Spy Coast Farm Educational Opportunities

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Spy Coast Farm is a private facility that specializes in the breeding and development of top-quality performance horses on 800 acres in Lexington, KY adjacent to the Kentucky Horse Park. Under the direct mentorship of 2 resident veterinarians, students will gain hands-on experience in all facets of equine veterinary medicine from breeding and foaling to sports medicine and lameness. 

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With over 300 horses on the property year-round, students will gain experience and knowledge in herd health and preventative care, sport horse reproduction, young horse training and development, as well as lameness and the therapies that coincide. We offer import quarantine services for mares and stallions for Contagious Equine Metritis and USDA export quarantine services. Students will have the opportunity to work with referral cases in our state-of-the-art Rehabilitation and Fitness Center and become versed in the use of various treatment modalities including cold water salt spa, aqua-treadmill, dry treadmill, RLT laser, PEMF, cold laser, Equinosis Lameness Locator, and shockwave. 

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Internship/Externship Experience

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Spy Coast Farm is looking for hard-working, motivated, and passionate individuals. We believe in learning through hands-on work experience combined with mentorship and access to educational materials. Our goal is to aid in the growth of the sport horse industry by offering this. Positions are limited and applications are reviewed upon submission. Each internship is designed to be an immersive learning experience within each department. Applicants must be fully committed to a 6 day work week. Please do not schedule family vacations or any kind of trip during your internship period.