Scott County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025
| 1017 - Equine | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1017.1) | 59 |
Number of people who increased knowledge of horse health, nutrition, and care |
| 1017.12) | 22 |
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) |
| 1017.11) | 53 |
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 |
Success Stories
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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