Thinking about getting involved in breeding your own horse? The Rutgers Equine Science Center and the Rutgers Cooperative Extension are offering a seminar on “Feeding and Care of Mare/Foal, Stallion and Growing Horse” from 8:30 a.m.-3:45 pm Feb. 10 at the Cook Student Center in New Brunswick.
“This year we selected a topic that we have not covered during any of the previous Horse Management Seminars. Even if you don’t currently breed horses, the presentations will have lots of information for everyone,” said Dr. Carey Williams, extension equine specialist and associate director of extension for the Equine Science Center.
“Our goal for this workshop is to bring in the leading experts in each of these topic areas. This includes broodmare and growing horse nutrition, care of the stallion, and new reproductive advances. We will also highlight some of the current and future research from Rutgers Equine graduate students.”
The morning will start with “Stallion Care” and “Recent Advanced in Equine Reproduction” by Dr. Ed Squires from University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Center. “Dr. Squires leads the country in his contribution to the field of equine reproduction” said Carey.
“We are honored to have him here at Rutgers courtesy of Vetoquinol USA.” The morning will also include Dr. Dan Keenan from Foundation Equine, a local veterinarian specializing in equine reproduction. Dr. Keenan will present “Care of the Mare and Foal Pre- and Post-Birth.”
In the afternoon, Dr. Amy Burk, who leads the equine breeding program at the University of Maryland, presents “Feeding the Pregnant/Lactating Mare”, followed by “GI Development and Nutrition of the Growing Horse” by Dr. Paul Siciliano from North Carolina State University.
Closing out the day will be a panel discussion from the three main speakers. Following the panel Carey’s doctoral student, Jennifer Weinert, will give a short presentation on some of the current research taking place on campus, as well as what future research has been planned.
In addition to these presentations, the seminar will feature informational displays, networking opportunities with industry companies and area organizations, and ample time for one-on-one discussions with the day’s presenters.
The complete program, registration information, and seminar brochure are posted on the Equine Science Center website at esc.rutgers.edu as well as at the registration site: http://bit.ly/2019HMS . Space is limited, and the early bird discount for registration ends on January 28. For questions, contact Carey at (848) 932-5529 or carey.williams@rutgers.edu.