2001 Basic Horse Care Evaluation for Waterville 

  1. Please check the site where you attended the clinic: Waterville/65 attended, 12/no show
  2. How many horses do you have? 21/0; 7/1; 8/2; 3/3; 1/10
  3. How did you learn about the clinic? 14/Newspaper Article;8/Direct mail flyer; 14/From a friend; 2/Flyer from Feed Store
  4. As a result of attending today’s clinic do you plan to do anything differently? Check with Extension people on manure site and pasture management; call a vet before buying a horse, supplement with minerals and salt, have a good farrier; have vet check animal (unless we have recommendations re: seller), improve fencing; get a horse; I don't have a horse yet but I will know what to do when I go to buy one; plan fencing; pasture management; barn construction; monitor feed more carefully, hay quality analysis; buying, stabling, bedding; stalls, fence, read horse laws; change my grain type; test soil; barn work; have better ideas about feeding and fencing; change in barn plan and pasture; pay more attention to what my vet and farrier do; look further into the purchase, care of horses before I become a horse owner, there is a lot to learn and it is a big responsibility; more research; consider board fence over electric, use brown/green not white, use dirt floor; do more research before getting a horse; doing more research; work closely with vet; less feed/more exercise.
  5. Overall, what did you like best about the day? All goo info/manure management an eye-opener; Mrs. Lamb; Q & A; informative presentation/informal atmosphere; all of it/GREAT JOB!; the vet presentation; vet/pasture management/farrier; the overall subject matter; all good; it was all good information; vet information and presentation; vet talk/would like info on foaling; presentations and sunshine; everything; I thought the vet was wonderful; all was real good; the informaitonal handouts are very food/the vet information was excellent for a new horse owner; the veterinarian's talk; all very informative, first time attending, would attend again; Dr. Faye's presentation; the vet talk; the presentaton by the veterinarian, he was extremely well versed and able to share his knowledge to those present-people friendly/Donna excellent information well presented-people friendly/Trish organized presentation more technical information, very informative; good review of horse information; vet talk, discussion of feed and shelter; variety of info; being with horse people; very educational; vet and farrier speaking; that there was more than one speaker; the vet and farrier information; Dr. Faye's presentation; pasture management; handouts very useful; the veterinarian and slides.
  6. One way today’s clinic could be improved is? Provide enough handouts for everyone/plow parking lot; Trish; Cooperative Extension did a nice job. You provided lots of amenities, food, coffee, nice meeting place, door prize.; A/V planning; Just set tables and chairs (tables are great to have, by the way) in a better position to face presenter, my neck hurts. More handout info with pictures and diagrams basic horse anatomy, etc… Stuff that's quick to refer to.; seating arrangement/slide viewing difficult; difficult to see slides; DON'T read material to us, we can do it ourselves, boring when this is done, minds tend to wander off presentation; better farrier, we were hoping for information on shoeing, nothing was said at all; more of them; a less nervous farrier; maybe a better farrier presentation; most new horse owners don't grow their own hay so maybe less pasture management; more hands on activity like a real horse; if the time spent talking about hoof care could be more to the basics of a horses hoof maintenance with more questions to ask farrier; some activities and examples/pictures and movies/shorter lunch break; more detail/information on the farrier's role; include an in-barn hands-on session; more beginner infor on handling horses, hands-on stuff; better seating; more farrier questions; seating; rhythmic thumping in back of room very disturbing and annoying.
  7. If future horse educational programs are held, what types of topics would you like to see covered? Building outdoor arena/stable blueprints? Different horse breeds - choosing best one; draft horse information/horse training; training/breeds; barn design; not sure at this time; training of horses/prevention of illness and spread of diseases/raising of the foal; more in depth pasture reclamation information/horse breeds; hands on horse association ie: what good to look for when purchasing; driving/trailering; different types of breeds and more on breeding; breeding and foaling maybe more advanced topics in horse care. Laws and regulations more fully explained; riding (especially jumping, dressage) behavioral problems, different horse breeds, information on trail riding (where to go, etc?); not sure, I'll know more next time; more question and answer time; vet, farrier, hippology and management; barn care; horse supplies etc… when to grain a horse, the brand new rider, tips on how , types of saddle etc…; saddle and harness, barn design and building; breeding and foaling, trailers and transporting horses, draft horses for farm and woods work; common horse medical problems, more in depth on different processed grains, the difference and which to feed; tack info; exercise a respiration; different types of grain; use a real horse; safety, illness, colic, etc…
  8. Would you be interested in taking an online internet course about horse care? 23/yes; 14/no