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Horse Day 2001

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Agenda

Saturday, October 13
7:00-8:30 a.m. 

Registration

8:30-9:00 a.m.

 Welcome
Janet Roser, Professor, Animal Science
Gary Anderson, Chair, Animal Science
Leigh Ann Howard, CTBA

9:00-9:30 a.m.

 Kirk Adkins, Farrier
Shoeing for performance

9:30-10:00 a.m. 

Phoebe Smith, DVM
When does your horse need a vet?

10:00-10:15 a.m. 

Coffee Break

10:15-10:45 a.m. 

Steve Duren, PhD
Feeding for performance: The Olympic horse

10:45-11:15 a.m.

 Charles Wilhelm
The problem horse: It's never ever,
ever, the horse's fault.

1:15-12:00 p.m. 

Panel Discussion
Morning speakers

12:00-1:00 p.m.

 Lunch Break

1:00-1:40 p.m.

 Carolyn Rioli, CPA
Tax tips for the horse owner

1:40-2:30 p.m. 

Patti Colbert
The horse industry: Careers, cooperation and collaboration

2:30-3:10 p.m. 

Robert Bray, PhD
Joint Supplements: An Update

3:30-4:30 p.m. 

Charles Wilhelm
Demonstration. Foundation training: Why you need it. // Or Tour at the VMTH

Farrier Workshop
Sunday, October 14 from 9 AM-3 PM

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, and 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.

For more information call us at: (530) 752-1250 or on the internet at: http://animalscience.ucdavis.edu/events/horseday/2001/

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