The Cooperative Extension Service at the University of Kentucky is designed to educate Kentucky residents about topics in agriculture, economics, leadership, and youth development through seminars, hands-on learning, and questions fielded by experts. When Kentuckians cannot make it to a learning program or reach an extension agent, a digital classroom in the form of eXtension (pronounced e-extension) is available.

The eXtension website is a cooperative project by experts across the country. It contains informational mini-sites on 32 resource areas covering everything from child care to imported fire ants, each with 20-150 topic experts providing content. One of these resource areas is horses.

As highlighted in June’s Spotlight Equine feature, eXtension Horses (formerly known as HorseQuest) disseminates information on equine topics that include breeds, facilities, ethics, nutrition, training, and more. The site provides general articles on various subjects, a glossary, instructional videos, and monthly webcasts. Content for eXtension Horses is provided by teaching and research faculty as well as veterinarians, extension agents, and other staff who work to address popular questions or topics they encounter in the field. The site also provides a calendar containing upcoming educational events, which are searchable by state.

Ashley Griffin, content design leader for the eXtension Initiative at UK, said the site seeks to differentiate itself from other Internet resources