Transcript Equine Information Resources Erin D. Petersen, MS, PAS Extension Horse Specialist

Equine Information Resources
Erin D. Petersen, MS, PAS
Extension Horse Specialist
In Your Packet…
• Maryland Area Veterinarians
• Maryland Area Farriers
• Feed Companies in Maryland
• Maryland Horse Shows/Events
– What are the different riding events anyhow?
• Resources from outside MCE
Different Riding Events…briefly
explained!
• Trail Riding…pretty self-explanatory.
• Maryland Horse
Council – Trail
Riding Clubs
Walking Horses
• Gaited horses are popular breeds for trail riding,
but they also have recognized shows
• Chesapeake
Plantation Walking
Horse Club
• Plantation Walking
Horses of Maryland
Western Events…
• National Barrel Horse
Association
• Maryland Quarter Horse
Association
• 4-H
Hunter/Jumper
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Chronicle of the Horse
Maryland Horse Show Association
Maryland Saddle Association
Southern Maryland Horse Show Association
4-H
Pony Club
Dressage
• Chronicle of the Horse
• Potomac Valley Dressage
Association
• 4-H
• Pony Club
Eventing
• Chronicle of the Horse
• US Eventing Association – Area II
• Pony Club
Polo
• Maryland Polo Club – plays at Ladew Polo Fields
• 4-H
• Pony Club (Polocrosse)
Websites, Publications
• Horse Outreach Workgroup
– Group within Maryland Department of
Agriculture
– Composed of:
• Soil Conservation Personnel
• Maryland Cooperative Extension Faculty (Amy
Burk, Erin Petersen, Les Vough)
• USDA/NRCS Personnel
– http://www.mda.state.md.us/resource_conser
vation/technical_assistance/how.php
Websites, Publications
• Good Factsheets:
– University of California-Davis
• http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/CEH/
– University of Kentucky
• http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/farm/equin
epub.html#top
– Penn State University (facilties, manure)
• http://www.das.psu.edu/publications/index.cfm?qu
eryKeywords=9&searchByKeyword=%AB+By+topi
c&queryString=
Websites, Publications
• Good Factsheets:
– Rutgers University
• http://njaes.rutgers.edu/pubs/subcategory.asp?cat=2&sub=1
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– Virginia Tech
• http://www.ext.vt.edu/cgibin/WebObjects/Docs.woa/wa/getcat?cat=ir-lpd-ho
– Texas A&M University
• http://animalscience.tamu.edu/main/academics/equine/pubs.
html
– Ohio State University
• http://extension.osu.edu/crops_and_livestock/equine.php
Reaching Your Audience
• Horse people are tough nuts to crack!
– Typical horse owner?
• Use of existing programs
– Personal finance and budgeting
– Farm budgeting
– Nutrient Management
– Pesticide Certification
– Pasture topics are always a hit
Reaching your Audience
• Have an event that might interest horse
owners?
– LET US KNOW!!! (Email Erin with details)
[email protected]
– Equiery – “Cooperative Extension
Happenings”
• Deadline is 10th of every month for the following
month (i.e., March 10th for April events)
– Equine Studies Website – News and Events
on the opening page
Reaching Your Audience
• Keep websites up-to-date
• Create a Newsletter/add horse owners to
existing Newsletter
• University of Maryland Equine Newsletter!
– If you have events for the 2nd quarter in 2008, let us
know soon!
– Feel free to submit articles or suggestions for future
topics
• Fact Sheets
– Include horse information when possible
– Let us know of topic areas you’d like to see