The University of Maryland (UMD) Extension will host a day-long seminars on horse pasture management on April 12 at Bay Point Equestrian Center in Berlin, Md. The event will begin at 8:30 a.m. and continue until 3:00 p.m.

The tentative schedule is as follows:

• 8:30 a.m.—Welcome and Introductions

• 9:00 a.m.—Feeding Soils for Healthier Grass—Nicole Fiorellino, MS

• 9:30 a.m.—Horse Pasture Management—Les Vough, MS, PhD

• 10:15 a.m.—Break

• 10:30 a.m.—Horse Pasture Management (cont.)

• 10:45 a.m.—Strategic Grazing of Horses—Amy Burk, MS, PhD

• 11:15 a.m.—It Happens: Manure and Nutrient Management—Jennifer Reynolds

• 11:45 a.m.—Water Management to Reduce Soil Losses—Speaker TBA

• 12:15 p.m.—Lunch

• 1:00 p.m.—Farm Tour—Jessica Snyder

• 2:00 p.m.—Hands-on Skill Work

The $35 per person registration fee covers all educational materials and lunch.

The registration deadline is March 28. Online registration is available. For more information, visit www.ansc.umd.edu/ERG