Year: 2025

Bring Your Child to Work Day

May 2, 2025

It has been crazy busy at the farm lately, especially with the end of the semester approaching. I noticed there were a bunch of new faces wandering around the barn the other day. That’s when it came to me! Every fourth Thursday in April is “Take Your Child to Work Day!” I am so lucky that of all places, this group ended up at the Rutgers Equine Science Center. Not only did I get to meet so many new young horse lovers, but we did so many fun activities together.

RU Coming to Ag Field Day at Rutgers Day?

April 9, 2025

If you haven’t heard the news yet, the annual Ag Field Day at Rutgers Day is coming up soon! On Saturday, April 26th from 10am to 4pm, join the fun and come see what the Rutgers Equine Science Center is all about! In case you didn’t know, Ag Field Day takes place on the Cook Campus here at Rutgers, while there are so many different types of events all across the university campuses. Kicking off the activities for us at the farm, we have the Animal Handling Shows where students will be showcasing all kinds of animals (including us horses!). The students have worked super hard just for you, so be sure to stop by!

Nelson Investigates: Equine Metabolic Issues

March 21, 2025

I certainly hope spring is right around the corner here in NJ! The weather has been warming up recently, so I’m hopeful I’ll be seeing some green pastures soon. This week, I did some digging into metabolic and nutritional disorders that can affect horses. I decided it would be best to cover two of the more well-known conditions: equine metabolic syndrome and pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (also known as equine Cushing’s Disease). The overlap between these conditions can get a bit confusing, but never fear, Lord Nelson is here! We’ll go through them together and y’all will be experts in no time.

RU Coming to the 2025 Junior Animal Science Symposium?

March 5, 2025

I hope y’all got a chance to hang out with us at the horse management seminar! If not, don’t fret because I’ve got another event right around the corner. You’ll have the opportunity to get up close and personal with some of the Rutgers farm animals when you attend the 2025 Junior Animal Science Symposium on March 29th! I love that Rutgers hosts this event every year. It’s so fun seeing how engaged everyone is and how excited y’all are to learn about our animals.

Making a Difference: Rutgers Giving Days 2025

February 19, 2025

RU ready to help support the Rutgers Equine Science Center? Rutgers Giving Days are right around the corner, taking place on March 12th and 13th. As you might imagine, we will be super busy working to raise money to support the equine education, research, and outreach that we do here at the ESC.

Where Are They Now? ESC Grads!

February 6, 2025

This week, I chatted with some of our graduate alumni from the ESC to see what they’ve been up to after their time at Rutgers. It’s safe to say that they’ve all been doing some pretty cool stuff! You might think that doing research and getting a degree like a Ph.D. or Master’s means that you’ll end up in a lab for your entire career, but these folks here are ready to prove you wrong. There’s so much you can do after becoming an equine science expert!

Nelson Investigates: Horses in the Winter

January 22, 2025

New Jersey sure is pretty frigid this week! I hope y’all are staying nice and warm like me. Extreme temperatures, whether that be hot or cold, calls for some extra care for your horses. That’s why this week, I wanted to chat with y’all about how your horses stay warm and when they might need some extra help.

RU Coming to the 2025 Horse Management Seminar?

January 8, 2025

I hope everyone enjoyed trying out some of our holiday activities from my last blog! Today, I’d like to showcase our first event of 2025: the Horse Management Seminar. We heard that y’all really enjoyed attending the in-person session as well as the ones online, so we’re keeping it around this year. Check it out:

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