July 2022 Issue

EAST COAST EQUESTRIAN July 2022 Page 13 Real Estate Reach families with horses and equestrian professionals looking to relocate to this region with an ad in East Coast Equestrian . For more information, call (717) 509-9800. The news East Coast horse owners need to know Please submit your events to steph @ eastcoastequestrian.net Please provide event name, location, city, state and contact information for inclusion at no cost in our calendar. Attention Event Organizers! The news East Coast horse owners need to know Organizers have begun preparations for Penn State’s 2022 Ag Progress Days expo- sition, which will be held Aug. 9-11 in Centre County. Sponsored by the College of Agricultural Sciences, the expo is held at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center at Rock Springs, 9 miles southwest of State College on state Route 45. Parking and admission and are free. Jesse Darlington, Ag Progress Days manager, said the event is designed to appeal to farm operators, home garden- ers, conservationists, youth and families, woodland owners, horse enthusiasts, and anyone interested in the science behind agricultural production and natural resource management. Although many COVID-re- lated public health restrictions have been loosened since last year’s expo, Darlington said, Penn State still will require that Ag Progress Days visitors and exhibitors comply with any state, local or university mitigation measures that may be in effect at the time of the event. Ag Progress Days typi- cally features more than 500 commercial and educational exhibitors. The Equine Expe- rience at Ag Progress Days will be held on Main St. above the Special Events Building. Demonstrations, still to be determined at press time, will showcase different sport horse events, horsemanship skills, and how horses provide therapy for people. 4-H Quiz Bowl will be held on Thursday, Aug. 12 from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. depending on entries. The Equine Exhibits Build- ing, Main Street and West 13st St.,will include information about equipment and facilities, equine diseases, health and nutrition, and stable management, highlighting Penn State's undergraduate edu- cation, extension, and research programs. The Pennsylvania Equine Council's Learning Sta- tion educates the public about the PEC and allows visitors to groom a horse. Faculty and Penn State Extension educators also will be on hand throughout the grounds to answer questions and pro- vide information on crop, dairy, livestock and equine production; conservation practices; integrat- ed pest management; woodlot management; farm safety; foods and nutrition; home gardening; 4-H youth programs; and other topics. Other planned activities and attractions include food demon- strations, a sunflower maze, horse exhibitions and clinics, wildlife displays, children’s activities, and a wide variety of food booths. Ag Progress Days hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Aug. 9; 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Aug. 10; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 11. More information is available at agsci. psu.edu/apd. Ag Progress Days Returns August 9-11