Registration* - Please print!
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Address____________________________
City _______________________________
County ____________________________
REIN training site____________________
State ______________ Zip ____________
Phone (_______)_____________________
FAX (_______)______________________
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Please make checks payable to:
Alabama REIN Program
* Online registration available at
https://ssl.acesag.auburn.edu/conference/
rein2008/
To assure your educational materials are present at the first
meeting, please register online or return this form and
registration fee by August 15, 2008
Return this form and registration fee (if paying by check)
to:
Alabama REIN
Attn.: Cindy McCall
210 Upchurch Hall
Auburn University
Auburn, AL 36849
This course was made possible through a cooperative
effort of the Alabama Horse Council
(www.alabamahorsecouncil.org) and the Alabama
Cooperative Extension System (www.aces.edu)
The REIN course provides:
Horse Owners
- the power to increase the level of care you
provide your horses
- the confidence to recognize and understand
improved care and management practices for
your horses
- the ability to make informed decisions about
new technologies and products available for
horse care
Horse Professionals
- confirmation that you are a distinctive
individual who embraces continuing
education about horses and the horse industry
- the professional qualifications that your
clients are looking for
- the ability to streamline many aspects of
your horse-related activities
Horse Industry Personnel
- confidence that you can provide correct
answers to your clients= questions about
basic care and management
- recognition of your role as a major
participant in the evolving horse industry
- documentation of your commitment to
improving horse care
The Alabama Cooperative Extension System offers
educational programs, materials, and equal opportunity
employment to all people without regard to race, color,
national origin, sex, age, veteran status, or disability
ALABAMA REIN
Regional Equine
Information Network
Training Program
A comprehensive 30 hour course
presenting all aspects of equine
production, management and care
Classes begin
September 2, 2008, 6:00 p.m.
Classes offered through video
conference. Contact your local
extension office for your closest location
or go to
https://ssl.acesag.auburn.edu/conferenc
e/rein2008/ for a list of sites
$100 Registration fee includes course book,
access to 30 hour program, cap, completion
certificate, and AHC membership for 2009
Animal Scientist, Auburn University,
2008 Classes Include
REIN Welcome and Certification Standards Dr. Cindy McCall
National Animal ID Plan for Horses - Dr. Tony
Frazier, D.V.M. and Dr.Terry Slaten,
D.V.M.
Conformation: Why Is It Important? - Dr. Cindy
McCall
Horse Nutrition - Dr. Betsy Wagner
nutrient needs and sources
feeding performance horses
feeding breeding horses and foals
alternative feeds for drought
management
Growing Forage Crops For Horses - Dr. Don
Ball
Species, Traits and Adaptation
Pasture Management
Equine Behavior and Training - Dr. Cindy
McCall
effects on management
how horses learn
dealing with abnormal behavior
Equine Reproduction - Dr. Soren Rodning,
D.V.M.
basic physiology
breeding the mare
basic stallion management
neonatal foal care
Equine Exercise Physiology - Dr. Kari Turner
basic fitness concepts
getting horses fit
feeding strategies for peak performance
reducing heat loads to working horses
Herd Health Management - Dr. David Pugh,
D.V.M.
protecting against common diseases
“new” parasite control practices
Basic Horse Genetics For the Owner and Breeder
- Dr. Cindy McCall & Dr. Lisa Kriese-Anderson
color genetics
selection techniques
Forage Pest Management – Dr. Darrell Rankins,
Dr. Kathy Flanders, Mr. Henry Dorough, Dr. John
Everest
poisonous plants
reducing fire ants and other insect pests
weed control
Composting and Handling Manure - Dr. Frank
Owsley
Maintaining Safe Equine Facilities – Dr. Cindy
McCall
Dr. Don Ball, Professor and Extension
Agronomist, Auburn University, Co-author of
“Southern Forages”
Dr. Tony Frazier, Alabama State Veterinarian,
Alabama Department of Agriculture and
Industries
Dr. Cindy McCall, Professor and Extension Horse
Specialist, Auburn University, PAS, Dipl.
ACAABS
Dr. Frank Owsley, Associate Professor and
Extension Animal Scientist, Auburn University
Dr. David Pugh, DVM, Fort Dodge Animal
Health, Dipl. ACT, ACVN
Dr. Soren Rodning, Assistant Professor and
Extension Veterinarian, Auburn University, Dipl.
ACT
Dr. Terry Slaten, State Veterinarian’s Office,
Alabama Department of Agriculture and
Industries
Dr. Kari Turner, Assistant Professor, University
of Georgia. PAS
Dr. Betsy Wagner, Assistant Professor, Auburn
University, PAS
Speakers
Dr. Lisa Kriese-Anderson, Associate Professor
and Extension Animal Scientist, Auburn
University
Dr. Darrell Rankins, Professor and Extension
Dr. Kathy Flanders, Associate Professor and
Extension Entomologist, Auburn University
Mr. Henry Dorough, Regional Extension Agent,
Animal Sciences & Forages, CCA, PAS
Dr. John Everest, Extension Weed Scientist,
Auburn University