Department of Animal Science
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Horse Day 2005

Horse Day Symposium Schedule
Saturday, October 8, from 8:15 am - 4:00 pm

7:15-8:15 a.m.  Registration

8:15-8:30 a.m.  Welcome

Janet F. Roser, Professor, Animal Science

Mary Delany, Chair, Animal Science

8:30-9:00 a.m.  Robert Bray, Ph.D., Professor, California State University, Pomona: Feeding the “Couch Potato” Horse.

9:00-9:30 a.m.  Stephen White, D.V.M., Ph.D., Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis: Common Skin Diseases.

9:30-10:00 a.m.  Coffee Break:  Meet the Exhibitors

10:00-10:30 a.m.  Kirk Adkins, Certified Farrier and Instructor, Department of Animal Science, UC Davis: Does the Shoe Fit?

10:30-11:00 a.m.  Jeannine Berger, D.V.M., Ph.D., Instructor, Equine Behavior Unit, VMTH: Equine Vices: Problems and Solutions.

11:00-11:45 p.m.  Panel Discussion

11:45-1:00 p.m.  Lunch: Meet the Exhibitors

1:00-1:45 p.m.  Janet F. Roser, M.S., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Animal Science, UC Davis: Conformation Faults: The Path to Unsoundesses.

1:45-2:30 p.m.  Max Gerdes, Certified Farrier,

Browns Valley, CA: Handling and Trimming the Foal. 

3:00-4:00 p.m.  Demonstration: Kirsten Hempel, Cutting Horse Trainer: Training the Cutting Horse.

 OR

Tour the UC Davis

Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital!

Farrier Workshop
Sunday, October 9 from 8 am - 5 pm

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