Sunday, March 7, 2010

Faculty member to AQHA Board of Directors

HorseCoursesOnline.com faculty member, Cathy Hanson was elected to the American Quarter Horses Association’s Board of Directors at the breed association’s 2010 annual convention. AQHA is the world’s largest breed association, registering more than 100,000 new foals each year.

Hanson instructs Preparation for Competition and Showmanship in Hand for the online equine studies programs leading to a Bachelor of Science in Equine Studies or Professional Certification as a horse trainer or riding instructor. The trainer of world champion show pen trail horses, she is currently preparing a new course, Train a Trail Horse which will be available to students this fall.

Honored as AQHA’s 2007 Most Valuable Professional, she is a past president of the Pacific Coast Quarter Horse Association and currently serves as its Youth Advisor. An author and clinician, her training facility, Hanson Quarter Horses, is headquartered in San Juan Capistrano, California.

Hanson has been a member of the HorseCoursesOnline.com faculty since 2005. HorseCoursesOnline.com is the leading provider of online equine study curriculum for colleges and universities worldwide, serving more than 4,000 students. The online courses are self-paced and students are afforded the opportunity to work one-on-one with award winning instructors with proven records of success in the fields they teach.

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