Over the last few months, animal science as a degree has endured some negative publicity, even mocking by bloggers and various websites. How does this
The Animal Transport Association (ATA) was able to meet with Clint Lancaster of the National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM), who gave a presentation on
George Winegar, past president, Robert D. Campball award winner, and a member of Animal Transportation Association since its inception, gave an overview of historical horse
Cyril Roy, currently completing his PhD at the Atlantic Veterinary College, gave an overview of his research into making good welfare assessments of horses during and after
Johann Sigurdson, CEO of Aero-Equis Inc. started his technology presentation at the Animal Transportation Conference, held March 18-21, with a great introduction on how human
Notification this month came to John Haven (director of Medical/Health Administration at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida) that he has been officially appointed as
I presented two lectures at the ATA’s international conference last week: 1. The Initial analysis of causality of over 800 horse trailer wrecks in the United States.
Dr. Jan Willem de Gooijer of The Netherlands is the house veterinarian for the local zoo and the mounted police unit. He also works with
The equine track at Animal Transportation Conference, held March 18-21, welcomed Odessa Holmes from Equi Balance in New Zealand. Holmes provided a provocative presentation that started
The Animal Transportation Association conference opened with four keynote speakers discussing improvements in animal welfare across the spectrum of transportation (ground, air, and ship). Some
This week, I’m reporting from the Animal Transportation Association’s 38th Annual International Conference, held at the Coast Coal Harbour Hotel in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia,
This past weekend a spate of tornados hit the Midwest and South, including the heart of Kentucky’s horse country. The random and differential amount of
In my two previous posts, I discussed common mistakes made by horse owners and rescue responders during a large-animal technical rescues. This week, we talk
When emergency responders arrive at the scene of an urgent situation involving a horse, surely everything will go smoothly, right? Not necessarily. While many emergency
1. Assuming that they should be the animal handler Many horse owners or horse-loving people who respond to a scene are far too emotional to be right up
Using ropes around horses is a natural thing to do. We horsemen and women use them to lead and tie our horses as well as
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