Couple Comes Full Circle With UK Through Horses, Pastures

The University of Kentucky is where Keith and Laura Haag first fell in love with horses, and it’s where they turned to get advice to improve the environment for the horses on Endeavor Farm.
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Couple Comes Full Circle With UK Through Horses, Pastures
Ray Smith, PhD, second from right, speaks with (from left) Keith Haag; Krista Lea, MS, UK Horse Pasture Evaluation Program coordinator; and Laura Haag during a visit to Endeavor Farm. | Photo: Katie Pratt
The University of Kentucky is where Keith and Laura Haag first fell in love with horses, and it’s where they turned to get advice to improve the environment for the horses on Endeavor Farm.

Keith Haag, a 2009 graduate, is the Woodford County farm’s manager, and Laura, who graduated in 2010, is the sales coordinator. Because the farm is primarily a commercial breeding operation, they were particularly concerned about the presence of KY 31 tall fescue in its pastures. The grass has an endophyte that can cause fescue toxicosis, which can lead to reproductive complications, including late-term abortions, in mares. They were also interested in general pasture improvements.

“We want to provide the horses that are on this property with the best pasture that we possibly can,” Keith Haag said. “Our clients spend a lot of money to keep their horses here, and they expect a very high level of care in return. Part of that is providing their horses with good pastures.”

The Haags learned about the Horse Pasture Evaluation Program while undergraduates at UK. Both developed their love of horses as student workers at UK’s Maine Chance Farm and consider Laurie Lawrence, PhD, UK equine professor in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, one of their mentors

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