Horse Field Day - August 12, 2004

"Managing Horses with Limited Resources"

2:00 PM - Shuttles leave Dickinson Recreation Center Parking Lot to DREC ranch SW of Manning

3:00 PM - Director's Welcome - Kris Ringwall

3:00 - 4:30 PM - "Ask The Expert - Open House"

Concurrent Sessions:

Hoof Care - Kent Horntvedt, Columbus , ND (Not Confirmed)
Behavior Clinic - Brenda Rettinger, Bowman County Agent
Harnessing/Saddling Demonstration - Garry Ottmar, DREC Ranch Manager
Mare Ultrasound Demonstration - Kris Ringwall, DREC Director

4:30 PM - BBQ Supper at DREC Ranch Headquarters, Manning, ND

5:35 PM - Load Horse Drawn Wagons

Repeating Rotating Sessions:

Wagons 5:45 PM - Pasture Management for Horses on Limited Acreage
Kevin Sedivec, NDSU Extension Range Specialist

Indoors 5:45 PM - Waste Saving Forage Alternative for Horses: Hay vs. Hay Cubes
Brenda Rettinger, NDSU Bowman County Agent

Wagons 6:45 PM - Yearling Horse Growth and Development: Feeding Management
Doug Landblom, NDSU Dickinson Research Extension Center

Indoors 6:45 PM - Cooperative West Nile Virus Project Goals and Objectives
Chip Poland or Scott Madill (Not Confirmed)

7:50 PM - Tying It All Together: Parasitism, Natural Equine Wormers, New West Nile Vaccine
Charlie Stoltenow, DVM - NDSU Extension Veterinarian

8:30 PM - Closing remarks

8:45 PM - Shuttles return to Dickinson Recreation Center Parking Lot DREC