08/10/2026
Virginia Horse Producers, this one is for you!
Looking to improve your pasture, forage, and equine management practices? PastureWise Equine is coming to Blacksburg on Thursday, August 27, with a full day of hands-on education focused on helping horse owners and farm managers build healthier horses and more productive, sustainable pastures.
Topics will include:
🌾 Pasture evaluation and plant management
🐎 Equine nutrition, hay evaluation, metabolic health & body condition scoring
🌱 Soil health and pasture management
🐴 Practical strategies you can take back to your own farm
📍 Hoge Farm Stables – Blacksburg
📅 Thursday, August 27
⏰ 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
💲 $20/person, including lunch
If you’re a horse owner, barn manager, 4-H’er, or equine producer, this looks like a great opportunity to learn more about the connection between soil, forage, grazing, and horse health.
👉 Registration & details: https://tinyurl.com/PastureWise
We’re sharing the original Virginia Cooperative Extension post below - check it out and consider joining this valuable program! Our ANR Agent will be there as well so make sure you say hi!
Calling all horse owners, barn managers, 4-H'ers, or equine enthusiasts!
🐴🌱 PastureWise Equine🌱🐴
Are you looking to improve your horse’s health, pasture productivity, and grazing management practices? Join us PastureWise Equine, a hands-on educational program designed to help horse owners understand how soil, forage, and horse management work together to create healthier horses and more sustainable farms.
This year, we are bringing the program to three locations across Virginia:
1. Thursday, August 27 at Hoge Farm Stables - Blacksburg
2. Friday, September 18 at Oakdale Equestrian Center - Powhatan
3. Friday, October 30 at Rapidan Equine Sanctuary - Fredericksburg (please note the date change to the 30th!)
⏰ 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
💲 $20 per person (includes lunch)
Explore the connection between soil health, forage production, and grazing success through:
🌾 Plant Management: pasture evaluation and conservation practices you can implement on your own farm
🐎 Equine Management: Equine nutrition fundamentals, how to evaluate hay, metabolic health and body condition scoring
🌱 Soil Management: Soil health principles and management practices
📝 Registration is open! Visit https://tinyurl.com/PastureWise for more details!
📞 Questions? Contact Mackenzie Gunn at [email protected] or 804-561-2481.
This program is supported by a grant through Virginia Horse Industry Board - VHIB with support from the Virginia Forage and Grassland Council
Virginia Cooperative Extension is a partnership of Virginia Tech, Virginia State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and local governments, and is an equal opportunity employer. For the full non-discrimination statement, please visit ext.vt.edu/accessibility
If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact Mackenzie Gunn, Amelia Extension Office at 804-561-2481 during business hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to discuss accommodations 5 days prior to the event. *TDD number is (800) 828-1120.
Alt Text: Promotional flyer for the Virginia Cooperative Extension's PastureWise Equine program. The flyer features a maroon silhouette of a grazing horse over an outline of Virginia. Text reads: “Ready to deep dive into equine and pasture management? Join us at one of our THREE locations for PastureWise Equine!” Registration and more information available at tinyurl.com/PastureWise
The flyer includes logos for the Virginia Horse Industry Board, Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Forage and Grassland Council. The flyer is displayed over a background image of a green pasture with trees and blue sky.
