2019 USEA Annual Meeting and Convention Program
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45 convention highlights the HP Eventing Program going for ward. FEH: CHANGES TO THE PROGRAM Friday, December 8, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Speaker: Robin Walker Robin Walker will give a summar y of the 2017 Future Event Horse (FEH) Program, discuss the potential of a regional championships in Texas, a project being undertaken by Jane Lloyd, and review propositions for improving the judging protocol for FEH classes. FORM TO FUNCTION FOR THE EVENT HORSE: HOOF CARE & ANATOMY Friday, December 8, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Speaker: Bill Merfy Farrier Bill Merfy will be speaking with attendees of this seminar about what the farrier sees. MANAGEMENT AND GASTROINTESTINAL HEALTH Friday, December 8, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Speaker: Dr. Carey Williams Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS) is a prevalent problem in exercising horses of any discipline. A previous study found that 51-88% of riders of elite eventing horses reported feeding digestive aids presumably to prevent ulcers; however, only 30% of those riders indicated they had horses definitively diagnosed with EGUS. Also 42% of CCI2* and CCI3* event riders sur veyed had one or more horses diagnosed with gastric ulcers, which resulted in gastric ulcers being the number one nutritionally related disorder affecting event horses. While the exact prevalence of EGUS in event horses is unknown, it is clear that EGUS is a serious problem and could pose significant performance effects to the horse and economic burden to the riders. This fall, multiple institutions partnered to investigate gastrointestinal health in event horses as it is influenced by training intensity, competition level, transportation and feeding practices in a sur vey study supported by the USEA. The study is part of a collaboration of equine nutritionists and veterinarians, and includes Drs. Carey Williams (Rutgers), Amy Burk (Univ. of Mar yland), Burt Staniar (Penn State), Frank Andrews (Louisiana State), and Sarah Reuss (Boehringer Ingelheim). This presentation will reveal the preliminar y findings of the sur vey study. We hope that the findings from the sur vey can be used by the USEA, veterinarians and extension specialists to educate eventers on ways to identify and reduce the risk of gastric ulcers in their horses. REHABILITATING YOUR SPORT HORSE Friday, December 8, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Speakers: Dr. Korin Potenza, DVM, CVA & Dr. Nick Huggons Learn how to get your performance horse back to competition safely and successfully after layup. AMERICAN HORSE TRIALS FOUNDATION Saturday, December 9, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m Speakers: Jodi Mort, Dave Emmons, Jim Graham, & Cathy Wieschhof f The American Horse Trials Foundation is a non-profit corporation established to assist event riders and organizers in raising tax- deductible financial support for national and international competition. Since its inception in 1987 the AHTF has distributed over $21,000,000 directly to equestrian athletes and competition organizers for competitive activities. If you