Are you looking for ways to improve your horse’s performance and minimize your expenses this summer? Michigan State University Extension’s (MSUE) My Horse University is launching a new online course called “Horse Nutrition” that will offer the kind of information you can use.
This eleven unit course will provide horse enthusiasts with thorough understanding of equine digestion the specific nutritional needs of horses in various phases of training and at different points in their lives.
“The knowledge gained from the Horse Nutrition course will provide owners with feeding guidelines that will ultimately improve the health and performance of their horse and potentially reduce feed costs,” says Christine Skelly, director and founder of My Horse University and an MSU professor of animal science.
Course participants can read online course curriculum and watch accompanying videos to learn about many aspects of horse nutrition including anatomy, horse behavior, nutrients, nutritional requirements, feedstuffs, evaluating and balancing a ration, diseases affecting nutrition and feeding management.
Participants receive a certificate upon completion recognizing their mastery of course material. They can proceed at their own pace and take up to six months to complete the course.
Registration for the Nutrition course is $200. To enroll or learn more visit: www.myhorseuniversity.com.
My Horse University also offers online courses on breeding and selection, behavior and welfare, nutrition and more.
“Horse Nutrition” is sponsored by Purina Mills This course is also accredited by the United States Dressage Federation.
About My Horse University
My Horse University (MHU) launched its first online course in 2006. It has served nearly 1000 learners from high school and college students to adult horse enthusiasts. Our customers have high praise for their online experience. My Horse University was created through a partnership between MSU Extension, the Department of Animal Science and MSU Global. The internal roots have branched to include the best of MSU’s Equine researchers and practitioners to national experts through a partnership with national eXtension. My Horse University provides customers with a premier learning experience through a flexible online computer format. We offer our customers science-based research in all of courses and products. For more information, visit www.myhorseuniversity.com.
About Purina Mills
For over one hundred years, Purina Mills has been the leader in the area of animal science and nutrition. Our strong sense of responsibility to animals and their owners is reflected in the unconditional quality of our feeds, backed by years of extensive research in the area of animal nutrition. At the LongView Animal Nutrition Center in Gray Summit, Missouri, nutritionists, veterinarians, and managers observe firsthand the interrelationship of good feed practices, good health, proper growth and development, and optimum performance. Our commitment to research helps keep Purina on the leading edge of nutritional science. For more information, visit http://www.purinamills.com/.
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