UConn Equine Extension Program

           

This is the official website designed by the Equine Extension Specialist at the University of Connecticut, providing outreach to people interested in horses throughout Connecticut, the Northeast and the United States.

• Upcoming Equine Extension Events in CT
• Ask a Question: HorseQuest

Articles

• Peer-Reviewed Extension Fact Sheets: Best Practices, Horse Nutrition, Horse Health, and Horse Selection Series
• Horses and Humans For a Healthy Habitat: Ways to keep our planet beautiful for us and our horses

Videos (as seen on the UConn Extension Facebook Page)

• Horse Books for Youth to Enjoy Part 1 - recorded May 2020
• Horse Books for Youth to Enjoy Part 2 - recorded May 2020
• Horse Books for Youth to Enjoy Part 3 - recorded May 2020
• Horse Books for Youth to Enjoy Part 4 - recorded May 2020
• Horse Books for Youth to Enjoy Part 5 - recorded May 2020
• Horse Books for Youth to Enjoy Part 6 - recorded May 2020
• Horse Books for Youth to Enjoy Part 7 - recorded May 2020
• Horse Books for Youth to Enjoy Part 8 - recorded May 2020
• Horse Books for Youth to Enjoy Part 9 - recorded May 2020

 

• Fun Horse Books for Adults to Read Part 1 - recorded May 2020
• Fun Horse Books for Adults to Read Part 2 - recorded May 2020
• Fun Horse Books for Adults to Read Part 3 - recorded May 2020
• Fun Horse Books for Adults to Read Part 4 - recorded May 2020

 

• Model Horses Part 1 - recorded May 2020
• Model Horses Part 2 - recorded May 2020

 

• Horse Movies For You to Enjoy Part 1 - recorded May 2020
• Horse Movies For You to Enjoy Part 2 - recorded May 2020

Webinars

• Trail Etiquette for Everyone - recorded June 2020
• There and Back Again - A History of the Horse in North America - recorded June 2020
• Poison in Your Pasture - Your Horse vs. Toxic Plants - Symptoms, Treatment & Better Yet..Prevention - recorded June 2020
• Best Management Practices for Your Farm from the Most Simple to the More Complex - recorded June 2020

Canter Curriculum
Equine Nutrition Module - sign up here

Flyers to Share For Trail Riding

• Approaching a Horse on the Trail
• Cleaning Up After Your Horse on the Trail

Flyer to share on converting manure into heat by Alexis Brown

• Converting Horse Manure Into Heat

Connecticut Equine Links

• CT Horse Survey
• First Company Governor's Horse Guard
• The Connecticut Horse Council
• UConn Equine Program Information

General Equine Links

• NetVet Veterinary Resources - Horses
• Horsequest
• United Horse Coalition