Equine, Sports and Business (Animal Husbandry) Van Hall Larenstein, University of Applied Sciences

Overview

Key facts

• Are horses your passion? Do you want to learn all about the business side of the equine world? The Bachelor in Equine, Sports, and Business blends your love for horses with essential business skills. This programme focuses on horse welfare, sustainability, and industry connections, ensuring you are well-prepared for a career in the equine and business sectors.
• With 50% equine subjects and 50% business subjects, this unique programme from Van Hall University of Applied Sciences offers a balanced education. You'll explore horse welfare, sustainability, and innovation in sports and business, learning how to make the equestrian sector sustainable and future-proof.
• Strong ties with the professional field provide exciting excursions, assignments, and internships. The international focus of the programme builds a vast network, allowing you to intern or work anywhere in the world.
• After graduation, you’ll have numerous job options, such as online marketer, event manager, equestrian federation employee, or sales consultant. The programme's blend of business administration and equine studies ensures you understand all facets of the equine industry and are ready for a successful career.
• From Breeding Expert to Online Marketer
• Combining expertise in horses and business provides you with a diverse skill set, making you a valuable asset in the equestrian world and beyond. This knowledge can lead to careers in nutrition, genetics, welfare, research, marketing, or event management, working with employers such as feed producers, sector organisations, stables, insurers, transport companies, and event agencies.
• What can you become?
• You can pursue various careers such as nutrition consultant, breeding expert, marketer, event organiser, project manager, self-employed entrepreneur, or lecturer. Here are four examples:
• Sales Consultant for Horse Feed As a sales consultant at a horse feed company, you’ll engage with customers like sport rider stables, riding stables, and feed shops. Your role involves recommending the best feed for their horses, considering factors such as nutritional values, health benefits, shelf life, and economic considerations.
• Employee at Equestrian Sports Association KNHS Working at the Royal Dutch Equestrian Sports Federation (KNHS), you could specialise in areas like ‘Recreational Sports.’ This position involves planning and organising events, developing tools like riding route apps, and finding innovative ways to engage recreational equestrians.
• Online Marketer As an online marketer, your job is to increase awareness of a company’s products and services. This involves using social media, email marketing, and Google to reach the target audience, whether working for an equestrian company or in another sector.
• Events Employee As an events employee, you’ll assist in organising events by coordinating locations, decorations, catering, programmes, and participants. For equestrian events, this role includes managing challenges such as accommodating many horses at a single site.

Accreditation

All study programmes at VHL are accredited by the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO). This is the official organisation responsible for evaluating the quality of higher education institutions in the Netherlands.