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Equine Studies Instructor Retiring After Teaching Hundreds of Students with a Shared Desire to Learn More About the Animals They Love

Jeff Thomason, instructor for Equine Functional Anatomy (EFA), is retiring after more than 20 years of teaching in the Equine Studies Online program. His legacy will live on in the EFA course he has developed and delivered online to hundreds of equine studies students from around the world over the past couple of decades. Since 2000, Thomason has witnessed the evolution of the equine industry and the unique online courses that cover everything from equine anatomy to behaviour to journalism and business. Although the industry has experienced a slow evolution, the learners are what bring these courses to life and make them so worthwhile.

Teaching the same course year over year, Thomason has some recurring favourite moments as the instructor of Equine Functional Anatomy, some of which include the practicality of the information as it applies to horse care and the enthusiasm of learners as they meet their classmates. “They are excited to meet a group that is diverse in experience and interests, and from different parts of the world, but all brought together with a shared desire to learn more about the animals they love.”

“My thanks to all, and let’s add the unspoken thanks from all the horses that have benefitted from the application of the students’ new knowledge to their care. Happy trails.”

- Jeff Thomason

Read more about Jeff Thomason’s teaching journey in the Equine Studies Online program.

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Equine Functional Anatomy begins on Monday, January 13, 2025.

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*Equine Studies Online is offered by Open Learning and Educational Support, University of Guelph in collaboration with Equine Guelph.