Educational Resources
Links to:
Maintenance Quality System (MQS) Database User Tutorial (PDF Version)
Racecourse Manager Certification Turf Program, June 7th, 2021 (Session 1);
- Introduction to Session 1; Jamie Richardson
- Cool Season Grass Selection (pdf); Dr. Mike Goatley and Dr. Gregg Munshaw
- Recorded Presentation: Cool Season Grass Selection
- Equine Cool Season Talk – ESTA (pdf); Michael D. Boekholder
- Recorded Presentation: Cool Season Turf Maintenance
- Warm Season Turf Grasses; Beth Guertal
- Managing Turfgrasses in Warm Season Climates (pdf); Geoffrey Rinehart
- Recorded Presentation: Managing Turfgrasses in Warm Season Climates
- Bluemuda (or overseeding) – Can one really have it all for a turfed surface? Dr. Gregg Munshaw and Logan Freeman
- Conclusion to Session 1; Q&A Panel
Racecourse Manager Certification Turf Program, June 14th, 2021 (Session 2);
- Introduction to Session 2; Jim Pendergest
- Aeration; Michael D. Boekholder
- Racetrack Repair; Jim Pendergest and Dr. Trey Rogers
- Topdressing and Surface Maintenance; Geoffrey Rinehart and Logan Freeman
- Selection of Cultivation Equipment; Beth Geurtal
- Conclusion to Session 2; Panel – Jim Pendergest, Leif Dickenson, and Sean Gault
Racecourse Manager Certification Turf Program, June 21st, 2021 (Session 3);
- Introduction to Session 3; Brian Jabelmann
- Measurement of Surfaces in British Eventing; Alison Northrop
- Phases of Loading with Respect to Surface Functional Properties; Dr. Sarah Hobbs
- Takeoff and Landing Area Measurements for Appropriate Biomechanical Response; Lars Roepstorff
- Maintenance Quality System and the Equine Injury Database; Dr. Michael Peterson
- Racetrack Surface Turf Measurements; Dr. Michael Peterson and Beth Guertal
NTRA Racecourse Managers Annual Conference, March 6th – 8th 2022
- HISA Safety Panel; Glen Kozak, Jim Pendergest, Dennis Moore, and Dr. Michael Peterson
- Transition Zone Turf; Dr. Gregg Munshaw, Dr. Trey Rogers, and Jamie Richardson
- Hooves on Surfaces; Dr. Raoul Reiser II
- Footing at the Tokyo Olympics; Lars Roepstorff and Oliver Hoberg
- Testing and Maintaining Cross Country Tracks in the UK; Alison Northrop
- Racetrack Geometry; Roderick Saylor, P.E. and GRW Engineering
- Reading OBST and GPR On-Site Testing Reports from RSTL; Kaleb Dempsey