Equine Information Resources

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Equine Information Resources
Erin D. Petersen, MS, PAS Extension Horse
Specialist
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In Your Packet

• Maryland Area Veterinarians
• Maryland Area Farriers
• Feed Companies in Maryland
• Maryland Horse Shows/Events
• What are the different riding events anyhow?
• Resources from outside MCE

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Different Riding Eventsbriefly explained!

• Trail Ridingpretty self-explanatory.

• Maryland Horse Council Trail Riding Clubs

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Walking Horses

• Gaited horses are popular breeds for trail
  riding, but they also have recognized shows

• Chesapeake Plantation Walking Horse Club
• Plantation Walking Horses of Maryland

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Western Events

• National Barrel Horse Association
• Maryland Quarter Horse Association
• 4-H

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Hunter/Jumper

• Chronicle of the Horse
• Maryland Horse Show Association
• Maryland Saddle Association
• Southern Maryland Horse Show Association
• 4-H
• Pony Club

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Dressage

• Chronicle of the Horse
• Potomac Valley Dressage Association
• 4-H
• Pony Club

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Eventing

• Chronicle of the Horse
• US Eventing Association Area II
• Pony Club

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Polo

• Maryland Polo Club plays at Ladew Polo Fields
• 4-H
• Pony Club (Polocrosse)

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Websites, Publications

• Horse Outreach Workgroup
• Group within Maryland Department of Agriculture
• Composed of
• Soil Conservation Personnel
• Maryland Cooperative Extension Faculty (Amy Burk,
  Erin Petersen, Les Vough)
• USDA/NRCS Personnel
• http//www.mda.state.md.us/resource_conservation/t
  echnical_assistance/how.php

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Websites, Publications

• Good Factsheets
• University of California-Davis
• http//www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/CEH/
• University of Kentucky
• http//www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/farm/equinepu
  b.htmltop
• Penn State University (facilties, manure)
• http//www.das.psu.edu/publications/index.cfm?quer
  yKeywords9searchByKeywordABBytopicqueryStri
  ng

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Websites, Publications

• Good Factsheets
• Rutgers University
• http//njaes.rutgers.edu/pubs/subcategory.asp?cat
  2sub14
• Virginia Tech
• http//www.ext.vt.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Docs.woa/
  wa/getcat?catir-lpd-ho
• Texas AM University
• http//animalscience.tamu.edu/main/academics/equin
  e/pubs.html
• Ohio State University
• http//extension.osu.edu/crops_and_livestock/equin
  e.php

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Reaching Your Audience

• Horse people are tough nuts to crack!
• Typical horse owner?
• Use of existing programs
• Personal finance and budgeting
• Farm budgeting
• Nutrient Management
• Pesticide Certification
• Pasture topics are always a hit

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Reaching your Audience

• Have an event that might interest horse owners?
• LET US KNOW!!! (Email Erin with details)
• Equiery Cooperative Extension Happenings
• Deadline is 10th of every month for the following
  month (i.e., March 10th for April events)
• Equine Studies Website News and Events on the
  opening page

petersdr_at_umd.edu
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Reaching Your Audience

• Keep websites up-to-date
• Create a Newsletter/add horse owners to existing
  Newsletter
• University of Maryland Equine Newsletter!
• If you have events for the 2nd quarter in 2008,
  let us know soon!
• Feel free to submit articles or suggestions for
  future topics
• Fact Sheets
• Include horse information when possible
• Let us know of topic areas youd like to see