Please list any other equine educational
topics you think are important:
- I think that show management is really important.
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- Degrees in Riding Instruction
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- How to buy and sell a horse
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- a clearing house for people who want to give away a horse to a good home
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- riding lesson safety while teaching
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- How horse people can live in harmony with the rest of the population.
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- children and Equine Services
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- Learning how & why a horse does what he does, when something happens. (understanding
the horse).
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- Maine motor vehicle title 29-A vehicle and trailer registration and braking traffic
safety and motorist awareness.
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- Showing horses-Showmanship classes-Handling infections diseases.
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- Horse Care & mgr. for beginners. A lot of 1st time owners have no idea how to care
for the animal.
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- HOLISTIC MEDICINE FOE HORSES
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- massage, chiropractic, alternative stuff, etc... also natural vs. chemical issues...
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- Marketing ideas for Breeders.
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- I don't know how to say this? How agriculture and horses, compliment each other. How
equine are part of a stable agricultural community in maine.
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- hay rides, weddings and funerals
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- Evaluating horses for purchase and sale
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- The use and promotion of draft horses on a small farm (haying, plowing, logging and the
use of the equipment.
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- Preserving trails, also the state could benefit from building an equestrian facility to
hold horse shows and other horse related activities at. Many other states offer this, such
as VA having the VA Horse Complex.
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- Provide to 4-H'ers what is available as State-wide Programs. Houlton people never had
heard about Eastern States Equestrian team will last year. Where is the communication?
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- How to select a Humane Trainer.
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- I keep my mind open to all the problems I have had with Maine is the people that provide
seminars for me are not of a high enough caliber for me to spend my time and money.
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- Information on specific breeds
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- All aspects of equine industry ,receiving, research, competitive, harness, circus,
police, search and rescue, therapeutic riding.
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- groom/baths, supplements, rescue, muscular health,
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- These topics need to be specific to the geographic area. Poisonous Snakes etc. geo.
specific plants.
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- poulin grain Inc. could probably assist with a speaker on nutrition.
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- general horse care-how to care for them after using them. example Its not good to throw
a wet, tried horse in a stall with water and forget it till the next time you use it. Old
saying "Ridden hand and put away wet...
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- Riding Instruction (to become a riding instructor)
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- Road & Driver safety. list of supplies of horse bedding.
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- Equine Dentistry, Equine Massages, Equine Alternative Medicines
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- Safety both on & off your horse. Proper equipment (ex: helmet & footgear)
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- horse breeds information. endangered breed programs.
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- I would be very interested in hands on shoeing/trimming courses somewhere in central
maine. Classes on week-ends would be ideal so as not to conflict with my work schedule.
Also interested in draft horses, draft horses equipment and their use on the farm and
woods.
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- The many disciplines of riding and driving.
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- insect control...breeding dragonflies to get rid of mosquitoes and noseeums; mental
health
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- More on western riding and trail riding versus showing
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- Transportation, Promotion & Sales
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- How to deal with neighbors who are neglecting their horses. Where the safest horse
trails are.
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- Draft work/Driving horse drawn equipment
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- Educate RE: equine digestive conditions, allergies etc. Educate public regarding cruelty
involved in equine generated female hormones i.e. premarin. Educate public regarding
conditions of cruelty when horses travel to slaughter.
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- General horse care program. So beginners could learn about daily care housing
requirements etc. Many horses are given up because people do not know how to handle them.
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- A guide to trail riding opportunities in Maine- Locations open to public riding. This
could really start to promote Maine as a horse place.
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- non-abusive training & handling in general,
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- Horse training what to do first second at which age they are ready for what. Use of
bridles especially Hockmore Equine socialization.
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- Alternative therapies riding.
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- I would like to see more opportunities for horse owners to learn about different and new
training
- & riding techniques.
- Equine related business, Horse Supplies, Tack, Equine Industry "All Horse
Racing", Draft, Equine riding
- It would be really nice if there was something for the Draught.
- Teamster education for the novice would be highly appreciated E.G. Driving, harness
application equipment etc.
- As it stands now most places offering such expertise is out of state. A real
- Alternative therapies riding
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