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2010 Guilford County Extension
Horse Management Short Courses
Guilford County Agricultural Center, 3309 Burlington Road, Greensboro, NC
27405
7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m
Monday, March 8th Equine Welfare Issues How To Body Condition Score Horses
NC Certified Equine Investigators,
Meredith Bernard - Southern States Equine Representative
Monday, March 15th Natural Horsemanship Bits/Shanks & Round Pen Exhibition
Brock Griffith - Griffith Horsemanship
Horse Management Committee
Randy Boles, David Dick, Sara Jo Durham, Steva Allgood, Rita Nott, and
Georgianne Sims
- Registration Fee: $30 for entire series or $5.00 per session.
- Registration Fee will be waived for 4-H members presenting an official
current 4-H Program Membership ID Card.
For additional information, call Ben Chase, Rockingham & Guilford County
Extension Livestock Agent, North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service at
1-800-666-3625, 342-8235 or Email-
ben_chase@ncsu.edu.
In case of inclement weather, please call 1-800-666-3625 or 342-8235 for a
recorded message.
Directions to The Guilford County Agricultural Center,
Located at 3309 Burlington Road 375-5876 and can be found at
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/guilford/directions.shtml
Or call 1-800-666-3625 or 342-8235.
From the south or west on I-85 or I-40
From I-85 South take I 40 East at the Durham/ Raleigh sign. Take Exit 131
(sign says 40W, 85S, and to 70) towards Greensboro. Continue straight over
the bridge and bear right as the road ends towards Greensboro and 70 West.
Get in your left lane. Turn left at the light at Burlington Road. We are
about l/2 mile on the right. 3309 Burlington Rd.
From Downtown Greensboro
Take E. Market St. and continue straight to Burlington Rd. (the street
changes from E. Market to Burlington Rd.), about 2 or 3 miles from downtown
Greensboro. Our office is on the left, 3309 Burlington Rd.
From Wendover Avenue
Take Wendover East to Elwell Dr. Turn right at Elwell and continue to E.
Bessemer. Ave. Turn left at E. Bessemer and turn left again onto Burlington
Rd. Our office is about 100 ft. on the left.
From the east (Raleigh) traveling West
Take I-40 West to Exit 44 (to Hwy 70). Take Exit 19 - Highway 70 and bear
right onto Hwy. 70 West towards Greensboro. Go 1-2 Miles and turn left at
first Stop light (Burlington Rd. left and Penry Rd. right). Ag. Center is 1
mile on the right.
March 27, 2010
Focus on Equine Welfare
Join the NC State Student Chapter of the American Association of Equine
Practitioners (SCAAEP) for a Saturday Seminar at the NC State College of
Veterinary Medicine on the most significant and pressing welfare issues in
the equine industry. Key leaders in the equine veterinary community will
lecture on their experiences tackling these equine welfare problems. Topics
will include the unwanted horse, recent recommendations made by the AAEP
racing committee, the role of the FEI veterinarian, welfare issues of the
Dressage horse, and current welfare issues in the Western Performance world.
This seminar is intended for equine veterinarians, veterinary students,
veterinary technicians, and equestrians who want to be informed about the
current welfare issues in the equine industry. More information at:
http://cvm.ncsu.edu/conted/equinewelfare.
Horsemans
Youth Day 2010
Saturday,
March 6, 2010 from 9 AM - 4 PM
Join us at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine for a day of
education and fun!
This full day of equine-oriented activities is designed to give kids and
teens, ages 9 - 18, a hands-on look at anatomy, physiology, and veterinary
care for horses. Participants will be grouped by age and will rotate
throughout the school, visiting many different activity stations.
Planned
activities include:
> A tour of the large animal hospital
> How to perform a physical exam on your horse (live horse activity)
> A look at equine anatomy in the vet school anatomy lab (skeletons,
intestinal models, etc.)
> How to age your horse by his teeth
> Preventative medicine
> Basic lameness (live horse demo)
> Plus many more!
Breakfast and
lunch will be provided, as well as a goody bag.
For more information visit:
http://clubs.ncsu.edu/equine/HYD2010.html
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