The Master Equine Manager's Practical Workshop will be held on April 22nd and 23rd and covers essential activities such as safely handling horses, fire safety, health inspections, and bandaging techniques. Participants will also learn about horse evaluation, hay analysis, feed tags, and can visit local facilities and a horse show. Registration is available online, with no charge for new master equine managers and a $40 fee for returning ones.

1. Master Equine Manager’s
Practical Workshop
April 22nd & April 23rd
www.extension.iastate.edu/equine
Examples of Workshop Activities
 Demonstrate safely working around a horse by catching, leading, tying and
grooming a horse
 Learn about fire safety & extinguishers
 Inspect horses for signs of good health including measuring a horse's tem-
perature, pulse, respiration rate, capillary refill time
 Select and apply stable/protective bandages with protective padding as re-
quired maintaining safety and security of self and horse throughout
 Deworm a horse & give a horse an intramuscular injection
 Practice measuring weight in a horse and how to body condition score a
horse.
 Evaluate hay including taking a hay sample for analysis
 How to read a feed ingredient tag
 Identify horses including external points of the horse, colors and markings,
conformation, unsoundness's and blemishes
 Visit local horse facilities and the Block and Bridle Horse Show on 4/23
Registration Information:
Workshop Registration http://tinyurl.com/jzefqyg
 New Master Equine Manager—No Charge, included in Master Equine Manager
Certification Fee
 Former Master Equine Managers who have completed the course—$40
Course Registration
 Master Equine Manager Certification Course (Online) http://tinyurl.com/jbkhlsp
Contact: Peggy M. Auwerda,
phone 515-290-9797,
Email: peggy@iastate.edu
Attend one or
both days
Apply the Knowledge You Learned or Are Learning From
the Master Equine Manager Certification Course