Horse & Large Animal Medicine
Spend a week in upstate New York shadowing a teaching veterinarian at the Pine Bush Equine Services & Veterinary Hospital.
You can look forward to performing physical exams on rehabilitating horses, honing your clinical skills in the lab, and learning about breeding and reproductive health.
Prepare for the future
- Shadowing a working veterinarian as they care for rehabilitating horses
- Learning about horse anatomy and safe riding techniques
- Enjoying a field visit to a nearby horse breeding facility
By attending Horse & Large Animal Medicine, you can earn up to 40 veterinary hours, a required part of every vet school application.
2025 Program Dates & Tuition
- 7 Days
- July 6-12
- $4,699
What’s Included
All Meals
Comfortable Accommodations
10:1 Teaching Vet-to-Student Ratio
Up to 40 veterinary hours
Program Highlights
Clinical Lab Rotations
Shadow your teaching veterinarian as you practice vital skills, including a microscope to conduct blood smear examinations, calculate prescription dosages, and learn proper suturing techniques.
Horse Rehabilitation
Help care for sick and rehabilitating horses, including performing physical exams, prepping horses for surgery, and learning how to properly bandage healing wounds.
Breeding Facility Visit
Learn about reproductive and neonatal health principles, preventative care techniques, and the importance of biosecurity and parasite control during a visit to a local horse breeding facility.
Anatomy Mastery
Study the musculoskeletal system as you learn more about the biomechanics of riding disciplines and equine anatomy.
Your Adventure, Day by Day
Day 1
Arrive in New York
Day 2
Horse Anatomy & Behavior
Day 3
Exams & Diagnostics
Day 4
Organ Systems
Day 5
Skeletal System
Day 6
Muscular & Reproductive Systems
Day 7
Departure Day
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For the safety of students, staff, and animals, not all animals may be touched or handled by participants. The teaching veterinarian and other professional staff members will advise students of the proper time, place, and method to handle animals when it is safe to do so.