EQUINE NEWS - Grant Applications Being Accepted Now

In Louisiana Equine Industry News, the Louisiana Equine Research & Promotion board is currently accepting grant

applications to support the economic development of the equine industry in the state now until mid September. Improvements on equine infrastructures, current equine trails, new equine trail development, and even equine events will be considered. So now is the time to get those applications in. Below please find the grant application as well as the instructions which you can download and print.

GRANT APPLICATION

Equine-Grant-Application-AHS-21-54.pdf

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GUIDELINES & INSTRUCTIONS

Equine-Board-Grant-Application-Guidelines-FINAL (1).pdf

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To learn more about the Louisiana Equine and Promotion Advisory Board, visit the link below.

https://www.ldaf.state.la.us/louisiana-equine-promotion-and-research-advisory-board/?fbclid=IwAR1f0LFQOxSb8Pp3lmjqUyHBYO1YGjxLz9bVVarvDT2NWSYOiHISHCQo8h4

Summer Time Horse Time - Cooling Down Your Horse

For healthy horses working during the summer, Dr. Becky McConnico of LSU says adding a salt containing potassium chloride—which horses lose more often when they get dehydrated—to the feed will encourage water consumption and help recover elements lost during ­sweating. Horses become more at risk for dehydration (loss of body water at a rate greater than the body can replace it) on hot summer days.

McConnico adds that owners should know how much their horse drinks normally and consult the heat index before riding. If adding the humidity percentage to the outside temperature

Cool Down Your Horse

value (in degrees Fahrenheit) results in a figure above 180, she advises skipping

your ride.

Otherwise, cooling down your horse after a summer ride is important. A 2020 Study from The American Association of Equine practitioners has shown that applying tap water continuously took about 2 minutes to achieve normal body temperature compared to walking a horse which averaged 25 minutes. Click the link below for more summer time equine tips.

https://thehorse.com/1111523/5-summer-horse-health-risks/

Author: Ginger Schouest, LEC Board Member & Marketing Chair

Real Time Health/Real Time Alerts

There are so many aspects to the equine industry involving business, working animals, sports, recreation, entertainment, gaming, and environmental support, all built on the agri-business of breeding and raising equines. In addition to economic benefits, horses provide other

intangible benefits to people in the USA, including recreation, exercise, stress reduction, physical and emotional therapeutic benefits, entertainment and according to some studies, horse ownership and activities increase longevity in humans. Most importantly, we LOVE our horses. Having real time health information is important especially in the equine industry because we often travel with our horses and the general nature of horse activities is usually a social one.

For Real Time Equine Health Alerts, or to report a health alert, go to the link below. You can also read about the National Equine Health Plan at the Website.

Equine Disease Communication Center

Author: Ginger Schouest, LEC Board Member & Marketing Chair