The Middleburg Agricultural Research and Extension Center (MARE Center) will host a Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue Training (TLAER) training session May 13-15, 2009.

Instructors Tomas Gimenez, DrMedVet, and Rebecca Gimenez, PhD, manage the TLAER organization. They lead training for members of the emergency response community nationwide. This course covers the latest concepts and equipment used to help rescue large animals from emergency situations (read more).

Auditor space is still available; participant spaces have been filled. Contact Shea Porr, PhD, superintendent of the MARE Center, at cporr@vt.edu or 540/687-3521 ext. 27, for more information on this session or the upcoming session at the Virginia Beach Mounted Patrol Stables May 18-20, 2009

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