EquineMajor Program

5550

Total Hours

Contributed.

39497

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

418

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

333

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

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  

685

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)

616

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

90766

Stories

Eastern National 4-H Horse Championships

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Eastern National 4-H Horse Championships

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