Horse Management Course Planned

September 9, 2009

An upcoming short course will offer horse owners the chance to learn more about caring for their equines.

The University of Florida, IFAS Northwest Florida Livestock Extension agents will be offering a short course on horse management in four sessions. The sessions will be held on Mondays — September 14 and 28, October 12 and 26 from 6:00 pm. to 8:00 p.m. each night. This program is being offered at 14 sites in Florida and three in Alabama. The course will be offered as a live interactive video conference.

The registration fee for the course is $40 per farm (one set of reference books) and $10 each additional person. The registration deadline is Monday, September 7.

The course will cover: Signs of a Healthy Horse, Preventive Health Care, Forage That Works Well In Horse Pastures, Nutritional Requirements, Poisonous Weed Control, Weed I.D. in Pastures and Safety For Horses, Equine Emergencies, First Aid, Fencing and Layout of Barns.

Click here for more info, including other course locations and course descriptions.

Call the Santa Rosa County Extension Office at 850-675-6654 for more details and a registration form.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News