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
1017.12)
9
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)
1017.1)
18
Number of people who increased knowledge of horse health, nutrition, and care
Horses are natural grazers and the availability of high quality forage can provide almost year round nutrition of most horses in Kentucky if managed correctly. Equine producers in Western Kentucky experienced an extended drought in 2022 that left pastures in a sad state of repair. Agents in the Pennyrile and Purchase collaborated to host the popular Eastern Kentucky, "Pastures Please" program. This popular program has been offered to equine operations to better equip
