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Erin D. Petersen, MS, PAS
Extension Horse Specialist
Equine Information Resources
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
Different Riding Events…briefly explained!
• Trail Riding…pretty self-explanatory.
• Maryland Horse Council – Trail Riding Clubs
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
Western Events…
• National Barrel Horse Association
• Maryland Quarter Horse Association
• 4-H
Hunter/Jumper
• Chronicle of the Horse
• Maryland Horse Show Association
• Maryland Saddle Association
• Southern Maryland Horse Show Association
• 4-H
• Pony Club
Dressage
• Chronicle of the Horse• Potomac Valley Dressage
Association• 4-H• Pony Club
Eventing
• Chronicle of the Horse• US Eventing Association – Area II• Pony Club
Polo
• Maryland Polo Club – plays at Ladew Polo Fields• 4-H• Pony Club (Polocrosse)
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/technical_assistance/how.php
Websites, Publications
• Good Factsheets:– University of California-Davis
• http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/CEH/
– University of Kentucky• http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/farm/equin
epub.html#top
– Penn State University (facilties, manure)• http://www.das.psu.edu/publications/index.cfm?qu
eryKeywords=9&searchByKeyword=%AB+By+topic&queryString=
Websites, Publications
• Good Factsheets:– Rutgers University
• http://njaes.rutgers.edu/pubs/subcategory.asp?cat=2&sub=14
– Virginia Tech• http://www.ext.vt.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Docs.woa/wa/
getcat?cat=ir-lpd-ho
– Texas A&M University• http://animalscience.tamu.edu/main/academics/equine/
pubs.html
– Ohio State University• http://extension.osu.edu/crops_and_livestock/equine.php
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
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
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 you’d like to see