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Added by Jopie, at 14 August 2016
Opening Hours
- Monday 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
- Tuesday 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
- Wednesday 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
- Thursday 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
- Friday 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
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10 Reviews
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11 November 2017
MM is not glitz and glamour but they know how to teach, train, and ride. It definitely not for you if you think you already know everything about riding and it's not horse camp. Expect to work and you'll get out of it what you put into it. I graduated very confident in my ability to work in the industry. I ended up at home with my own lesson program and coaching kids and teens at local shows quite successfully.
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10 November 2017
Have seen people hating on MM and usually they are the ones that could not hack it.Yes it is difficult and it isn't a five star hotel;what it is is a horsemanship school,that will challenge you.If you have to want learn the availability is there. Please don't hate on it because of your ability not to man or woman up.Oh and yes I didn't have problems finding work in the industry.
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29 October 2017
From a former student: Prospective students and parents beware!
This is an archetypal for-profit school institution.
• Few if any credits will transfer to a traditional college or university.
• Few colleges will accept transfer--I could find only one.
• The gainful employment rate of graduates is extremely low. The government's acceptable level is 30%--and that includes graduates employed outside of their target vocation. In my personal investigation I found the food service industry was the most common vocation for Meredith Manor graduates and I could find no more than 5% of graduates actually gainfully employed within the horse industry.
• Students must pay greater than 10% of their net income to pay off student loans. This is also out of specs with government standards.
• There is a higher than acceptable student loan default rate amongst graduates from this institution, by government standard.
• I have witnessed myself that a clear majority of instructors are a product themselves of this institution. This is a stagnating process, which leads me to the next point.
• Their reputation is severely overstated. They can't possibly be the best horse school in the world with an international repute, they are completely unknown by either the International Equestrian Federation or the British Horse Society. They have an extremely low reputation with the US Equestrian Federation, US Dressage Federation and the USET. At the time of my investigation they had a low reputation among horse industry employers from New York to Hawaii.
• There are better programs out there. Colorado University has an excellent program and the British Horse Society program which is internationally recognized can be completed for virtually free. My own advice is that if you really want to pursue a horse career, either do it with a program that is genuinely internationally recognized or one that had transferable university credits. That way if you decide to change vocations in 10 years, like I did, you'll have something that will transfer. BTW, today's college graduates will change careers 5 times before retirement and 3 of those jobs don't even exist yet.
In the very least I urge anyone considering this school to investigate all the points I made above. Best of luck!
Yours Sincerely,
-A Former MM Student.response / report this review -
02 September 2017
I am looking into collages for after I graduate in five years and I have been riding for three years and I absolutely love it if hope one day I can come here it looks like an amazing school. Where can I get information about the price per year?
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06 August 2017
I have been looking into MM for a long time( 2 years) and I have heard horses get bare minimum care,no deworming, no blankets, poor training etc. I have also heard the dorms smell like paint and weed, not pleasant. Also from what I have seen the horses are not taken care of and are not good, and their programs are bad. I have also heard the campus is a dump? So yeah, from what I have seen MM is not good and it is a waste.
NOT MY OPINION!!!! THAT IS WHAT I HEARD!
I am still considering MM. Remember, that is not my opinion, it is what I have heard :)response / report this review -
28 May 2017
I really want to go to Meredith Manor in 6 years. I know it's a long way away but the programs look amazing. I only started riding last year, but , my instructor said that she thought I had been riding for at least a couple of years. The only downside for me is that I live in California not West Virginia. I can't wait to look in to it more, and hopefully go there one day.
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19 April 2017
this place sounds amazing!! I am obsessed with horses and the way they move. I love horses from the show heartland. Although I don't know much about tack and feed i play tons of games and I would love to attend this school in 2023.
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27 January 2017
where to begin
ive been at meredith manor for the last year and half and its been on the best experiences of my life. it is a very hands on program, where you get to handle a variety of horses. from a 14 hand quarter horse to a 18 hand clydesdale, MM has every every shade of gray. i learn something new EVERY SINGLE DAY, LITERALLY! there has not been one day i felt like i was wasting my time or money. the instructors are just absolutely phenomenal. the days i felt like i was lacking skills to do the task assigned, they really pushed me and gave me the confidence i lacked. when i didnt believe in myself, they believed in me. ive ridden so many different horses with different personalities and evasions, you wont get better hands on experience with such a variety of horses anywhere else. MM is so dear to me, and has really prepared me for the horse industry.response / report this review -
07 November 2016
I've been doing a lot of research about my future for one of my high school classes, and I came across Meredith Manor. I live in Canada, and I am strongly considering going to school here, it sounds absolutely amazing!
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21 August 2016
I'm completely interested in this school. I currently attend an early college, but I would love to come here once I graduate in 2020. My school pushes us to keep a college in mind and this is the college I want to be at! This college will definitely not slip from my mind! I already have knowledge in horses especially the western department. After attending this college, I would hope to become a successful riding instructor!
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