What The Students Say - www.equinestudiesinstitute.com

         Melinda De Wind, after she completed the Equine Reproduction course taught by Dr. Jack Sales, said...... "I am enjoying the program very much and have learned a great deal. Thank you!"

        Dale Heath, Conformation and Selection for Performance student says.....
"Great feedback, by the way. I am indeed learning a lot. I've been around horses a long time but I never really knew what the heck I was looking at or understanding how these fine creatures operate. This one -on- one feedback is excellent."

        Alecia Taylor, Nutrition For Maximum Performance student says.....
"Thanks for these lessons, I'm learning a lot. I've switched feeding for both horses, and they are really shiny and healthy looking. They looked fine before, but now we are getting comments on how much healthier they look. Coats are great, eyes shining, etc. My 16 year old Quarter mare is bouncing around like she is 4. Thanks to your course!"

         Susanna Marx, a student in Germany says: "I'm impressed with Tammy Fifer's online course: Dressage - Foundation for All Riding Disciplines and her ability to communicate through the internet. She is motivating me and I am learning how to overcome some problems with training horses. Her way of talking to me is what I enjoy most! She is 100% teacher!"

           L. Milward, a student in the United Kingdom, says this about the course "Nutrition for Maximum Performance"
           "Thank you so much for such an enjoyable and enlightening course, I really have such a greater understanding about the importance of selecting the optimum forage and feed for horses. Thank you for being so helpful, and enabling the information to be so readily available for us to learn."

           Julian Fernandez, from Tlalnepantla, Mexico says --
            ".....after finishing the conformation course, I don't look at a horse the way I did before....I see so much more..."

            "I really loved the online availability of the material and the self-paced system" says Susan Dahl of Burgessville, Ontario, Canada.
           "The course is very thorough, with well-written instructions and plenty of photos. In my opinion, the course is excellent for adult learning because it has theory, then a practice session, followed by both a true-false and a narrative quiz," says Dahl. "The course met all my expectations," she said. "I wanted to learn to train performance horses, and I sure did."


           Leslie Bennett, taking the Equine Studies Institute course How To Feed for Maximum Performance, says: "I am loving this online course. I'm so impressed with the courses, that in this month's newsletter (Leslie is referring to the Gilbert Horse Owners Association newsletter) I have a write up about the program."

            "As I look back over this course (Training Performance Horses), I have to smile and feel pretty good about where my filly is today," says Jeannie Choate of Menard, Texas.
            "It has been thought provoking and a challenge to really plan my riding sessions to really get something accomplished and have fun too."
           "Thanks for the opportunity to be guided through step-by-step. My filly meets me at the gate every morning, eager for her lessons, and we have a good partnership going."

         Carole W. "Thank you for making such a wonderful program available online. I have been telling all my friends about it."
         "It has been a challenge and a revelation. The challenge is having to read, analyze and justify. The questions made me think, observe and reflect."

         Tricia Jennings says this about the Behavior Modification course taught by Dr. Jim and Lynda McCall, "I am finding this course extremely helpful. I didn't expect to get as much
interaction with instructors. This last lesson was extremely interesting because I am going through the process of desensitizing a horse that I bought that had been taught by flooding.

           "It's a life saver!", says Carolee DeWitt of Holbrook, Arizona in describing the online course she just started.
            DeWitt is like most horses owners. She is pressed for time.
            "The minute I read the course description, I knew I wanted to register", DeWitt said. "I had read Don Blazer's books about training and was excited that I could learn his techniques just by using my computer."

        More than 94% of the students taking one or more courses through www.horsecoursesonline.com say they gained confidence in their ability to handle and care for horses, and 96% were "glad they took the courses."

           In a blind survey of online students, Equine Studies Institute found 96% of the students would or already have recommended the program to friends, and 86% will take additional courses.

          The survey was sent to students by e-mail. The return form carried no identification. Students' number one recommendation to improve the courses was the inclusion of more demonstration photos.

           Maybe the most significant figure is the 82% of students who gave the course material and instructors the highest rating possible.

           The main reason given, 75%, for choosing online courses, was "convenience." Others reasons included, "affordability," "more course choices than other schools", and "personal enrichment."

           Instructors were graded high for "providing timely feedback", and "suggestions were clear and useful." Both categories received 90% approval.