The Horse Outreach​ Workgroup (HOW) provides information to horse owners on pasture and manure management issues. Technical assistance is provided by local soil conservation districts, the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service and University of Maryland Extension. Workgroup members include representatives from local soil conservation districts, the Maryland Department of Agriculture, the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service, University of Maryland Extension, the Equiery, and the Maryland Horse Industry Board. The Maryland Department of Agriculture's Office of Resource Conservation coordinates the workgroup. For more information, call the Office of Resource Conservation at ​410.841.5865.

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