Growing Equine Education in Bracken County

Author: Holly Bowman

Major Program: Equine

After many years without equine programming in Bracken County, the Extension Office launched a new Equine Education Series, addressing the needs of local horse owners. The response has been tremendous, starting with 4 attendees at our first session on equine nutrition and growing steadily. Sessions on equine dentistry, groundwork, and contest basics have drawn increasing interest, with our most recent session reaching 23 participants. Of those 23 nearly half of the participants were Amish w

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Equine Education Event

Author: Nicole Rhein

Major Program: Equine

Most people have heard of the term horse foundering. Few know that the proper term for this is laminitis. According to Dr. Kim Young, DMV, laminitis was one of the common problems that Marshall County horse owners faced this past year. Laminitis can be very serious. It is caused by an alteration in the blood supply to the foot which results in damage to the “laminae,” where the hoof is attached to the foot. On October 1st, 110 local horse owners attended the Equine Education Eve

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Equine Farm Expo for Horsemen

Author: Beau Neal

Major Program: Equine

In order to help equine producers be efficient and profitable, Central Kentucky County Extension Agents for Agriculture & Natural Resources collaborated with Ag Equine Programs to offer the Equine Expo.  I hosted the event right here in Woodford County at River Mountain Farm. The assistance of long-time business community sponsors allowed producers to see what the latest offerings are in farm machinery, equine nutrition products, and numerous other necessities for equine operations.&nbs

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Empowering Horse Owners Through the Equine Wellness Programming

Author: Brittany Brewer

Major Program: Equine

Scott County is ranked 6th in nation and 4th in the Kentucky for horse inventory. Many Scott County horse owners want more pertinent educational programming that they can implement on their operation. They seek better access to education while still being able to accomplish their daily tasks. During the spring time many horse owners look for an opportunity to refresh their education or to learn more about spring feed and pasture management. To help educate and combat these issues the Equine Well

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Horse Ration Management Through the Winter

Author: Gretchen Plocek

Major Program: Equine

Equine health issues are one of the biggest concerns to Kentucky horse owners. In the 2022 Kentucky Equine Survey, a total of $99,000,000 was spent in 2022 for Vet/Health related expenses. Of these health-related issues, Kentucky horse owners ranked Senior Equine Care, Musculoskeletal Issues, Gut/Digestive Problems, Parasites, and Laminitis as issues with most concern. Two of which (Gut/Digestive Issues and Laminitis) are caused partially by diet. One of the solutions to these issues is to under

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Pastures Please Equine Program

Author: Beau Neal

Major Program: Equine

The ANR Equine Agents Working Group, Extension Specialists and Associates planned the annual Pastures Please workshop. This was the 18th year for the workshop and typically takes place at the Fayette County Extension Office in Lexington, KY. In the future the group would like to add a location in eastern KY. This workshop typically focuses on horse pasture management with some other subject matter areas mixed in that may relate well to the equine producers. The focus is always on delivering time

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