Horse Courses

The University of Minnesota Extension Horse Team will be offering two online certificate courses starting in January 2017.  The first course focuses on pasture establishment and management, while the second course focuses on growing and feeding horse hay (see fliers below).  Although species recommendations will focus on the Upper Midwest, most information can be applied across the U.S.   

Both courses are semi self-paced and are six weeks in duration.  To earn a certificate, participants must earn ≥70% on three 10-point multiple choice quizzes and participate in three online discussions per course. The course is recommended for adult learners, but is open to everyone.  The course will not result in college credit.  The cost for each course is $75 and registration is required by January 8, 2017. 

Registration is available at http://learning.umn.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=6682819

If you prefer to attend a horse class in person rather than on-line, please see the Guilford County Cooperative Extension list below:

2017 Extension Horse Management Short Courses 

45^th Annual 

Monday Nights 7:00pm

Guilford County Agricultural Center

3309 Burlington Road, Greensboro NC 27405

   

January 30 – Pasture/Grazing Management, Grazing Research 

                       Dr. Paul Siciliano, Professor, Department of Animal Science, NCSU 

February 6 - General Horse Health Care/ Equine Veterinary Care & Maintenance –

                      Dr. Chelsey Miller, Dr. John Parks, Iron Will Mobile Veterinary         

                      Services, Burlington North Carolina

February 13 – Water Issues on the Farm, Waste Regulations & Manure Management,

                       Erosion Control, Putting In Heavy Use Areas, Water Runoff.

                       Melissa Rosebrock, Environmental Senior Specialist, NC Division of Water

                       Resources, NC Department of Environmental Quality - Millie Langley Guilford

                       County Soil & Water  

February 20 - Myler Bits & Bitting - Dale Myler,  Myler Bit Manufacturers,   

                  Marshfield, MO (THIS CLASS WILL BEGIN AT 6:30 pm & POSSIBLY LAST UNTIL 9:30pm) 

February 27 - Alternative Equine Medicine – Equine Chiropractic & Acupuncture

                        Dr. James Meyer – Neuse River Equine Hospital, Wendell, NC 

March 6 - Fencing & Supplies and Equine Nutrition          

                   Davis Feed & Purina Equine Nutrition, Randleman, NC

March 13 - Equine Lameness - Dr R. Scott Pleasant – Virginia Tech Director of Equine

                   Podiatry Service, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Professor,  

                   Equine Field Service and Equine Extension Department of Large Animal Clinical

                   Sciences, Blacksburg, Virginia

March 20 – Question & Answer

                    Questions Asked by Horse Owners to the Equine Veterinarians – Hosted and

                     Held at Carolina Equine Hospital, Brown Summit, NC

Please call Ben Chase for more information at (336) 342-8235 or email at Ben_Chase@ncsu.edu