EQUINE CLUB MEETING MINUTES – Jan. 4th, ‘07
Trainer’s Panel
o Attendance: Kyle estimates 40 ppl, incl. 1 non-member (34ppl + the exec)
o Trainers confirmed: Linda Hale, Cathy Wilcox-Chapman(Western trainer), Ian
Maddox (used to be assistant trainer –Thoroughbred), dressage + jumper need to be
confirmed
 A back-up dressage person from Dr. Sheard also available
o Our club cards should be ready on Monday!! so we can also make use of those along
with the thank you gifts (horse treats + Tim Horton’s gift cards)
o Dr. Stone = confirmed
 The panelists will introduce themselves, but she would like a list of back-up
questions just in case
Questions:
 1) What is the number one quality that you look for in your vet?
 2) Do you think there is there still a gender stigma in the industry?
 3) How important do you feel it is that your vet knows the blood lines in the field
you work in?
 4) How much do you expect your vet to know about your discipline/ how much of
an advantage is it if they know it well?
 5) How much advice on training do you allow your vets to give/ do they give?
 6) What information do you find your vet to be the least informed/trained about?
 7) How do you feel about the veterinary industry shifting towards shared time/less
working hours?
 8) How much freedom, in terms of treatments, do vets give trainers? What do you
treat on your own?
 9) Would you hire a new grad? What is the best way for a new grad to get
established? How do you pick your vet? Do you have any advice for a new grad?
 10) What would you like to see changed in the industry?
 11) What do you feel is your vet’s greatest weakness?
 12) What do you like in your vet/ what do you get the most out of your
relationship with your vet?(Support, advice, care?)
 13)Is your vet expected to know how your horse ran the night before? Or how
they did at a show? Is he/she expected to be up on these types of things?
TO DO:
- Colleen:
o Get 5$ Timmy’s gift certificates (and a 10$ one for Dean Stone?_ +
gift bags
o Speak to Rob later today about food (pizza for ~50ppl, +pop + water)
- Kyle: get horse treats this weekend (5$ value for 10 ppl) – and don’t forget a
receipt!!
- Those who invited trainers: please come early to welcome them + write the
thank you card
Practitioner’s Forum
- Date = Feb. 5th, @ 6:30 pm for dinner
- Vets on panel confirmed: Dr. Bell, Dr. Koenig
- Food options – Jordan (to go over next meeting)
- Thank you gifts = horse treats?, calculators + notepad?
TO DO:
- Colleen:
o write a blurb, like the one for trainers panel, to give to those calling
practitioners in the area, so that the message is unified
o confirm that Dr. Frost can attent
- Amanda: confirm that Dr. Springett can attend
- Jordan: is Dr. Hennessey confirmed??
- Beth:
o email Allison Moore to get her to send the info out on the listserv; get
practitioners to RSVP to Stephanie
o go to the CVO website and get a list of practitioners that are within 1
hour from here (bordering and including= Milton, Hamilton, Stratford,
Fergus), and distribute this list among the exec for contacting +
inviting
- Kyle: nametags
- Marisa + Kyle: table set up and organization
- Christina: program
- Everyone
o remember to bring in centerpieces
o start thinking about writing bios for the panelist you know best
Talks this semester
o Pfizer business talk
 The business club would like to do a talk that includes us, to cover the large
animal side of things
TO DO: Colleen and Amanda will speak with Laura concerning this
o Cruz physiotherapy/treatment talk
 Rehabilitation talk
o Lameness short course talks
o Emerg preparedness talk
o Foal nutrition talk
 Colleen was emailed over Christmas by Grober to see if we were interested in
them giving a talk this semester
 If we were to agree we would need to get clear information on what they will talk
about: ie all aspects of foal nutrition vs. only their product
 However, we already have 6 talks this semester…perhaps next fall
Wound Management Talk:
- Discussion:
 Do we want to postpone it to the fall semester since we have a lot of talks this
semester? Would this disappoint Dr. Trout, or reflect badly on us??
 It would be a useful talk even for small animal
 Wound management would likely be well received + interesting for 1st years
- Vote results: to try to fit it in anyhow
TO DO:
o Beth: email Dr. Trout to see which day in either late January or early
February would work best for him, check the schedules and get back to
Colleen so that she can book a
Semester Meeting:
- Date = Monday, Jan. 14th @ lunch
- A general meeting with a case report presented as well
TO DO:
o Marisa: send out email to the club
o Colleen: book the room
o We need to get a case report speaker (an intern or resident – Andressa
or Luis?)
AAEP update
- Cornell Large Animal Symposium is on March 28th and 29th (the last week of
classes)
o Those who attended last year thought it was very good
o Its about 5 hours away
o Will include a bovine lecture, wet labs: including radiology,
ultrasound, nasogastric tubes, dentistry, therio, etc. etc.
o Price = only 25$
o Marisa will need numbers on those planning to attend by Jan 15th
 Need to coordinate with AABP people
TO DO:
o Marisa: send the information to Amanda, who will post it on the
website and also send out on email
Fun meeting!!!
o A vaguely social dinner at Shakey’s to discuss everyone’s ideas for the club for this
semester and future directions
o Separate from the entire club meeting that we will have this semester
o Thurs Jan 10th @ 5:45pm
**Next meeting: Wed, January 16**
** please review the agenda for next week below
TO DISCUSS AT NEXT MEETING:
-
Merchandise update
-
Treasurer’s update
-
VEP update
Lameness Short Course
Day
Lecture
Wetlab
Speaker
For
Who?
Saturday
Nerve Blocks
Nerve Blocks
on Dead Legs
???
All
Saturday
Lameness Work up
Sunday
Bandaging
Bandaging
Intern? Sx
resident?
1st &
2nd
Sunday
Diagnostic Imaging (Ultrasound,
X-ray, Nuclear Scintigraphy,
Fluroscope, MRI, Digital
Radiology)
Ultrasound and
Digital
Radiology
Dr. Stephanie
Nykamp, ???
3rd &
4th
Lameness Work ???
up
Example Schedule
Saturday
9:00am
 Groups 1 & 2 - Lecture – Equine Lameness Work up
10:20am
 10 minute coffee break
10:30am
 Groups 1 & 2 - Lecture – In depth Equine Nerve Blocks
12:00pm
 Lunch sponsored by – so-and-so
All
1:00pm

Wetlab Portion Begins (steel toes and coveralls are required for this
lab)
o Group #1 – Equine Nerve Block Practice – meet in anatomy lab
o Group #2 – Equine Lameness Work up – meet in lameness breeze
way
2:30pm
o Group #1 – Equine Lameness Work up – meet in lameness breeze
way
o Group #2 – Equine Nerve Block Practice – meet in anatomy lab
Sunday
9:00am
 Group #1 - Lecture – Equine Bandaging
 Group #2 - Lecture – Equine Diagnostic Imaging
10:30am – or whenever lecturer finishes
 Wetlab Portion Begins (steel toes and coveralls are required for this
lab)
o Group #1 – Equine Bandaging
o Group #2 – Equine Dianostic Ultrasonography and Digital X-ray

Having the lectures in the morning and the wet lab in the afternoon would decrease
the amount of time we need from each individual practitioner and expose us to
multiple perspectives???