Lexington Catholic High School is pleased to announce the Director of the Equine Academy, Sarah Coleman. An avid equestrian, Sarah grew up in northeastern Ohio and graduated from the Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, in 2002. She comes to the Equine Academy at Lexington Catholic after being the Director of the Equine Scholars Program at Georgetown College for four years and working as a managing editor for multiple equine and farming-related publications based in Lexington. She currently shows her off-the-track Thoroughbred, Bayou Brass, in the 3-foot hunter division. Sarah will officially begin her position June 1^st. 

"I am very excited to begin working with the Equine Academy students and to start exploring our partnerships with both the Georgetown College Equine Scholars Program and the UK Ag Equine Program. The outpouring of support for this initiative has been exponential and the people seated on the Advisory Board are some of the best the equine industry has to offer. I am very eager to help this program develop within the already dynamic framework that is Lexington Catholic and I look forward to helping students gain a better understanding of not only the equine industry, but also of everything the Horse Capital of the World has to offer." – Sarah Coleman

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As one of Central Kentucky’s premier secondary educational institutions, located in the Horse Capital of the World, we are proud to announce the Equine Academy at Lexington Catholic High School beginning in the fall of 2012.

The Equine Academy’s primary academic component will be a four-year equine related course curriculum.  Additional off-campus college-level courses, mentorships and research programs will be offered through our partnerships with the UK College of Agriculture’s Equine Initiative and Midway College’s Equine Program.

Students will also experience an extracurricular program which will offer internships, events, seminars, field trips, job shadowing, service projects and special events coordinated through our partnerships withGeorgetown College’s Equine Scholars Program and Alltech.  

Program Highlights Include:

·          Selective Admissions Process
Yearly Equine-Related Curriculum Components
Hands-on Laboratories and Practical Application
Group and Individual Service Projects
Relationship-building with Equine Professionals
Mentorship and Research Opportunities
Culminating Senior Project

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