In House Interns

Classes are in full swing and several students are pursuing internships with various staff members this semester. Dr. Kellam has six students participating in a Veterinary internship . Their duties include treating horses at the equestrian center as well as learning about the duties of a Veterinary Technician. Cases this semester have included eye injuries, wounds, skin diseases as well as routine health maintenance including vaccinations. The interns have been busy administering daily meds. as well as keeping records of all treatments.

At the barn Angie Cormack and Andrea Tito are doing barn management internships with barn manager Kellie Garrabrant. They are responsible for assisting with the supervision of the work study students and making sure that all horse care is completed correctly. Their big project has been to photograph and inventory all of the tack in all areas of the barn which is a huge task.

Andrea Tito is also serving as the social media intern this spring. She has reported on horse shows, developed videos for YouTube and posted numerous photographs on our facebook page. Obviously, she cannot attend every event that our teams travel to so part of her duties include working with staff and students to get results sent in to be posted on our facebook wall. Thank goodness for texting and smart phones!

The final group of in house interns will do the bulk of their internship with Peggy McElveen, Equestrian Program Director, and the equestrian staff at IHSA Nationals in Raleigh, April 29 – May 6th. Their duties will revolve around horse show management and organization and they are in for an incredibly busy time.

Internships are an important part of the St. Andrews experience; students have been placed in many settings for their internships. In house internships are common too although we usually do not have such a large group benefitting from this experiential learning opportunity.