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Free Webcast on Cost Conscious Feeding for Horses

Last Updated: November 13, 2009 Related resource areas: Horses, Financial Crisis

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My Horse University and eXtension HorseQuest invite you to a FREE webcast on cost conscious feeding for horses. Hear from a leading expert on horse nutrition about strategies for cutting feeding costs while maintaining good health by maximizing quality forage, improving pasture management, reducing wastage, practicing general health prevention and more.

Webcast: Feeding Management in a Time of Rising Feed Costs

Date: May 12, 2009

Time: 7:00 P.M. EDT

Speaker: Dr. Mark Russell, Purdue University


Summary: As feed and hay prices tripled in the last two years, many horse owners want to know how to cut costs and be sure to maintain good health. This presentation will present 12 suggestions to get more out of your horse-feeding dollar. These will include maximizing quality forage, improving pasture management, reducing wastage, good dental care, general health prevention, feeding more meals, and assessing body condition of horses, and considering selling unproductive horses.

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