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A place to look for educational information for people interested in horses in the State of Maine.

Missouri Department of Agriculture Has Notified State and Federal Officials of Two Piroplasmosis-Positive Horses Missing - June 2009

Equine Facts

Factsheets from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.  Available on line here or at your local UMaine Extension Office.

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Thinking of building or renovating your horse facility?  You may want to purchase the new "Horse Facilities Handbook" from the Mid West Plan Service click here.

 

 

 

Maine Sites of Interest

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Will you have enough forage?

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University of Maine Equine Program

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Equine Business Management course at UMaine

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The Northeast Grazing Guide

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Maine Hay Directory

bullet Rebaling large round bales, is it feasible? (2006)
bullet Horse Feeding and Management Slides
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Wood Pellet Bedding Demonstration (2002)

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Maine Research in Race Track Safety

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2006 Equine Herpes Virus in Maine Information

Maine Equine Laws, Regulations and Alerts

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Maine Equine Activities Laws

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Maine Standards for Care and Housing of Equines

bullet Maine Equine Infectious Anemia Statute
bullet Contagious Equine Metritis in Maine a message from Dr. Don Hoenig, State Veterinarian

Poisonous Plants Information

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Cornell Poisonous Plants

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Canadian Poisonous Plants Information System

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Poisonous Plants by Species

bullet Poisoning of Horses by Plants by  Penny Lawlis

Other horse related sites

bullet New Hampshire Horse Study (2004)
bullet Horse Breeds
bullet University of Kentucky Equine Fact Sheets
bullet Missouri University Extension Horse Publications
bullet North Carolina Horse Husbandry
bullet Pennsylvania State Equine Publications
bullet Link to other states Horse Publications
bullet National Animal Health Monitoring System
bullet (NAHNS) Equine '98 Needs Assessment Survey Results
bullet Cook College Rutgers University Equine Science Center

 

eXtension logoHorse Quest   (click here)

The portal to a nation wide Extension Equine Information System.  Extension Equine Staff from across the nation are contributing the success of Horse Quest to help horse owners find reliable information about horse care. 

bulletArticles about horses and horse care
bulletFrequently Asked Questions
bulletAsk the Expert
bulletNews about Horses
bulletHorse Events
bulletLearning Lesson's
bulletHighlights from Horse Quest

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