Rutger’s Equine Science Horse Management Seminar- February 8th

Rutger’s Equine Science Center invites you to attend the annual Horse Management Seminar on Sunday, February 8, 2015 from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm at the Cook Campus Center in New Brunswick, NJ.

This year’s seminar will feature discussions on pasture management from the nutritional benefits to fences to toxic plants. It’s everything you need to know for all horse owners. Visit the Equine Science Center’s website for additional program details.

Check out some of the presentations on the schedule.

• Nutritional Benefits of Pasture and When Pasture is Not Enough– Dr. Steve Duren, Performance Horse Nutrition

• Pasture Problems: Safe Grazing Tips for Managing Equine Metabolic Disorders- Dr. Bridgett McIntosh, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

• Equine Grazing Behavior- Dr. Amy Burk, University of MD

• The Latest Grazing Research You Can Use! Panel on Rotational vs. Continuous Grazing- Dr. Bridget McIntosh, Dr. Amy Burk, and Laura Kenny, Rutgers University

• “The Fences Are Up – Now What Do I Do?” Basic Pasture Management– Bill Bamka, Rutgers University, Cooperative Extension of Burlington County

• Got Weeds? Understanding and Managing Weeds in Your Pastures- Donna Foulk, Pennsylvania State University, Cooperative Extension of Northampton County

• Danger in the Grass – Plants That Are Toxic to Horses- Donna Folk

Early registration fee before January 23rd is $55 for adults and $25 for children, students, and seniors. After January 23, the fee increases to $65 and $35, respectively.

Where:

Cook Campus Center

59 Biel Road

New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Parking and Driving Directions

When:

Sunday, February 8, 2014

8:00 am to 3:30 pm

*Note* There is no alternative snow date.