The 2013 Delaware Horse Expo will be held this year on Saturday, April 6 from 9 a.m.-6 p.m., and Sunday, April 7 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Delaware State Fairgrounds in Harrington, Delaware. As part of the Delaware Horse Expo, the University of Delaware will be hosting the “UD Equine Seminar Series” with speakers scheduled for both days of the event.
Topics will include equine nutrition, spring horse health, care and management of retired racehorses and more.
The speakers include:
Saturday – April 6
11:00 a.m., Dr. Nettie Liburt, Equine Specialist, Kent Nutrition Group – “Selecting the Right Feed for Your Horse.”
12:00 p.m., Dr. Carey Williams, Associate Professor and Equine Extension Specialist, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey – “Supplements: Choosing them Wisely.”
2:15 p.m., Delmarva Equine Clinic – “Spring Horse Health Care.”
3:15 p.m., Dr. Carissa Wickens, Assistant Professor and Equine Extension Specialist, University of Delaware – “What We Know About Stereotypic Behavior in Horses.”
Sunday – April 7
11:00 a.m., Erin Pittman, Board Member, Retired Racehorse Training Project, Business Manager, Dodon Farm – “Care and Feeding of the Retired Racehorse.”
12:00 p.m., Wendy Lippincott, Dusty Chaps Farm, Co-owner and Instructor – “Backyard Horse- keeping, is it Doable or Should I Board?”
2:00 p.m., Steuart Pittman, President, Retired Racehorse Training Project with New Bolton Center clinician – “Lameness Issues in the Thoroughbred Racehorse and Therapies to Resolve Unsoundness.”
3:00 p.m., Mary Bashtarz, BALANCE Registered Test Ride Facilitator – “Horse Friendly Saddle Features.”
The UD Equine Seminar Series is a collaborative effort between UD, the Delaware Equine Council, and Chick’s Saddlery.
For more information on the Delaware Horse Expo, visit the Delaware Horse Expo website.
