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Horse day
Saturday, October 11, 2003

7:00-7:45 a.m. Registration

7:45-8:00 a.m. Welcome:
Janet Roser, Professor, Animal Science
Gary Anderson, Chair, Animal Science

8:00-8:45 a.m. W. David Wilson, DVM,
Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine:
Vaccinations: An Update.

8:45-9:30 a.m. Robert Bray, Ph.D.,
Professor, California State University,
Pomona: The F.A.C.T’sTM (Folklore, Antidotes,
Customs and Tales) of Nutrition Supplements.

9:30-10:00 a.m. Coffee Break

10:00-10:45 a.m. John Madigan, DVM,
Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine:
Practical Methods for Getting Your Horse Out
of a Jam.

10:45-11:30 a.m. Kirk Adkins, Farrier,
Instructor, Animal Science, University of
California: Shoeing for Crooked Legs.

11:30-12:00 p.m. Panel Discussion

12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00-1:45p.m. Cecilia Torres-Penedo, PhD,
Veterinary Genetics Lab, UC Davis: Coat
Color Genetics: A Horse of a Different Color.

1:45-2:30 p.m. Craig London, DVM, Rock
Creek Pack Station, Bishop, CA: Veterinary
Medicine in the Wilderness.

3:00-4:00 p.m. Demonstration : Charles
Wilhelm, Trainer, CW Training Center,
Castro Valley, CA: Foundation for Weanlings:
Why They Need It.

Or take the VMTH Tour

Farrier Workshop
Sunday, October 12 from 9 am - 3 pm

Presenter: Kirk Adkins and colleagues
The farrier workshop will consist of two sections: 

  1. Lecture and wet lab. 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, and 

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    Trimming and shoeing for proper balance. 

  2. 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
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