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When the coronavirus pandemic put the world on hold last spring, the Penn State Quarter Horse sale was just weeks away. Professor Brian Egan and his Animal Science 117 students quickly needed to pivot their in-person sale to a virtual format. Now, a year later, Egan’s class is ready to show off the prized Quarter Horses of Penn State within the virtual auction ring again. The 19th Annual Penn State Quarter Horse Sale is now open through Saturday, May 1, with the first bid lots closing at 7 p.m. A total of 14 horses will be auctioned off this year. While Egan is the professor for equine ma...

Horsetalk.co.nz Colorado State University is offering a course on foaling and foal care for horse owners as part of its continuing education program. The Foaling and Foal Care course is designed to provide owners, broodmare managers and foaling attendants an overview of normal foaling, dystocia, routine care of the newborn foal and other important topics. The overall goal is to provide personnel that will be responsible for attending pregnant mares through the birth process with guidelines for normal events, when to call for additional on-farm help and when to call for veterinary assistance. ...