Oct. 13-14, Saturday and Sunday -- Horse enthusiasts, from hobbyists to breeders, will gather from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday for educational lectures, a polo demonstration and a tour of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ¿â Davis' William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital. Saturday's lectures will focus on horse nutrition, shoeing, trail riding and horse camping, regulatory issues and equine herpesvirus-1. Speakers will include veterinarians, professors, a farrier and a polo coach from °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ¿â Davis; California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; and the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Also speaking will be a private veterinary ophthalmologist and a trail-riding and horse-camping expert. On Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., a farrier workshop and laboratory for horse owners and professional horseshoers will be held. More information is available from the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ¿â Davis Department of Animal Science at (530) 752-1250 and online at . Contact: Dan Sehnert, Department of Animal Science, (530) 752-1256, djsehnert@ucdavis.edu.
Media Resources
Pat Bailey, Research news (emphasis: agricultural and nutritional sciences, and veterinary medicine), 530-219-9640, pjbailey@ucdavis.edu
Daniel Sehnert, Animal Science, (530) 752-1256, djsehnert@ucdavis.edu