Internship Resources
Most students in the Department of Animal and Range Sciences are required to have an internship during their program. Our department has resources available for both undergraduate and graduate students that cover many interests and fields.
Take a look at the list below and click on the links for more information about current and past internships that might align with your personal interests and career goals.
These are just a few of the options available. We are always willing to help you find new opportunities or help tailor another program to fit your needs.
Application deadlines:
- Summer Semester Internship: Due by April
- Fall Semester Internship: Due by July 1
- Spring Semester Internship: Due by November 1
Equine Science
Equine science internships include opportunities for ranch work, or with veterinary centers, therapeutic learning and rehabilitation services.
- Houlihan Ranch – A horse ranch that includes duties such as feeding, doctoring, working with breeding animals and colt training.
- Montana Equine Medical and Surgical Center - Equine surgery and medical services
- Windhorse Equine Learning – Teaching youth to interact with horses with leadership and communication skills. Therapeutic riding using the horse as a guide
- Ray Equine Service (Copper Spring Ranch) - Veterinary services of horses and some cattle
- Save A Forgotten Equine (SAFE) – Assists with rehabilitation and rehoming of neglected and abused horses
- Josh Stanley – Therapeutic horseshoeing
- Shadwell Thoroughbred Farms – Lexington, KY
- Cedar Ridge Equine – Horse riding camps, lessons
- Eagle Mount – Serve individuals with disabilities of all ages, as well as people with cancer through activities that include horseback riding, skiing, swimming, gardening, cycling and climbing, among others.
Pre-Veterinary/Companion Animal
These internships include working with veterinary offices of both small and large animals and companies working with companion animal services.
- Chuteside Veterinary Services
- Bear Paw Veterinary Services
- Montana Equine Medical and Surgical Center
- Lund Equine Vet Hospital
- Sorensen Veterinary Hospital
- Red Lodge Veterinary Clinic
- Ray Equine Services (Copper Spring Ranch)
- 360 Pet Medical
- Double Diamond Veterinary Hospital
- Green Veterinary Service - Belt, MT
- Bozeman Dog Company – Invisible pet fence company with a pet food nutrition program. Includes field training and working with clients
Livestock/Rangeland
These internships include ranch work, livestock management for multiple species, Montana State University research opportunites and positions with industry associations.
- CHS
- Superior Livestock – Work with multiple ranches
- Score Angus
- Copper Spring Ranch
- Bar None Corrientes
- Raths Livestock
- Montana Working Lands - Deadline Feb. 1
- Prickly Pear Simmental
- MSU Red Bluff Research Ranch – Sheep management and lambing
- MSU Nutrition Labs – Lab work and procedures regarding livestock nutrition
- American Simmental Association – DNA Processing and Educational Department
- Rocky Mountain Reproductive Services
- Agri Beef
Miscellaneous
Other internships available that Animal and Rangeland students have participated in:
- Montana Grizzly Encounter – Work with a local bear sanctuary
- Alpacas of Montana – Working with an alpaca farm
- NILE (Northern International Livestock Expo) – Management Internship
- MSU Extension – Summer nternship with 4-H, Natural Resources, or Agriculture - Deadline February
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services
- Great Falls Feed
- Amaltheia Organic Dairy- Organic dairy goat and vegetable farm