CCE Equine Fact Sheets

Getting Started

• Careers in Equine Science
• Identification of Horses
• Parts of a Horse

Health and Nutrition

• Equine Vision Poster
• Factors that Affect Hay Quality
• Grains for Horses and Their Characteristics
• Hay Analysis
• Nutrients and Common Feed Sources for Horses
• The Basics of Equine Nutrition
• Odd Things that Horses Eat
• Forage Substitutes for Horses
• Analysis of Feeds and Forages for Horses
• Maintenance of the "Easy Keeper" Horse
• Feed and Forage Testing Labs
• The Role of Nutrition in Horse Colic and Laminitis

Emergency Care

• Treating Critical Injuries
• Emergency Chart
• Guidelines to Follow During Equine Emergencies
• Vaccination Guidelines
• Equine Rescue and Retirement Facilities
• Treating Injuries Before the Vet Arrives

Hoof Care

• Blood Pumping Mechanism of the Hoof
• Bones of the Hoof
• Common Hoof Problems
• Evaluating the Hoof and Trim Job
• External Parts of the Horse Hoof
• How a Horse's Hoof Grows
• Leg Set
• Sensitive Structures of the Hoof

Behavior

• Abnormal Horse Behavior
• Approaching a Horse
• Catching a Horse
• Domestic Horses and Herd Instinct
• Horse Behavior at Foaling Time
• Horse Body Language
• Horse Breeding Behavior
• Fight vs. Flight Instinct
• Horse Investigative Behavior
• Management Tips Related to Horse Behavior
• Understanding the Flight Zone of Horses

Diseases

• Botulism
• Encephalomyelitis
• Equine Infectious Anemia
• Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis
• Equine Viral Rhinopneumonitis
• Influenza in Horses
• Rabies
• Strangles
• Tetanus
• West Nile Virus

Grooming and Handling

• Grooming and Handling Objectives
• Horse Senses
• Safe Ground Handling of Horses

Disciplines

• Competitive English Horse Events
• Horse Racing
• Horses Used for Work
• Polo on Horseback

Soils:

• Some Facts About Soil Basics
• Soil Testing
• Laboratories for Soil Testing and Plant Analysis
• Agronomy Guide 2011-2012
• Comparing Fertilizer Materials
• Understanding Fertilizer Labels
• Soil Acidity and Aglime
• Soil Fertility
• Soil Fertility Management for Forage Crops Pre-establishment
• Soil Fertility Management for Forage Crops Established
• Soil Fertility Management for Forage Crops Maintenance

Pasture Basics

• Equine Pasture Management
• Establishing and Managing Horse Pastures
• Four Steps to Rotational Grazing
• Pasture and Hay for Horses
• Pasture Survey Method
• Pastures for Horses

Forages:

• Forage Quality in Perspective
• Forage Quality Testing
• Species Selection
• Warm Season Grasses
• White Clover
• Kentucky Bluegrass
• Orchardgrass
• Red Clover
• Reed Canarygrass
• Ryegrass
• Smooth Bromegrass
• Tall Fescue
• Timothy

Weed Management:

• Toxic Plants
• Weed Management in Pasture Systems
• Herbicides
• Plants Poisonous to Livestock

Fencing:

• Fence Planning for Horses
• Stream Bank Fencing

Manure Management:

• Composting Manure
• Horse Stable Manure Management
• Horses and Manure

Farm Safety

• Hot Hay Alert

Other

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Last updated November 7, 2019