TERRE HAUTE —
Equine stable management is trickier than you think. You have to keep track of the horses, the owners boarding horses, the farriers, breeding, tack, horse behaviors, the pastures, location of each horse and vaccinations, among other things.
Equine study students at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College now have a better way of keeping track and managing their stables thanks to SMWC’s SAINT Club.
The SAINT Club, which stands for Students Actively Investigating New Technology, teamed up with the Career Development Center on March 30 to provide pizza and a presentation to campus students, faculty and staff.
The presentation, “Stable Management Through Access,” was heard by about 40 students who filled the equine classroom.
“We wanted to connect with other students besides those enrolled in computer information systems. We were trying to think of ways to show the students how technology could be used in different majors,” said Lana Lytle, associate professor of computer information systems and the adviser of the club. “The students came up with projects to share with different majors. We presented to the business majors earlier and this time we chose equine studies.”
Senior Katherine Williams, a double major in computer information systems and digital media, showcased new database software developed by student Carly Hollings of Fishers. The database software provides a way to use technology to keep better records of the entire equine business. “I was trying to think of a way to reach out to the equine majors. Record keeping came to mine and I had made databases before and I thought I’ll do this,” said Hollings, a freshman majoring in equine training and instruction and computer information systems. “I also talked to Angela McMillin (equine facilities manager at SMWC) to find out what topics I should include in the database.”
Hollings spent four weeks and about 40 hours working on the database project.
The stable management database allows owners to keep track of all aspects of their facility. From the horses, horse owners, vaccinations, pasture locations, horse uses and behaviors, farriers, etc., and has various options for running reports. Hollings plans to continue to make some additions to the database with some other features in the near future. The stable management database was made available to all those who attended, as well as future upgrades to the software.
Sophomore Ali Mahlock, equine business management major, signed up to receive the stable management database and said, “I thought it was really good. It’s a great way to organize your barn. There is so much information to keep track of and the database allows you to keep track of it and to be able to see everything in one place. Plus, I thought it looked easy to use.”
Also speaking at the event was Debbie Miller, associate director of the SMWC Career Development Center. Miller shared information about job shadowing, internships, virtual internship opportunities and services the Career Development Center can provide to the students. She also invited them to attend the Hoosier Horse Fair being staged in Indianapolis and encouraged them to network during their visit.
The SAINT Club next plans to find a way to share how technology can be used for education and art and will present to those majors during the next semester.
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