Horse Pasture Management

Retired from University of Guelph as a lecturer, researcher, program coordinator and Associate Director of academic programs. Ph.D. in reproductive physiology, University of Saskatchewan. M.Sc. in fertility of cattle in a tropical environment, University of Guelph. B. Sc. Ag. in Animal Science, University of Manitoba. B. Sc. in Zoology and Botany, Brandon University. Conducted research into animal reproduction, forage systems, alternative forages and grazing management. Taught 22 different courses in Biology and Animal Science. Studied and worked in Australia, Jamaica and three Canadian provinces. He also developed and taught a Pasture Management course for the Equine Management degree program at the University of Guelph. Since editing the first edition of Horse Pasture Management, he developed and taught a course called Sustainable Practices in Agriculture.

1. Forage plant structure, function, nutrition and growth
2. Identification of forage plant species
3. Nutritional value of pasture plants for horses
4. Soils for horse pasture management
5. Introduction to pasture ecology
6. Pasture establishment, maintenance and renovation
7. Forage yield and its determination
8. Grazing behavior, feed intake and feed choices
9. Managing equine grazing for pasture productivity
10. Multi-species grazing
11. Hay and silage production and management
12. Climate, weather and plant hardiness
13. Matching plant species to your environment, weather and climate
14. Manure, erosion and water quality
15. Fencing and watering systems
16. Pasture related diseases and disorders
17. Co-existing with wildlife
18. The University  of Kentucky extension pasture evaluation program