ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to offer an online workshop about best practices for winter care of equines from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1.
Workshop topics include winter health issues and options for fresh water, as well as mud management around the farmstead.
The workshop will be led by Donna Coffin, UMaine Extension professor, and Dr. Beth McAvoy, consulting veterinarian and chief financial officer of Foxcroft Large Animal Veterinary Associates in Dover-Foxcroft.
The fee is on a sliding scale, up to $10; registration is required to receive the link. To register, visit extension.umaine.edu.
For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Becky Gray at 207-781-6099 or [email protected].
Comments are not available on this story. Read more about why we allow commenting on some stories and not on others.
We believe it's important to offer commenting on certain stories as a benefit to our readers. At its best, our comments sections can be a productive platform for readers to engage with our journalism, offer thoughts on coverage and issues, and drive conversation in a respectful, solutions-based way. It's a form of open discourse that can be useful to our community, public officials, journalists and others.
We do not enable comments on everything — exceptions include most crime stories, and coverage involving personal tragedy or sensitive issues that invite personal attacks instead of thoughtful discussion.
You can read more here about our commenting policy and terms of use. More information is also found on our FAQs.
Show less