Keeping Up with Maryland’s Young Riders, continued
Talented Independent Research Program at River Hill High School in Clarksville, recently completed a research project on feeding high-performance equine athletes. T e G/T In- dependent Research Program is a class geared mainly towards high school sophomores,
ju-
niors, and seniors interested in pursuing research in a fi eld of their choice. Admitted students select a topic, narrow it down, and create a thesis question that will be answered through scholarly research during one semester of the school year. T e second semester is dedicated to compiling information, writing a research pa-
per, and producing a product about the selected topic. As a second-year student
Kassie Coulson of River Hill High School researches the best feed options for equine athletes
in the program, Kassie has both experience and senior- ity in her class. Last year as a sophomore, Kassie researched America’s Wild Mustangs and how to ensure their via- bility for generations to come. T is year she chose to research Equine Nutrition, specifi cally that of performance horses, and the most natural and most effi cient feeding regi- men for equine athletes. With two distinguished Equine specialists, Dr. Amy
O. Burk and Ms. Erin Pittman of the Univer-
sity of Maryland Animal & Avian Sciences Department as advisers, Kassie has not only expanded her knowledge of general and spe- cifi c equine nutrition, but has also established her future college and career goals with her re- search topic. Over the course of the year, Kassie discovered that the ideal diet focuses on two to four smaller meals with a combination of high-quality high- fat/low-starch feeds, plenty of fresh, clean water, and a constant supply of healthy, green hay. In combination, each of these will provide the basic nutrients of all horses. However, every horse is diff erent and requirements will either be higher or lower based on many diff erent considerations addressed in Kassie’s research paper. To read the full research paper, go to T e Equiery’s Archives on
equiery.com and click on
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International Pony Clubbers Come to Maryland T e International Pony Club Exchange came to Maryland for fi ve days in March. T e kids had a great time and got a chance to foxhunt with the
Potomac Hunt Club, on PHC mounts. T e riders also got to hunt in Virginia, splitting up to join several diff erent hunt clubs. Nellie Hanagan acted as the pony club coordinator for the trip, contacting various PHC members, making it possible for the riders to hunt twice, enjoy two tailgates and a day of sightseeing in Washington, DC. T e riders also spent a day out shopping, going to the movies and attending a couple of dinner parties. On the fi nal day of their trip, the kids got to walk PHC hounds and have a breakfast at the PHC clubhouse. Marge Edmunson provided each pony clubber with a CD of photos from the trip.
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