25/Newspaper Article; 1/Internet Website; 3/Direct mail flyer; 5/From a friend; 4/Flyer
from Feed Store
Worming for tapes; Changing worming schedule; Weigh the food; de-worming more/less
grain; feed less grain; possibly change bedding from shavings to corn straw; pasture
management, weigh hay; less graining, cleaning hooves better; re-evaluate use of grain;
after hearing about grain, I will probably cut back on the grain I feed my horse; Closer
care; read more and really make sure I can really afford the horses I want; what kind of
horse and where to get them, direct care and feeding; feeding; rotate pasture/change
manure stacking; pasture management; pasture management; reduce grain/ be more
regular/cautious about worming and picking feet/balance rations - measure, weigh; cut back
on grain, more water; I enjoyed all the activities and I like that people could speak
their minds; feeding and hoof care; feeding management; clean my horses hooves twice a
week; worming-program, vet care-yearly, cement floor-not to use, feed program; take more
care of feet.
Vet care; Vet care; Stu's talk; I thought the day was very informative; the verity of
subject; I learned a lot J ; Interacting with other horse
people and hearing how they do things with their horses; The way everything was explained,
Questions from the group and the answers given, Very informative, Good explanation on
feeding (thank you); All information was useful; Info shared by vet; Manure regulations
information, it was very informative; feedback from many different horse owners/good info
and handouts; feed and care; lots of good info - leads on sources of info and help
sources; learning more about pasture management- when to cut hay, etc…; the vet's
presentation; veterinarian was excellent, good discussion, enjoyed Donna's presentation
too, which it could have been more detailed and longer; learning medical needs; the health
care and information provided by the local vet; lots of good, basic information for
someone (like me) that's never owned a horse; all day; the overall seminar, learning just
enough about all matters to realize what needs to be done before you bring a horse home;
the vet speaker - very informative; meeting other horse people, being able to ask
questions, open discussion; different speakers, vet, farrier, etc… more educational
when there are more speakers; the vet; diversity of focus and presentation, Stu's sense of
humor, good questions; it was all informative; the overall variety of topics, a lot was
covered today; I enjoyed all the activities and I like that people could speak their
minds; most of it was great; horse care with the vet; everything; learning more about
horses; all of the info-brain overload, the hand outs; the vet.
More paper information; not enough time to extensively cover subject - perhaps more
clinics less subject matter; clinic at an actual farm with hands on, or demos, how to
measure/buy a saddle, and other tack, how to know what size, or different types of bits;
more time for vet questions; questions submitted in advance in order to be addressed by
speaker; presenters' time management; spent too much time on technical nutritional
requirements but not enough on everyday requirements, expenses, safety, barn setup,
etc…; more handouts, lots of info J like numbers of
farriers and vets; more visuals, nice weather, have more practical outside demonstrations;
put the registration material in alphabetical order, serve REAL MILK! Support the REAL
DAIRY industry please; the last section raised more questions on sources of horses, tack,
also buildings and paddocks and some design pit falls to avoid; more interaction from
class; I'm still not sure how much pasture per horse I need; more room for participants,
very cramped; longer/more speakers, some handouts on activities, a riding segment; more
specific information on pasture management; less focus on forage production (especially
for new horse owners); have more information on one subject; no way/it's fine; more time;
have some hands on activity; maybe some hands on activities; make it better by working
harder; larger room! Not be so technical on feed/pasture; more time for each thing and
time for individual questions.
Small animals (Donkey) as well; liability/insurance issues; care of teeth, illness; tack
bit, different types of bits, etc…; fitting saddles, bridles, different bits and
hackamores; would like to go on a field trip to horse farm for hands on presentation;
horse psychology issues (behavior); topics related to experienced horse owners; more time
on every day requirements, expenses, safety, barn set up etc…; types of riding what
horses can do; more detail in overall management; breed identification and uses more on
how/where to find a good horse, some hands on demonstrations and training; more references
to local resources, best way to "recover" an old pasture for horse forage;
building and building maintenance, hands on horse care; lameness; maybe something on
managing/training/handling a horse; feed, discussions on specific diseases; which breed is
best for specific owners, training/grooming techniques; pasture management; arena
maintenance (indoor/outdoor), ways to make winter easier (designs for insulated buckets,
etc…) fencing options especially information on electric fences, training techniques;
barn design; variety of breeds, maybe?, cleaning; more on health and diseases; how to use
a measuring tape; foot care, riding clinics, diseases, problem management.