Archive of Articles
Edited by Extension Horse Specialist Dr. Ann Swinker, the Penn State Horse Newsletter publishes articles on the many facets of horse health, management, Penn State equine events related to the horse industry in Pennsylvania.
- Insect Pests Can Be More Than a Nuisance to Horses
- Internal Parasites in the Horse
- Making sure pastures are not overgrazed will help avoid laminitis. Forage species store sugars when they are under stress. By: University of Minnesota Extension
- The following is just a report and not the position of the Equine Program here at Penn State.
- Manure Hauler and Broker Certification Update
- National Equine Economic Study to Begin Mid-October
- November 6-7-8, 2009 Equine Issues Forum, PA Equine Council Annual Meeting and SHCAC Fall Meetings
- National Hay Shortage Problems
- Agriculture experts around the country are warning hay farmers and buyers to watch for scams amid at feed shortage and resulting high prices.
- New Nutrient Requirements of Horses (6th edition) Published
- Anyone interested in horse nutrition should purchase a copy of the new Nutrient Requirements of Horses (6th edition) published by The National Academies Press. This is the latest and greatest since the last version was published 18 years ago.
- New Nutrient Requirements of Horses (6th Edition) Published
- A free online computer program is available that helps users determine nutrient requirements of the horse.
- Not All Forage Plants Are Safe for Horses
- PA 4-H Leaders Recognized at AYHC National Youth Horse Leaders Symposium
- Release supplied by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services, By Craig Shultz, DVM.
- Penn State Equestrian Team Ranks Second in the Nation
- Penn State Equine Program Takes on a New Face
- Penn State Speakers Featured at World Horse Expo in Harrisburg
- Penn State Stallion Wins Breeders Awards
- A thirteen-year-old stallion owned by Penn State captured both Pennsylvania Quarter Horse Association (PQHA) awards for 2006 at their annual banquet in December. The stallion, Image of Shadow, was donated to the Department of Dairy and Animal Science in 2003 by Scott and Marybeth Gordon of Elverson, PA.
- Pennsylvania County-Level Results of State Equine Survey Announced
- The PSU Fall Equine Issues Forum and PA EQuine Council's Annual Meeting, November 6, 7 and 8, 2009 at the Holiday Inn East in Harrisburg, PA.
- Plant and Animal Issues When Grazing
