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Dr. Carey Williams and Snowdrift

     Dr. Carey Williams, Extension Specialist in Equine Management at Rutgers Cooperative Research and Extension, and the faculty and staff of the Equine Science Center are available to answer your questions on equine care and horse management. Send your questions to cwilliams@aesop.rutgers.edu. Please include your name, city, and state of residence, as well as a telephone number where you can be reached in case further details are required. Your response will be emailed back to you, and may be posted here for reference.

 

     Dr. Williams serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Animal Sciences; her research focus is in equine nutrition and exercise physiology.

 

     Some of the other specialty areas of our faculty and staff are pasture management, environmental concerns, hay and forage quality, weeds and toxic plants, West Nile virus, reproduction, nutrition-related diseases and concerns, parasites, horse industry issues, exercise physiology, horse management, equine agricultural practices and horse industry policies. Be sure to visit our FAQs to see if your question has already been answered!

 

     We've answered so many questions since "Ask the Expert" began in 2004 that we've had to reorganize our web pages. All the same information is still here, but now it has been broken down into specific topic areas so that you can find what you're looking for quickly and easily. The "Ask the Expert Main Page" link will bring you back to this starting point. Choose any topic below to begin browsing.

 

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The material provided on this site is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, prevent, or treat any illness. Any recommendations are not intended to replace the advice of your veterinarian. Any products mentioned are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease. Mention or display of a trademark, proprietary product, or firm in text or figures does not constitute an endorsement by the Equine Science Center or Rutgers University and does not imply approval to the exclusion of other suitable products or firms.

 

 

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