Says program offers “special opportunity” for residents in Verde Valley if College can collaborate with the town of Camp Verde and Camp Verde High School in the project
Joe Butner
Camp Verde Councilmember Joe Butner spoke to the Yavapai Community College Governing Board at its April meeting about the potential of developing an equine program in the East region. Specifically, he asked that the College consider collaborating with the town of Camp Verde and the Camp Verde high school in creating such a program at the new rodeo grounds.
Butner said ground had been broken for the new rodeo grounds just a week or so earlier. He anticipated having the first rodeo there in the next six months. The new rodeo grounds are located on the east side of Camp Verde adjacent Highway 260 on the way to Payson, Arizona.
Butner also said that creation of an equine program provided a “special opportunity” for the people of the Verde Valley to “acquire education and skills in equine and agricultural areas” through this collaboration.
The Community College currently offers an Equine Care and Management certificate at the Chino Valley Center. It describes the program as preparing “students for entrepreneurship, employment, or advancement in a variety of equine fields including business/barn management, training, husbandry, grooming, sales, marketing and nutrition.”
You may view Councilman Butner’s speech to the Governing Board below.