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A program of the School of Agriculture at Middle Tennessee State University — our faculty combine horse science, management, and hands-on horsemanship skills to make well-rounded students prepared for a career in the multi-billion dollar horse industry. The MTSU Horse Science Program educates college and graduate students about the many aspects of the horse industry, including reproduction, nutrition, evaluation and selection, judging, riding, horse health, event and facility management, and equine-assisted therapy. As part of Middle Tennessee State University's Agribusiness and Agriscience department, we offer a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science with a concentration in Horse Science, as well as a Master of Science in Horse Science, with concentrations in Equine Physiology, Equine Education, and Equine Industry Management.

10/27/2026

🐄 MTSU's Guy James Farm is opening its gates on Thursday, October 29, for an afternoon of farm tours, chocolate milk and Halloween fun!

Hosted by the MTSU School of Agriculture, the open house offers visitors a chance to tour the farm, meet the cows and learn more about the hands-on experiences available to MTSU agriculture students. This event is open to MTSU faculty, staff and students.

“We’re excited to welcome everyone to the MTSU Farms Open House! Bring your family, come see the cows, enjoy some MTSU chocolate milk, and let the kids have fun with our trunk-or-treat activities. We hope to see everyone there,” said Erin Frantz, executive assistant over MTSU Farm Laboratories.

📅 Thursday, October 29
⏰ 3–6 p.m.
📍 Guy James Farm | 3211 Guy James Road, Lascassas, TN

Read more at https://bit.ly/4iaP93e

10/24/2026

The 15th Annual Horse Program Halloween BBQ & Costume Contest has some of the best costumes ever!!! We can't stop laughing about these!

10/21/2026

We are thrilled to once again host an open session of judging for youth, coaches, and adults alike!

November 5th
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
MTSU Horse Science Center - 314 W. Thompson Lane
Contact [email protected] with questions

Free to attend

10/12/2026

🍁 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐘 𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐍 𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐂 🍁

𝘑𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 22 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘶𝘳𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘴𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘰, 𝘛𝘕!

Open to ALL breeds, no membership required

Ranch Reining, Ranch Riding, Ranch Trail, Cowtrac, Working Western Rail, Western Pleasure, Horsemanship, Showmanship & MORE!

💵 Jackpot classes, great competition, and fun for all ages and experience levels!

𝘌𝘕𝘛𝘙𝘠 𝘍𝘖𝘙𝘔 𝘖𝘗𝘌𝘕𝘚 𝘖𝘊𝘛𝘖𝘉𝘌𝘙 24th

Mark your calendars, tag your friends, and come show with us!

𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎 ⬇️
🔗 https://www.mtsustockhorse.org/fundraiser-open-shows.html

MTSU Horse Science Program
MTSU Horse Judging Team
Tennessee Stock Horse Association

10/06/2026

𝕎𝕖𝕖𝕜𝕖𝕟𝕕 ℝ𝕖𝕔𝕒𝕡
So proud of our team members that traveled to Harriman, TN for the tnstockhorse Rocky Top Classic!

💙 𝓒𝓸𝓵𝓵𝓮𝓰𝓲𝓪𝓽𝓮 𝓛𝓲𝓶𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓭 💙

⚡️ 𝙵𝚊𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝙳𝚊𝚍𝚢 ~Sneakies Vaquero~
- Top 5 Trail
- Top 10 Ranch Riding, Cow work, and Reining

⚡️ 𝙺𝚎𝚕𝚜𝚎𝚢 𝙱𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚢 ~Capital Slayer Chic ~
- 🥇Ranch Trail
- Top 5 Reining
- Top 10 Cow work and Ranch Riding

⚡️ 𝚂𝚊𝚖 𝙱𝚛𝚘𝚠𝚗 ~Call me the Voodoo Dr ~
High Point Campion🏆
- 🥇 Cow work and Ranch Riding
- 🥈 Reining
- Top 10 Trail

💙 𝓒𝓸𝓵𝓵𝓮𝓰𝓲𝓪𝓽𝓮 𝓝𝓸𝓿𝓲𝓬𝓮 𝓐𝓶𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓾𝓻 💙

⚡️ 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚏𝚒𝚎𝚕𝚍 ~Brooks and Gun ~
Reserve High Point Champion🏆
- 🥈Ranch Riding
- 🥉Cow work
- Top 5 Reining
- Top 10 Trail
Jr. Horse
- Top 10 Working Western Rail

⚡️ 𝙼𝚘𝚛𝚐𝚊𝚗 𝙳𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚎𝚢 ~Remi~
- Top 5 Trail and Reining
- Top 10 Cow work and Ranch Riding

⚡️ 𝙺𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚎-𝙻𝚢𝚗𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎 ~Reys Atomic Boon ~
- 🥇Trail
- 🥉Ranch Reining and Ranch Riding

⚡️ 𝙼𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚋𝚎𝚛𝚝 ~Hancocks Shoe Girl ~
- 🥈Cow Work and Trail
- Top 5 Ranch Riding
- Top 10 Reining
Sr. Novice Youth
- Top 5 Trail
- Top 10 Ranch Riding

💙 𝓝𝓸𝓿𝓲𝓬𝓮 𝓐𝓶𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓾𝓻💙

⚡️ 𝚂𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚋𝚢 𝙵𝚘𝚛𝚍 ~BC Pennys from Tari ~
- 🥉Ranch Riding
- Top 5 Cow work, Reining, and Trail
- Top 10 Working Western Rail

💙 𝓛𝓲𝓶𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓭 𝓨𝓸𝓾𝓽𝓱💙

⚡️ 𝙺𝚊𝚢𝚕𝚎𝚎 𝚁𝚘𝚌𝚑𝚊 ~Jacs Wh***ey Boy~
Reserve High Point Champion🏆
- 🥇Trail and Reining
- 🥈 Ranch Riding
- 🥉Working Western Rail
- Top 10 Cow Work

💙 𝓙𝓾𝓷𝓲𝓸𝓻 𝓗𝓸𝓻𝓼𝓮 💙

⚡️ 𝙼𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕𝚊 𝚆𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚕𝚘𝚠 ~ Mosu Spiffy Dundee~
- 🥈Working Western Rail
- 🥉Trail

08/26/2026

We can’t wait to see all of our new faces TOMORROW! 🤩

08/04/2026

🔹Welcome Hannah Strong!🔹

Hannah Strong will start her Horse Science M.S. with an Equine Education Concentration at MTSU this Fall!

Get to know Hannah:

🔹Undergraduate education - B.S. in Equine and Animal Sciences from North Dakota State University

🔹Career goal - Coaching and teaching within the equine industry

🔹Favorite event - Ranch Horse Versatility Events

🔹What area of the equine industry most excites you for future work? I am most excited about the opportunity to learn more about horse and rider biomechanics and how that impacts horse and rider performance. I am excited to use this knowledge to coach/teach young individuals in the industry.

07/30/2026

𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙚𝙧, 𝙤𝙧 𝙣𝙚𝙬-𝙩𝙤-𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚-𝙨𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩? Join us and mark your calendar for 🗓️ Thursday, August 27th, 6pm for a Welcome Night at the MTSU Horse Science Center.

Meet the faculty, learn about our nationally ranked teams, and meet other new students!

🍨 𝙄𝙘𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙝𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙙!

𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘫𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴. 𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴.

07/27/2026

Congratulations to MTSU Horse Barn Manager Jeremy Carlton for his stellar showing of two MTSU-bred Tennessee Walking Horses, and for his coaching of our students showing at the WHOA International Tennessee Walking Horse Horse Show. Jeremy is a master at conditioning and handling young horses In-Hand, and we now have the Champion Open Yearling C**t, Reserve Champion Open Yearling, and Reserve Champion Open Mare.
Two Tone Blue, aka "Uno," by Mr True Blue out of Seve's Lady Raider (Mindy) won Champion Open Yearling C**t In-Hand. Uno was also Reserve Champion Open Yearling In-Hand.
Seve's Final Round, aka "Uma," by Seve out of Justa Innocent Dare (Epiphany) was Reserve Champion Open Mare In-Hand (and she's only two years old). Huge thanks to Jeremy for hours of hard work and miles upon miles of walking in-hand to get these youngsters fit and ready to show!
MTSU School of Agriculture MTSU College of Basic & Applied Sciences

07/24/2026

It's WHOA International Horse Show time, and we have several show results to share! Congratulations to MTSU student Morgan Delaney and DMC-12 (aka "Ursula" by Marty McFly out of Royal Sonata (Odessa). Did you catch the Back to the Future DeLorean reference in her name?) With coaching from MTSU horse barn manager Jeremy Carlton, Morgan successfully showed Ursula in Yearling Amateur Handler (5th) and Yearling Novice Handler (3rd).
MTSU School of Agriculture MTSU College of Basic & Applied Sciences

Address

314 W Thompson Lane
Murfreesboro, TN
37129

Telephone

+16158982832

Website

http://mtsu.edu/programs/horse-science

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