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Horse Day 2000

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Saturday, October 14
7:00-8:00 a.m. Registration
8:00-8:30 a.m. Welcome
Janet Roser, Professor, Animal Science
Gary Anderson, Chair, Animal Science
Greg Ferraro, Director, CEH
Leigh Ann Howard, CTBA Representative
Gary P. Carlson, D.V.M .
Exercise, Heat and Dehydration
9:00-9:30 a.m. Robert Bray, Ph.D.
Good or Bad Hay: What to Look for and Why
9:30-10:00 a.m. Carter Judy, D.V.M.
Advances in Lameness Diagnosis
10:00-10:30 a.m. Coffee Break
10:30-11:00 a.m. Kirk Adkins, Farrier
Horseshoeing Fundamentals for Chronic Laminitic Management
11:00-11:45 a.m. Panel Discussion:
Morning Speakers
11:45-1:00 p.m. Box Lunch with Dr. Bray: Browsing the Internet for Horse Sites
1:00-1:45 p.m. Renee Golenz, D.V.M
Equine Mid-Life Crisis or How to Care for the Aging Horse
1:45-2:30 p.m Stuart Meyers, D.V.M, Ph.D.
A Cool Move: Transporting Cooled or Frozen Semen
2:30-3:15 p.m. Frank Hurtig, D.V.M.
Facts about Parasite Control
3:30-4:30 p.m. Demonstration:Training for Reining //or Tour

  

Sunday, October 15 from 9-3 PM
Farrier Workshop
Presenter: Kirk Adkins and colleagues
The Farrier workshop will consist of two sections: Lecture and wet lab. The lecture portion will include the following topics:
  1. Anatomy and physiology of the foot.
  2. Biomechanics and common lamenesses
  3. Recognition of shoeing and conformation faults that predispose injuries
  4. Trimming and shoeing for proper balance.
The wet lab will include limb dissections, conformation evaluation for shoeing and live shoeing demonstration. There will also be a discussion and demonstration of different shoe construction, materials and properties.
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