The Fort
The Fort is a classroom used for two of the six career areas, Horse Health and Equine Business Management. Horse Health is a class that focuses on the general care of horses and introduces students to the practical skills necessary to administer basic first aid and to identify common illnesses associated with the horse. Students also learn to set up preventative health programs for the control of disease and parasites, and identify common lamenesses along with those conformation faults that predispose lameness problems.
Equine Business Management, another career area housed in the Fort, is intended to acquaint students with the concepts and methods of successful management of a horse business. Discussions of vehicle uses, facility design, cash flow planning, financing, record keeping, advertising and public relations are included.
A third career area, Breeding, is not held here on campus, but is offered during the summer quarter and is taught at Ohio State University Vet School in Columbus, Ohio.
One of the our most fun and useful teaching aids, the bucking machine, is also kept in the Fort and is used by riders of all disciplines. This device allows riders to work on their seat, while taking out the fear factor because the machine is steady, predictable and can be stopped at any time.
Moving down the road to T & B arena, another one of Meredith Manor's six indoor arenas, you will see the homes of two of our personnel. Their living on campus makes them very accessible in case of any emergencies.