Oldham County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2022





1017 - Equine
1017.1) 55

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

1017.12) 0

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) 5

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

Inaugural Equine Equipment Field Day Teaches Fundamentals

Author: Traci Johnson

Major Program: Equine

Inaugural Equine Equipment Field Day Teaches Fundamentals

Ranking 6th in Kentucky, the market value of horses sold in Oldham County was over 6.3 million dollars, according to the 2017 U.S. Agriculture Census.  Horses are a leading business and recreational interest, including many thoroughbred breeding farms, training and boarding operations, layup facilities, and pleasure horses.   During a recent area Master Horseman program, tractor and equipment knowledge was identified as a topic that many horse farm managers and owners needed more infor

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