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