Horses

The Equine Rotational Grazing Demonstration Site is home to four Thoroughbred geldings that were generously donated in March of 2009 to the University of Maryland. Prior to being turned out to graze, all of the horses were dewormed, and a fecal egg count was performed to ensure that they would not shed parasite eggs on the pasture. Routine fecal egg counts are performed to make sure the horses are free of parasites. The horses began grazing the pastures at the rotational grazing system in April of 2009.

	Quiet Decision Quiet Decision or “Dee” is a bay Thoroughbred gelding with a big white star. He was a racehorse in the Virginia/Maryland area before being donated. Dee is the sweetheart of the herd and loves being scratched on his forehead.
	Future Concorde Future Concorde or “Cricket” is a bay Thoroughbred gelding that was also a racehorse before coming to the University. He is the bravest of our boys, always willing to explore new places and people. Cricket is happiest along side of his buddy, Rock.
	Casper Casper is a bay Thoroughbred gelding that belonged to CANTER, a rescue group for Thoroughbred racehorses. He loves to run around in the pasture and encourages the other boys to join in.
	Rockin' Concern Rockin' Concern or “Rock” is an chestnut Thoroughbred gelding. Rock was a racehorse in his younger days but was used as a pleasure riding horse before coming to the University. Rock loves getting attention, being groomed, and he especially loves Cricket.

The University of Maryland is seeking annual sponsorships for each horse in the amount of $1,000/horse/year to help reduce costs associated with horse care and management. Included in your sponsorship is name recognition on all promotional material and quarterly letters from our students that provide horse updates as well as what’s going on at the farm. Contact Dr. Amy Burk at 301-405-8337 or amyburk@umd.edu for more information on sponsoring one of the horses at the Equine Rotational Grazing Farm.