erin took her current job with the University of Maryland. There, Erin is the advisor and Program Coordinator for the Equine Business Management Program at the Institute of Applied Agriculture. She advises all EBM students, supervises their internships, and has taught 5 equine courses for both 2- and 4-year Equine Students including: Equine Behavior and Equine Health Management in the fall semester; Equine Nutrition, Equine Reproduction and Pasture Management/Hay Production (up until 2007) in the spring semester. Erin is also one of three state-wide Horse Extension Specialists. In this position, she gives seminars at meetings and to horse groups, 4-H and Pony Clubs, as well as provides one-on-one consultations to farm owners in the areas of nutrition and pasture management. Erin lives in Davidsonville on a horse farm with her husband Steuart Pittman and their two sons.