Equine Forage and Pasture Management for Small Land Owner
Important Update:
The temperature Saturday morning is forecast to to be in the mid-20s and our original location - the horse arena at Walnut Creek Stables, is not heated. For your comfort, we have decided to move the morning session in our SWCD office and then drive to the stables in the afternoon for the tour. The morning session will be held at the Hamilton County Soil & Water Conservation District office located at Kemper Pond Office Park, 1325 E. Kemper Rd. Suite 115, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246. Please see map below. Please contact Holly Utrata-Halcomb, SWCD Director, at 513-772-7645 if you have any questions. 
Your horse’s health and well-being is of paramount importance to you. Quality food, water, exercise and sanitation are some of the primary ingredients. Urban horse owners are often faced with the challenge of limited space. How does one create a decent pasture when space is limited? What do you do with all that manure? If you don’t grow your own hay, how can you tell that the hay you are buying is of good quality? Once you have the hay, how and where do you store it? How do you get water to your horses? Is there Federal assistance and money available to help me plan and develop a better pasture and barn and to develop water resources and compost the manure? If you have pondered one or all of these questions, this workshop is for you!! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER When? Saturday, April 7, 2018 8:30am – 4:00pm Where? Walnut Creek Stables – 12080 Lick Rd. Colerain Twp., Ohio 45251 Cost? $25.00 – Includes Continental Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks and hand-outs Optional: Soil Fertility Test Kits - $5.00 (If you reside in a Hamilton County Storm Water District jurisdiction/ $15.00 for all others.) “New” and comprehensive “Forages for Horses” Binder - $45.00 Click here to download PDF Flyer CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Not So Fun Fact: A 1,000 pound horse will defecate approximately four to thirteen times each day and produce approximately nine tons of manure per year. The 1,000 pound horse will produce, on the average, 37 pounds of feces and 2.4 gallons of urine daily, which totals about 50 pounds of raw waste per day in feces and urine combined. If horse is kept in a stall with bedding, you can increase this to 60 – 70 lbs. AGENDA 8:30 am – Registration – Coffee and Pastry – Visit Vendors 9:00 am – Welcome Holly Utrata-Halcomb ( District Administrator, Hamilton Co. SWCD) Tom Reininger (Proprietor, Walnut Creek Stables) 9:10 am – Get Assistance! Overview on Environmental Quality Incentive Program Cost Share Initiatives John Williams, (District Conservationist, NRCS/USDA) 9:30 am – Got Dirt? Soils, Soil Fertility, Fertilizer Bring your recent soil fertility test results and we will interpret! Martin Joyce (Administrator, Ohio Department of Agriculture) 10:30 am 10:45 am – Break and visit vendors 10:45 am – Got Seed? Forage Species Selection for Horse Nutrition Bob Hendershot (Grazing Specialist, ODA DSW) 11:15 am – Got Poo? – Manure Management and Composting - Martin Joyce (Administrator, Ohio Department of Agriculture) Noon – Lunch Provided 12:45 pm – Pasture Walk - Identify Resource concerns and discuss solutions - - Manure Management – Demo on calibrating spreader - Water Quality and water systems - Pasture Management/Fencing - Plant Identification - Pasture Renovation - Soil Erosion Martin Joyce (Administrator, Ohio Department of Agriculture) Bob Hendershot (Grazing Specialist, ODA DSW) 2:15pm – Pasture Management and Paddock Design- includes Grazing Systems - Bob Hendershot (Grazing Specialist, ODA DSW) 3:00pm – Beware!! Poisonous Plants Martin Joyce (Administrator, Ohio Department of Agriculture) 3:30pm – Hay Quality and Storage – Bring a hay sample for hands-on evaluation - Quality Measurement - Storing to Maintain Quality Martin Joyce (Administrator, Ohio Department of Agriculture) Bob Hendershot (Grazing Specialist, ODA DSW) 4:00pm – Door Prizes and Distribution of Certificates CLICK HERE TO REGISTER |
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