The consortium of schools banded together to let the world know there is no better place to pursue an equine education than in Kentucky. The state is known as the horse capital of the world, and in the opinion of the universities and colleges that collaborated on the shared display, Kentucky could make a case for alsobeing the equine higher education capital of the world.

The University of Kentucky’s Equine Initiative and the University of Louisville’s Equine Industry Program led and funded the collaboration. The two programs have worked closely together in recent years.

“There has been national attention given to the unprecedented degree of collaboration between the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky over the last four years on post-secondary equine education conferences, foreign tours, and specialized courses, as well as on a variety of broader projects, such as the first Kentucky Youth Horse Festival and also the World Equestrian Games,” said Rich Wilcke, director of the University of Louisville Equine Industry Program. “This unique and highly effective cooperation between UK’s College of Agriculture and UofL’s College of Business has been to the benefit of both the equine industry and the taxpayers of the commonwealth. It has also enabled the other private and public colleges in the state that offer horse courses to benefit from this spirit of statewide harmony