Equine Resources & Services
Extension resources
The Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service’s mission is to make a difference in the lives of Kentucky citizens through research-based education. Extension takes the University to the people in their local communities, addressing issues of importance of all Kentuckians.
The national equine resource team known as HorseQuest began collaborative work to harness the Cooperative Extension System’s best information to provide traditional and expanding clientele a source of reliable and up-to-date horse information on equine science and management. This group of horse experts includes extension horse specialists from around the country, including teaching and research faculty, veterinarians and professional extension staff from leading universities. Internet users can interact with these experts to obtain customized answers to their questions by asking a question and joining an online chat or web cast.
Horse Pasture Evaluation Program
The Pasture Evaluation Program has been going strong since 2005, conducting 80 evaluations and covering more than 13,500 total farm acres. The three main objectives are to provide detailed pasture management recommendations to horse farm owners and managers; help improve Kentucky’s pastureland to provide more quantity and better quality feed and in turn reduce feed costs in the form of hay; and evaluate tall fescue within pastures and assess its potential to cause fescue toxicity in pregnant broodmares. For more information about the Horse Pasture Evaluation program, please click here.
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Equine service centers
Animal Genetic Testing and Research Laboratory
UK Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
Informational publications by topic
Equine Economic Issues
Economics of Rotational Grazing
Feeds, Forage, and Pasture Management
2007 Cool-Season Grass Horse Grazing Tolerance Report
Alfalfa: The High Quality Hay for Horses - Poster
Establishing and Managing Horse Pastures
Forage Use and Identification Guide
Maintaining Healthy Horse Pastures
New Recommendations for Perennial Ryegrass Seedings for Kentucky Horse Farms
Planning Fencing Systems for Intensive Grazing Management
Temporary Fencing for Horse Pastures
Understanding Endophyte-Infected Tall Fescue and Its Effect on Broodmares
Using a Grazing Stick for Pasture Management
Horse Environments
High Traffic Area Pads for Horses
On-Farm Composting of Animal Mortalities
On-Farm Disposal of Animal Mortalities
Pervious Concrete as a Flooring Material for Horse Handling Areas
Using Dry Lots to Conserve Pastures and Reduce Pollution Potential
Horse Health
Botulism: A Deadly Disease that Can Affect your Horse
Controlling Internal Parasites of the Horse
Nutrition
Equine Feeding Management: The How & When of Feeding Horses
Feeding Young & Growing Horses
Nutrition of the Performance Horse
To search all College of Agriculture publications, visit the online publication resource center.