EquineMajor Program

6128

Total Hours

Contributed.

56644

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

685

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

96

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of people who increased knowledge of horse health, nutrition, and care

1792

Number of equine owners/ operators who demonstrates good animal health practices (i.e. track drug use, chemicals, feed additives and movement, change vaccination and/or antibiotics protocols as appropriate, deworming strategy, treat disorder properly)

369

Number of equine owners/operators who adopted best practices to improve or maintain animal nutriton by selecting feed based on ingredients, using body conditioning scores, use a complete mineral supplement, use hay test analysis, and/or calculating supplemental nutrition for the life cycle  

378

Stories

4-H Teen Conference

An abundance of literature exists relative to youth organizations in the United States. Floyd and McKenna (2003) reported that youth organizations such as 4-H, Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America, Boy Scouts of America, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Future Farmers of America, Girl Scouts of the USA, National Crime Prevention Council, Save the Children USA, and Communities in Schools have a long and storied history of promoting positive development in Americas youth. They also indicated th...

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4-H Teen Conference

Stories Behind the Numbers

  • Equine Workshops out West

    The problemHorses have been a common tool amongst farmers for generations. We no longer use them for work, but everyone enjoys them as companions. Horses are harder to keep than cow and most people fo... Read More

  • Equine Farm and Facility Expo

    The Equine Agents Working Group with our equine extension specialist worked to redefine and expand the Equine Farm and Facilities Expo. The intent this year was to get back to more of the original foc... Read More

  • Horse Conditioning

    Many horse owners are unaware of proper conditioning and exercise needed for their horses to be a top notch athlete and several injuries have occurred because of this. After request from the NKY Horse... Read More

  • Equine Field Day

    Oldham Countys top ag commodity is horses, and supporting horse owners and managers remains a high priority. According to the 2022 Kentucky Equine Survey, Oldham County ranked 6th in Equine Acres, 6th... Read More

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