Department of Animal Science
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Horse Day 2002
Agenda
Horse day
Saturday, October 12, 2002
7:00-7:45 a.m. Registration
7:45-8:00 a.m. Welcome:
Janet Roser, Professor, Animal Science
Gary Anderson, Chair, Animal Science
8:00-9:30 a.m. Kerry Ridgeway, DVM, Chiropracter and Acupuncturist: Breaking The Soundness Barrier.
9:30-10:00 a.m. Wendy Albrecht, CET and Cindy Krout, CET: The Road To Wellness.
10:00-10:15 a.m. Coffee Break
10:15-11:15 a.m. Dale Wearing E DT-IAED: Proper Equine Dentistry Rating To Balance And Behavior.
11:15-12:00 a.m. Robert Bray, PhD: Nutrition For A Sound Body And Mind.
12:00-12:30 p.m. Panel Discussion
12:30-1:30 p.m. Lunch Break
1:30-2:30 p.m. Charles Wilhelm, Trainer: No Magic Gadgets: The Equipment Does Not Train The Horse, You Do.
2:30 3.30 p.m. Kirk Adkins and Max Gerdes, Certified Farriers: Is There Only One Way To Shoe A Horse?
4:00-5:00 p.m. Alan Thomas, Trainer and Breeder: Driving Exhibition.
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VMTH Tour
Farrier Workshop
Sunday, October 13 from 9 am - 3 pm
Presenter: Kirk Adkins and colleagues
The Farrier workshop will consist of two sections: Lecture and wet lab.
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The lecture portion will include the following topics:
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Anatomy and physiology of the foot, |
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Biomechanics and common lamenesses, |
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Recognition of shoeing and conformation faults that predispose injuries, |
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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.