Animal & Dairy Science:Extension & Outreach

MASTER EQUINE MANAGEMENT TRAINING

7:00 pm Tuesdays, from October 9 to November 13 (6 weeks)

COURSE PROGRAM

The Master Equine Management Training Program is designed as an advanced training curriculum to inform horse owners about the many topics critical to starting and managing a horse related business. The course is targeted toward horse owners, trainers, instructors, boarding stables managers, and breeding farms. This is the first training program of this kind offered in Georgia. In addition to the basic course curriculum, participants will also receive information about available federal and state cost-share programs to assist your horse program. Instruction topics will include:

• Economics of the Industry
• Feeding
• Nutrition
• Waste Handling
• Horse Health Barn Design and Management
• Soil
• Water and pasture Management
• Environmental Concerns
• Arena Maintenance, Legal and Liability Issues
• Economics and Budgeting

CLASSES AND TUITION

Classes will begin at 7:00 pm each Tuesday evening beginning October 9 and run for a six-week period ending November 13.  Classes will be held at the Greene County Agricultural Center, 1180 C. Weldon Smith Dr., Greensboro. Class sizes will be limited to the first 50 applicants. Tuition for the course is $100.00 per person and will cover expenses including all study materials, proceedings of the meeting, refreshments, door prizes, a Master Equine Management Training Graduation Certificate and a cap embroidered with the Master Equine Training logo.

REGISTRATION

Deadline - Monday, October 1, 2007

Please print and complete the following registration form:

• Master Equine Management Registration Application

Please send a separate form for each applicant. Mail the form and tuition checks made payable to:

Oconee River RC&D
P.O. Box 247
Watkinsville, GA 30677

(Note: We do not accept credit cards)

For additional information, please contact Greene County Extension Coordinator Peyton Sapp at (706) 453-2083.

PROGRAM DESIGNED AND SPONSORED BY :

University of Georgia Coopertive Extension
Oconee River Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc.
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
USDA Agricultural Research Service
Piedmont Soil and Water Conservation District
Georgia Horse Council
Georgia Grazing Lands Conservation Coalition

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