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Rutgers Equine Science Center Showcase Scheduled for July 11

June 23, 2018
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Attendees can watch an equine treadmill demonstration, learn about research conducted at the ESC, study equine anatomy, and more.

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The Equine Science Center (ESC) at Rutgers: The State University of New Jersey is hosting its annual summer showcase from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on July 11 at the Equine Exercise Physiology Laboratory on the George H. Cook Campus, in New Brunswick.

The summer showcase, similar to an open house, is free and open to any and all equine enthusiasts, ages 8 and up.

Karyn Malinowski, PhD, ESC director, will welcome guests and explain why horses are an excellent animal model to study and the type of research conducted at the center. Guests will also have an opportunity to see a horse galloping at full speed on the ESC’s 21-foot equine treadmill.

After the treadmill demonstration, guests will learn all about equine anatomy with RU Wish Bone, the center’s life-sized horse skeleton. The showcase will also include a round of equine jeopardy, an interactive dentition presentation, and more

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