Revised:  10/23/2008

EQUINE SCIENCE CENTER’S DR. SARAH RALSTON TO SPEAK

AT ‘HUNTERDON HORSE EXPO’ MAY 13, 2006

            RINGOES, NJ (April 19, 2006) – Dr. Sarah Ralston, Associate Professor in the Department of Animal Sciences with Cook College at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and a member of the Equine Science Center, will talk about equine nutrition at “Hunterdon Horse,” an expo scheduled from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 13, 2006. The event will be held at the 4-H Fairgrounds on Route 179 in East Amwell, New Jersey.

            The event is organized by the Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce’s Hunterdon Horse Owners, Retailers, Services and Equestrians (H•HORSE) Committee, and sponsored by the Hunterdon County Board of Chosen Freeholders, the Hunterdon County 4-H, Hopewell Valley Community Bank, and the Horse News.

            More than 60 vendors including tack shops, farm equipment vendors, grain and feed companies, and other horse-related businesses will display their products and services. In addition to Dr. Ralston’s presentation, “Facts About Myths in Horse Nutrition,” guest lecturers and horse training demonstrations will provide educational opportunities. Workshops on equine management, legal issues and farm maintenance, as well as horse demonstrations from top trainers, will round out this one-day event.

            Admission is $6 per vehicle. The Chamber will be donating a portion of this fee to the 4-H and the Hunterdon County Education Foundation's Dreams Come True Therapeutic Riding Program. For more information or to reserve a booth, please contact Susan Lax at 908-735-5955 or by email at slax@hunterdon-chamber.org.

            Dr. Ralston is the recipient of Ph.D. and veterinary medicine degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. She earned her board certification from the American College of Veterinary Nutrition in 1989 and served on its board of directors for fifteen years.

            She currently leads the Young Horse Teaching and Research Program, teaches undergraduate courses in horse management and equine nutrition and serves as an advisor to undergraduate students at Cook College.