Oldham County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025
| 1017 - Equine | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1017.1) | 17 |
Number of people who increased knowledge of horse health, nutrition, and care |
| 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 |
| 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) |
Success Stories
Horse Ration Management Through the Winter
Author: Gretchen Plocek
Major Program: Equine
Equine health issues are one of the biggest concerns to Kentucky horse owners. In the 2022 Kentucky Equine Survey, a total of $99,000,000 was spent in 2022 for Vet/Health related expenses. Of these health-related issues, Kentucky horse owners ranked Senior Equine Care, Musculoskeletal Issues, Gut/Digestive Problems, Parasites, and Laminitis as issues with most concern. Two of which (Gut/Digestive Issues and Laminitis) are caused partially by diet. One of the solutions to these issues is to under
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