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8/22/95                                Sam Hendrix, 334/844-3698

AUBURN HOSTING CANINE/EQUINE SPORTS MEDICINE CONFERENCE

      AUBURN -- The Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine's 
annual Sports Medicine Program Sept. 8-9 will feature experts on topics 
that are important to canine and equine athletes.
        "This year's program is designed to provide owners, trainers, 
handlers and veterinarians with the latest information about the 
management, health care, and training of dogs and horses that either 
compete in field athletics or are used in other types of work," says Gary 
Beard, assistant dean for continuing education and alumni relations.
        Speakers scheduled -- with their topics -- include:
        CANINE FORUM:
             Donna Angarano, Greene Memorial Professor of Small Animal 
Surgery and Medicine at AU, who will speak on "Dermatology and the Canine 
Athlete;"
             Eric Altom, a trainer/handler who will speak on "Nutrition and 
the Canine Athlete;"
             Gary Miller, a trainer/handler of field trial dogs, from 
Thomaston, Ga., who will speak on "General Care of Field Trial Dogs;"
             Mike Lardy, a trainer/handler from Montello, Wis., who handled 
the national field champion retrievers of 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993 and 
who will speak on "Training and Handling of Field Trial Retrievers" and 
"Encouraging a Good Attitude with Field Trial Retrievers;"
             Bob Horne, professor emeritus of Small Animal Surgery and 
Medicine at AU, who will speak on "Management of Common Medical Problems 
of the Canine Field Athlete;"
             Sammy Moore, a trainer/handler from Anniston, who will speak on 
"Training and Handling Border Collies;" and
             Terry Terlep, a veterinarian and past national president of the 
American Canine Sports Medicine Association, who will speak on 
"Management of Snakebites."
 Equine Forum participants include:
             John Foreman, President of the Association for Equine Sports 
Medicine and associate professor at the University of Illinois, who will 
speak on "Conditioning in the Equine Athlete;"
             Ritch Temple, general manager of Bouckaert Farms in Chatsworth, 
Ga., who will speak on "Preparing for a 3-Day Event;"
             Pat Maykuth, principal investigator of the equine exercise 
physiology study group in Atlanta and president of Research Design 
Associates, who will address "Work Effect vs. Heart Rate Data in Horse 
Trial and 3-Day Event Competition;"
             AU Assistant Professor Reid Hanson, who will speak on "Prepping 
the Horse for a Canine Field Trial;"
             AU Associate Professor John Schumacher, who will address 
"Island Grafting of Slow-Healing Wounds in the Horse;"
             AU Associate Professor Amy Williams, who will speak on "Why 
Won't My Horse Sweat This Season?;"
             AU Visiting Assistant Professor Pat Gillis, whose talk will 
focus on "Wound Management in the Horse;" and
             Kevin Kisthardt, a resident in large animal medicine at Auburn, 
who will speak on "Repair of Hoof Wall Defects in the Horse."
      Program coordinator Steven Swaim, a professor in the 
Scott-Ritchey Research Center at the College of Veterinary Medicine. Hays 
the program will feature information for both trainers/handlers and 
veterinarians.
        "We have a top notch bunch of people, and we have built this 
year's program to respond to a request from past attendees to provide 
more information from trainers and handlers that is applicable to both 
the trainers/handlers and to veterinarians," Swaim said.
        This year's program will feature general sessions for 
veterinarans and trainers/handlers, plus afternoon breakout sessions to 
allow participants to attend the session designed for them.
        Additionally, those interested in canine athletes may attend a 
Saturday afternoon panel session featuring two veterinarians who are 
strongly involved in training and handling as well as veterinary care 
(Joe Maddox and Terry Terlep) and two highly regarded trainers/handlers 
(Mike Lardy and Gary Miller).
        "Participants can ask the experts questions about training, 
handling and veterinary care," Swaim said.
        The Sports Medicine Program at AU began in 1991 and, according to 
Swaim, is growing. The first continuing education program attracted 43 
participants, and last year's drew 144. This year's program is expected 
to attract as many or more than last year's.
        The program is dedicated to studies related to injuries, 
diseases, nutritional factors and physiological functions of dogs and 
horses involved in field sports and working endeavors.
        Register through Tracey Hunt, 105 Greene Hall, Auburn University 
AL 36849. Or call 1-800-VETMED (1-800-483-8633). Or fax your registration 
form to 334-844-3697. Visa and MasterCard accepted.
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