Online Course Helps Equestrians Hit the Trail

Horse Family Magazine recently featured My Horse University as number three in a list of “15 Amazing Facebook Cover Photos for Equestrians.” Continuing to stay on the forefront of the social media frontier, the My Horse University team adopted the new Facebook Timeline format and...

My Horse University founders Christine Skelly and Karen Waite were recognized for both exceptional innovation and collaboration at the Michigan State University Extension Fall Conference.

My Horse University’s co-founders, Christine Skelly and Karen Waite, have been recognized by the Joint Council of Extension Professionals for their contributions as members of the eXtension HorseQuest community of practice. The Excellence in Teamwork award presented to the eXtension HorseQuest leadership team is a testament to the power of partnership and innovation in education as well as the positive impact this community of practice has on the equine industry.

It’s no surprise that an award-winning program has outstanding staff behind it! One of our very own, Charlsey Hoehn, was recently nominated for the Michigan State University 2011 Student Employee of the Year Award!

Dr. Christine Skelly, Director of Curriculum for My Horse University

The MSUglobal Revenue, Research and Reputation model can be applied to learning opportunities of all shapes, sizes and subjects. But don’t just take our word for it – get the details straight from the horse’s mouth at our 10-year Symposia. In 2005, an online equine...

My Horse University recently reached 1,000 fans on their Facebook page! Check out the MHU Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/myhorseu for weekly questions, to share photos of your horse, and for fun polls! MHU can also be found on Twitter (http://twitter.com/myhorseu) and You Tube (http://www.youtube.com/myhorseuniversity).

My Horse University and HorseQuest received the eXtension Partnership Award at the eXtension national conference in October 2009 for their collaborative work on: Free monthly webcasts An online monthly newsletter Joint abstracts/papers Federal Grant submissions Maintaining sponsorships eXtension’s Partnership Award recognizes truly exceptional service or...