No Laminitis

August 5, 6 & 7, 2011
Early Bird Registration Available until June 30th!
First Annual ECIR Group
NO LAMINITIS! Conference

Conference Schedule

Friday Evening, August 5 - Meet and Greet
Grazianoʼs Inn - 409 North Peterboro Street, Canastota, NY
5:30pm - 8:00pm
Meet the Team, Attendees and Benefactors ~ Early Sign In
Hosted by Black Horse Consulting, Soft-Ride Inc., Triple Crown Nutrition Inc.

Saturday, August 6 - Advancing Our Understanding
DeMario Farms - 7789 Lakeport Rd, Chittenango NY
7:30 - 8:15 Sign in, Coffee and Pastry

8:15am - 8:30am
Cindy McGinley, Black Horse Consulting
Welcome and Introductions

8:30am - 12:00pm
Eleanor M. Kellon, VMD
Equine Cushing's disease and Insulin Resistance:
• The History of Insulin Resistance in the Equine
• How Cushing’s and Insulin Resistance differ
• Achieving Optimum Health and Outcome Through Correct
Diagnosis, Diet, Trim, Exercise

12:00pm - 12:45pm
Kathleen Gustafson, PhD, ECIR Group Support Team Member
• Obesity, Inflammation and Lipotoxicity
• Why Exercise is the First Line of Defense
• The Importance of Essential Fatty Acids

12:45pm - 1:45pm
Lunch under the trees
Hosted by Island Pharmacy and WedgewoodPetRx.com

1:45pm - 5:45pm
Robert M. Bowker, VMD, PhD
Physiology of the Equine Foot
• Importance of an Active Back Part of the Equine Foot
• The Impact of Incorrect Loading of the Equine Foot
• Touch Receptors and Their Effect on Foot Health
• Hoof Wall Growth and Adaptation
Breaks will be offered during lectures

6:30pm
Bar-B-Que
DeMario Farms - 7789 Lakeport Rd, Chittenango NY
Hosted by Auburn Laboratories Inc, Horse Tech Equine Supplements, Omega Fields, Uckele Equine Nutritional Products, ThrivingPets.com and Triple Crown Nutrition Inc

Sunday, August 7 - Making It Work
DeMario Farms - 7789 Lakeport Rd, Chittenango NY
7:30am - 8:00am Coffee and Pastry

8:00am - 9:30am
Question & Answer Session
Eleanor Kellon, VMD and Robert Bowker, VMD, PhD

9:30am - 12:30pm
(Concurrent workshops)
Balancing - Why and How We Do It
Patti Woodbury-Kuvik & Kathleen Gustafson

Hoof Mark-ups - What Can the Foot Tell You
Linda Ables - presented by Lavinia Fiscaletti

Trim Session
Butch Thompson

ECIR Support Team members will be available throughout the morning until final wrap up to answer questions.

To book your place click here:
www.nolaminitis.org