INFORMATION THEATRE

The Information Theatre is located in Hall B at the World Trade Center Saskatoon at Prairieland. Seminars are free for all Equine Expo visitors and participants with admission.

Schedule coming soon! Please watch our social media channels for event announcements and updates.

*Please Note: The EquineED talks speaker, Dr. Steve O'Grady, will be presenting in the Terrace Room at Prairieland and advance registration prior to October 21, 2022 is required*
DATE TIME SPEAKER TOPIC
Friday, October 27
11:00am-12:00pm
Jonathan Field, feature clinician
Fight, flight and freeze: identifying and addressing horse behaviour
4:00pm-6:00pm
Dr. Steve O'Grady, Expo keynote speaker
From the nursery to the winner's circle
Saturday, October 28
10:30am-11:30am
Jonathan Field, feature clinician
Technical discussion: foot falls, diagonals balance & lead changes
1:30pm-2:15pm
Kayla Arisman and Maryellen Gibson, College of Arts and Science, USask
Exploring the human-animal bond: from dogs to horses
2:15pm-3:00pm
Samantha Fontaine and Annette Gaudet, WCVM veterinary students
Your horse's health checklist: what details will help your vet
3:00pm-3:45pm
Dr. Claire Card, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM
Iodine and congenital hypothyroidism: feeding mares for healthy foals
Sunday, October 29
10:00am-11:00am
Jonathan Field, feature clinician
Avoid these five mistakes every horse owner makes
12:30pm-1:15pm
Dr. Madison Ricard, Department of Veterinary Pathology, WCVM
Foal loss: common causes and prevention
1:15pm-2:00pm
Toni-Anne Saworski, Department of Veterinary Microbiology, WCVM
What's the worm? Equine parasite education and management
2:00pm-2:45pm
Whitney Jiricka, Toni Theaker and Bailey Brazeau, WCVM Veterinary Students
From head to hoof: equine anatomy 101
2:45pm-3:30pm
Dr. Alannah Friedlund, clinical intern (equine surgery), WCVM
From student to veterinarian: my own journey to vet school

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Lane Thiessen (LP Braiding)
– The art of Rawhiding
(Covering hide selection, dehairing process, dyeing, stretching and string cutting)
– Building the Hackamore
(Covering different cores for a different feel, building cores, core protection, braiding the body, knot foundations and nose knot preference)
– Fit and Function
(How to shape and properly fit your hackamore to the horse, how to get your horse started in the hackamore and cleaning and maintaining)