Upcoming Equine Events

Houston County Equine Short Course | September 21, 2024 | 10AM-4PM

September 21, 2024 | 10AM-4PM EST

Houston County Extension Office (2030 Kings Chapel Rd. Perry, GA 31069)

Topics covered will include forages and nutrition, health and hoof care, emergency preparedness, biomechanics and lameness, a judges panel, and holistic therapies with some great invited speakers. Door prizes will be available for some lucky winners!

Pre-registration is $25 and can be completed through our online system at https://tinyurl.com/57fezehd . Day of registration will be permitted for $30 per attendee; but pre registration is encouraged to assist us with planning for lunch.

Questions? Please contact Brandi McGonagill at 478-957-4002 or bsm4h@uga.edu

2024 Equine Exchange: Behavior and Training

12:00pm | Virtual

The Equine Exchange is a monthly webinar that has provided practical equine management information for horse owners since 2022. In 2024, the series will follow a set curriculum of topics related to equine behavior and training.

The program is at 12PM EST, virtual via Zoom, and is free to attend. It will be held the first Monday of each month with the exception of holidays.

Dates

9/9* Introduction to Groundwork

10/7 Stereotypic Behaviors

11/4 Problem Behavior Resolution

12/2 Round Table and Expert Q&A

Equine Emergency Response Awareness Clinic

Sept 9 and 10, 2024

Georgia International Horse Park

Cost | $150

Individuals can attend an awareness level course to receive a TLAER Inc Awareness Level Certification. This is the most important level to attend for horse and barn owners, veterinarians, fire fighters, Animal Control/Services and law enforcement officers. The course will cover a wide ranging set of topics – such as best practices for vehicle accidents involving horses, loose livestock in the road, livestock euthanasia in the field, and we will set things afire to explore common barn fire hazards. This promises to be a interesting course for all attendees. There are more and more horses moving to our area and we want all involved to have some training and resources to best help the residents of their county – two and four legged.

CE credit: Vets, fire fighters, law enforcement – email us to see if you can get CE credit – if we haven’t already arranged it in your county – we will work to make it happen!

For more information, see the event website: Equine Emergency Response Awareness Clinic