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Source: Krishona Martinson, Uof M Extension, (763) 767-3843, krishona@umn.edu

U of M offers regional horse owner programs this fall

ST. PAUL, Minn. (9/8/2008)—The University of Minnesota Horse Team is offering four fall regional horse owner education programs throughout Minnesota in 2008. Each program offers research-based information and knowledgeable speakers identified specifically for that region by a committee of local horse experts and enthusiasts.

Speakers for these programs include University of Minnesota faculty and staff and local veterinarians. The dates, locations and topics include:

• Sat., Oct. 4 in Morris at the UM-Morris Science Building. The program begins at 1 p.m. Topics include: Bits 101, First Aid and Emergency Management, Equine Behavior, Dentistry, Unwanted Horses Roundtable, and Lameness in the Performance Horse. Registration deadline is Mon., Sept. 29.
• Sat., Oct. 18 in Bemidji at Northwest Technical College. The program begins at 1 p.m. Topics include: Nutrition, Dermatology and Allergies, First Aid and Emergency Management, Unwanted Horses Roundtable, Elderly Horse Care, and Optimizing Your Hay Supply. Registration deadline is Mon., Oct. 13.
• Sat., Oct. 25 in Two Harbors at Minnehaha Elementary School. The program begins at 1 p.m. Topics include: Optimizing your Hay Supply, Lameness in the Performance Horse, Ask the Vet Roundtable, Nutrition, Unwanted Horses Roundtable, and First Aid and Wound Management. Registration deadline is Mon., Oct. 20.
• Sat., Nov. 22 in Cambridge at Cambridge-Isanti High School. The program begins at 9:30 a.m. Topics include: Evaluating Difficult Lameness, Unwanted Horse Roundtable , Rehabilitation and Complementary Therapies, Optimizing Your Hay Supply , and Elderly Horse Care. Registration deadline is Mon., Nov. 17.

Participants can select three different topics at each location (two topics will presented simultaneously). The cost to attend each program is $15 per person and includes a printed proceeding. Due to pre-printed proceedings, registration is required five days before each program and doors open 30 minutes before the program begins. The program sponsor is ADM Alliance Nutrition. Secure online registration, program agendas and additional information are available at www.extension.umn.edu/horse.

URL: http:// www.extension.umn.edu./extensionnews/2008/horse-owner-programs.html  This page was updated Sept. 9, 2008 .
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