Professionals in the equine industry use specific skills and apply principles of horsemanship and standards of equine care and performance within the equine industry and management of equestrian-related businesses or events.
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- College/school coach
- Competitor across equestrian disciplines
- Course builder and construction designer
- Development director of equine philanthropic organization
- Dressage rider
- Equine artist
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- Equine auction/sales manager
- Equine business manager
- Equine facility designer/architect
- Equine fashion and accessory designer
- Equine journalist/communications specialist
- Equestrian marketing specialist
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- Equine photographer
- Equine product buyer
- Equine product designer
- Equine professional organization administrator
- Equestrian retailer
- Riding instructor or trainer
- Show groom
- Show manager
- Sport horse sales broker
Annually, more than 500 national and international companies and organizations recruit SCAD students and alumni. Over the past four years, an average of 8 out of 10 SCAD alumni responding to a survey were employed in their fields or had been admitted to graduate school within six months of graduation.
Potential employers of SCAD alumni include:*
- American Quarter Horse Association
- The Chronicle of the Horse magazine
- Discovery Communications
- Dover Saddlery
- Equestrian Mag
- Georgia Horse Council
- Georgia International Horse Park
- Harrison-Banks: Equestrian Architecture
- International Horse Photographers Association
- Middlebrook Equestrian Academy
- National Geographic Channel
- Practical Horseman magazine
- Smithsonian National Zoological Park
- United States Equestrian Federation Inc.
- United States Equestrian Team
- United States Hunter Jumper Association
*New program in 2009; SCAD alumni information not yet available.
