{"id":820,"date":"2022-08-22T18:51:24","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T18:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/agcenter\/?page_id=820"},"modified":"2025-11-04T18:30:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T18:30:34","slug":"equine-center","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/agcenter\/equine-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Equine Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Equine Center<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"832\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/agcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2022\/08\/equine-center-slide-1024x832.jpg\" alt=\"Indoor arena with dirt floor and Tarleton State University logos.\" class=\"wp-image-791\" style=\"width:387px;height:314px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/agcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2022\/08\/equine-center-slide-1024x832.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/agcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2022\/08\/equine-center-slide-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/agcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2022\/08\/equine-center-slide-492x400.jpg 492w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/agcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2022\/08\/equine-center-slide-768x624.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/agcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2022\/08\/equine-center-slide.jpg 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Equine Center covers 75 acres and includes a covered arena, breeding barn complex, stallion barn, and pastures. The facility was upgraded in 1983 with the addition of the indoor arena and classroom. The Equine Center houses the Tarleton State University equine herd, which currently consists of approximately 35 head split into differing groups dependent on program teaching needs. These horses are used heavily for teaching and research purposes. Students gain real-world, hands-on experience through the management of the horses in a practical setting. The development of the Prospect Production and Marketing program allows students to hone knowledge and skills in equine production from conception to the sale ring. The production herd is made up of 7-9 mares of stock horse type with bloodlines focused on cutting, reining, and cow horse disciplines. The goal is not to just reproduce horses. Teaching students to be thoughtful, educated professionals who know the importance of genetic selection, reproduction, and foal development as well as developing and marketing high-quality prospects is the overarching emphasis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Facility Rental Information:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Indoor Arena: includes grandstands, indoor stalls, and wash racks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Covered Runs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pasture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stalls<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mare Motel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grounds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Classroom<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about the Equine Center, please call&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:+12549689215\">254-968-9679<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/agcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2025\/11\/EquineFaculty_2025_Walton_-9610-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of a woman in glasses and a purple shirt standing in a field.\" class=\"wp-image-1010 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/agcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2025\/11\/EquineFaculty_2025_Walton_-9610-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/agcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2025\/11\/EquineFaculty_2025_Walton_-9610-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/agcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2025\/11\/EquineFaculty_2025_Walton_-9610-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/agcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2025\/11\/EquineFaculty_2025_Walton_-9610-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/agcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2025\/11\/EquineFaculty_2025_Walton_-9610-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/agcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2025\/11\/EquineFaculty_2025_Walton_-9610-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/agcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2025\/11\/EquineFaculty_2025_Walton_-9610-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/agcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2025\/11\/EquineFaculty_2025_Walton_-9610-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mrs. Bobbie Walton<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Instructor &amp; Director of the Equine Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:rwalton@tarleton.edu\">rwalton@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Office: Equine Center 101A<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phone: <a href=\"tel:+12549689679\">254-968-9679<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Equine Center About Us The Equine Center covers 75 acres and includes a covered arena, breeding barn complex, stallion barn, and pastures. 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