EASTON, MARYLAND — Maryland’s first Equine Conservation Summit is a $50, one-day workshop ladder with four named teaching rungs, an Exhibit Hall, and a closing resource panel — not a single undifferentiated talk.

The Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Horse Outreach Workgroup set the summit for Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, at the University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland in California, Maryland. The posted day runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET. Registration is $50. The Whova event page lists the venue address as 44219 Airport Road, Building 3, California, MD 20619, and repeats the $50 ticket note.

Read the day by rung. MDA’s Sept. 11 release frames workshops on soil health, nutrient management, equine nutrition, and pasture maintenance for anyone who owns or cares for horses. The Exhibit Hall is a separate commercial-and-services block. The day concludes with a panel where horse-farm owners can ask questions about technical and financial resources. Networking after the summit is listed at The Greene Turtle in California; the Whova page places that gathering at 23415 Three Notch Road.

The Horse Outreach Workgroup, per MDA, draws members from local Soil Conservation Districts, MDA, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, University of Maryland Extension, the Maryland Horse Council, and the Maryland Horse Industry Board. Contact for questions or sponsorship is Maryland Conservation Partnership Coordinator Becky Remsberg.

Mid-Shore horse owners read the $50 gate, the four workshop topics, and the Nov. 14 calendar, then decide whether the Southern Maryland drive and Exhibit Hall fit the farm’s pasture and nutrient questions. The official records do not publish a Talbot County attendance list or a county horse-farm count for this summit.