Description:
The Virtual seminars will be over the course of three Tuesday evenings in February (13th, 20th, and 27th) between 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm. These seminars are broken into topic areas with 2 speakers each evening. Pasture Management on the 13th with Rutgers’ Weed Specialist, Dr. Matt Elmore speaking on “Managing Weeds in Horse Pastures”, followed by Dr. Robert Coleman, Equine Specialist from the University of Kentucky speaking on “Equipment for Small Horse Farm Pasture Management”. Senior Horse Care will be the focus of Feb. 20th with talks from nutritionist Dr. Nettie Liburt on “Feeding the Senior Horse” and “Veterinary Care for the Geriatric Horse” presented by Mountain Pointe Equine’s Dr. Jessica Martin. The final evening of webinars on Feb. 27th will focus on Health and Welfare with a talk on “Parasites and Ticks in your Horse” from Penn State’s Equine Extension Specialist, Dr. Danielle Smarsh, and “Evaluating Pain in your Horse” by Oklahoma State’s Equine Extension Specialist, Dr. Kris Hiney. The Virtual Horse Management Seminar Webinar series is free, but registration is required. To do so please go to: https://go.rutgers.edu/2024VirtualHMSReg.