Number of students enrolled 800 Gender; Co-ED Director of Equestrian Program; Peggy McElveen Directors email mcelveen@sapc.edu Directors Phone Number; 910-276-7771 Team Coach; Peggy McElveen Coach's Email mcelveen@sapc.edu Coach's phone number 910-276-7771 2007 ANRC Intercollegiate National Championship Team School Website: www.sapc.edu Science. Hands on experience with veterinarian in residence. Riding classes are available in schooling hunters, showing hunters, natural horsemanship, and training the therapeutic horse. Riding description; Hunter seat, dressage, and western horsemanship and reining are offered. Teams include IHSA Hunter Seat, IHSA Western, IDA Dressage, USEF Show Team, NCHJA Show Team, NCDCTA Show Team, and ANRC Championship Team. Each student has two private or small group lessons a week. Students may bring their horses with them to college or ride one of our 85 school horses. Equestrian Center is located on 300 acres just two miles from campus. Additional school info; Equestrian Performance Scholarships are available. Jobs are available working at the Equestrian Center during the school year.
The St. Andrews Equestrian Program is successful, as demonstrated by six ANRC Intercollegiate National Championships (1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007), Reserve Champion at the ANRC Intercollegiate National Championships (2004, 2006), two IHSA Zone Hunter Seat All-Star Championships (2002, 2004), six IHSA Hunter Seat Reserve Regional Team Championships (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007), three IHSA Western Regional Team Championships (2006, 2007, 2008) and four IDA National Final Qualifications (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005).
Our riders choose St. Andrews for our strong academics as well as for our nationally recognized riding program. If you are interested in blending Equine Studies with other disciplines, you may find that a major in Equine Business Management is the perfect combination. Graduating with a B.A. in Business Administration with a specialization in Equine Business Management prepares you for many careers in and out of the equestrian industry. Or you may choose to major in another discipline such as Psychology, Biology, Art or Politics while pursuing a minor in Equine Studies. Pre-Veterinary studies may be your interest if you are planning to attend veterinary school or become a Veterinarian Technician. The options are limitless and the professors at St. Andrews will work with you to help you obtain your goals. Multi-faceted truly describes our program because you can tailor it to fit your needs. We try to offer opportunities for every rider: the recreational rider, the beginning rider, the serious amateur, and the aspiring professional. Do you want to board your own horse? Major in a field that will lead to a job in the horse industry? Compete? Work at the barn? If any answer is "yes," come see what it takes to be a rider at St. Andrews, because we are going to have something for you! Our program produces outstanding young professionals and top performers in the show ring. Our excellent school horses and faculty are the primary factors that make our program so special.