The Equine Facility at The Ohio State University is operated by faculty and staff of the Department of Animal Sciences. Currently, the facility houses 30-40 Quarter Horses and is the central location for all equine-related teaching, research, and Extension activities. The facility features a heated indoor arena, a hot/cold wash rack, 28 box stalls, 2 large foaling stalls equipped with cameras, 2 large stallion stalls, breeding lab, and classroom with seating for 50 students. There is also a large outdoor arena and several paddocks with turn-out shelters.
The Ohio State University CFAES also has an Equine Facility located in Apple Creek, OH, just a few miles east of the Wooster Campus. The Ohio State Wooster Equine Facility offers a 46-stall barn, fully equiped breeding laboratory, along with both an indoor and outdoor riding arena. To learn more about the Equine Facility at the Wooster Campus Click Here.
Equine Experiences
Equine experiences offered by The Ohio State University Equine Program provide students the opportunity to enhance their formal education with valuable hands-on experience. Learning opportunities are included in the experiences, but they are not the main focus. Routine care of the animals and facilities comes first, so everyone is expected to pitch in and do whatever work is needed around the farm. If a special event is going on such as a state 4-H contest or clinic, you may be asked to help with that, too! To learn more about equine experiences offered by The Ohio State University Equine Program, click here.
Tours
The Equine Facility is not open to the public or the Ohio State community to ensure that the safety and health of our horses, students, and visitors are not compromised. If you would like to visit the facility, we ask that you schedule a visit in advance. Please contact Kelly High at high.79@osu.edu or 614-459-4208.
Donations
If you are interested in horse donations, please visit our equine program pages by clicking here.
Inquiries
Send your inquiries via the Equine Request for Information Form.
The Ohio State University Equine Facility is pleased to offer equine reproductive services for stallions and mares such as phantom training, semen collection, evaluation, processing, shipment and freezing, artificial insemination, and foaling.
The Equine Behavior & Training class is offered every winter quarter at the OSU Equine Facility. Class starts in early January and is complete around the middle of March. The horses are housed at the OSU Equine Facility where students are assigned an individual horse to care for and work with a minimum of 55 hours per week, under the supervision of experienced, professional trainers. Each training program is designed to fit the needs of the individual horse, but typically consists of lunging, saddling, ground driving, and work under saddle. At the end of the quarter, horses will be “green broke” or able to walk, jog/trot, lope/canter, stop, and back. OSU horses that complete the Equine Behavior & Training class are then made available for purchase at the spring Buckeye Bonanza horse sale. If interested, please contact the OSU Equine Facility for current rates and information. Space is limited, so reserve your horse’s stall early!