Iowa State University Equine Science

Join us 9/2 for an educational morning on horse pasture management.
08/11/2025

Join us 9/2 for an educational morning on horse pasture management.

Thank you Joel N Edge for teaching assessing body condition in horses to Animal Science Roundop 4-H youth.
06/27/2025

Thank you Joel N Edge for teaching assessing body condition in horses to Animal Science Roundop 4-H youth.

Thank you Rob Zaabel for teaching about how the hoof works and shoeing horses for Animal Science Roundop 4-H youth.
06/27/2025

Thank you Rob Zaabel for teaching about how the hoof works and shoeing horses
for Animal Science Roundop 4-H youth.

Thank you Jon MossAnd Kelly Von Hemel for providing the tour of Prairie Meadows for Animal Science Roundop 4-H youth.
06/27/2025

Thank you Jon Moss
And Kelly Von Hemel for providing the tour of Prairie Meadows for Animal Science Roundop 4-H youth.

06/15/2025

The online entry form is available on the Scenic City Summer Show page of the Iowa Quarter Horse Association website. Entries are limited to 10 city and 10 ranch so get your entry spots confirmed early! The total purse will be $2,000 with all 10 teams filled.
https://www.iowaquarterhorse.com/iqha-events/scss/

NOTE: This is NOT a switch pattern class - ranch horses will navigate ranch obstacles, city horses will navigate city obstacles.

06/15/2025

HEY ALL! I am posting our year-end calendar. Please sign up asap because these classes fill the quickest and you don't want to miss out on the opportunity to prepare for next year's breeding season...or if you are Australian...this year's. LOL Call today and put down your 50% deposit to hold your seat! 832-257-5323

04/18/2025

MIDWEEK MYTHBUSTER! 📢

Many people think that horses can safely eat grass clippings (grass is grass, right?) but that is a pretty common misconception and grass clippings actually pose a number of dangers to our equine friends.

While grass is meant to be slowly picked, ripped and chewed by the horse, grass clippings can quickly clump and cause choke if the animal ingests too many too fast. Grass clippings are also prone to fermentation which can cause colic, stomach and intestinal impactions, founder and laminitis.

Take-home message: Keep your horse away from grass clippings and in general never feed horses any food without the owner’s permission.

Thank you to the Horse Owner Education Committee for providing this information.

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