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Horse Management Systems (Rio Arriba County)
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Plan Goal
To increase awareness of and improve horse management systems on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation.
Situation Statement
There are serveal hundred horse owners on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation. This number varies due to horses being kept on reservation. The majority of horses on the reservation are used to work cattle. The agent has observed that horse management is limited on the reservation. The agent will work to increase knowledge of horse management practices. This will result in better management and enjoyment of horse by horse owners on the reservation.
Target Audience and Actions
The target audience will be horse owners or potential horse owners on the Jicarilla Reservation (Tribal and Non-tribal memebers). Approximately 97% of the agents clientel are Native American. The Agent will work one on one with horse owners to evaluate there current horse management and will promeote researched based horse management systems. The agent will also work through clinics and workshops to promote proper horse management.
Short-Term Objectives
1. The agent will promote NMSU extension service. After this is done 80% of the horse owners on the Jicarilla Reservation will view the Jicarilla Extension Office, county agents and state specialist as a resource for questions relating to horse management.
Medium-Term Objectives
After a 4 workshops or clinics 10% of the Horse owners will report gaining knowledge in horse managment. These same horse owners will value the information provided by or through programing of the Jicarilla Extension Office.
Long-Term Objectives
Thirty percent of horse owners on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation will report they have made significant long term changes in their horse management systems due to education provided by NMSU Extension Service.
Evaluation Plan
The evaluations of these goals will be done in two forms. First through one on one reports on management changes made and second by program evlauations given at the end of workshops and clinics.