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Horsemen Seminar

A Winning Edge: Promoting Peak Performance in Equine Athletes
Friday, September 24, 2010

Embassy Suites, Lexington, KY

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This seminar, designed exclusively for horse owners, will provide the knowledge you need to care for your horse as a world-class athlete. Held in conjunction with the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Lexington, the program features topics that are important to the overall health and well being of performance horses.

Program

8:30a.m.	"FEI Rules & Regulations Regarding the Use of Medications in Sport Horses" - Kent Allen, DVM
9:30a.m.	“Use of Joint Medications for the Sport Horse” - Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, Ph.D., FRCVS, DSc
10:30a.m.	BREAK
10:45a.m.	“Managing Carbohydrates for Performance Horses" - Bill Vandergrift, Ph.D.
11:30am.	“Current Threats Faced by the Sport Horse Industry” - Graeme Cooke, MA, VetMB, MRCVS
12:15p.m.	LUNCH
1:00pm.	“Purchasing or Adopting the Ex-Racehorse for Sport: What Will Help Me Succeed?” - Chris Newton, DVM
1:45p.m.	“Activate Your Horse’s Core: Unmounted Exercises for Suppleness, Strength and Balance” - Hilary Clayton, BVMS, Ph.D., MRCVS
2:45p.m.	BREAK
3:00p.m.	“Muscle Diseases in the Sport Horse” - Stephanie Valberg, DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM
3:45p.m.	“Shoeing Options for Sport Horse Disciplines” - Rodney J. King, NZCEF, CJF, AWCF

All topics and speakers are tentative and subject to change.

Registration

Registration is $75 per person and the deadline to pre-register is September 7. Lunch is included with registration. Register now for the seminar.

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