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International Equine Conference
2013
September 27, 28 & 29, 2013
Kentucky Horse Park
4089 Iron Works Parkway
Lexington, Kentucky 40511
EWA is pleased to announce our 3rd Annual International Equine Conference.
This year, the conference will be held at the Kentucky Horse Park on
September 28 & 29 with activities planned for September 27.
We recommend booking hotel rooms quickly due to other events taking place the same weekend.
Past Conferences
2012
Join us in Las Vegas!
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When: September 21, 22 & 23 Note: The Wild Horse Tour will be on Friday, September 21 followed by a reception for attendees of the tour and those that will be arriving on Friday early enough to get settled and attend. |
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Where: UNLV [University of Nevada, Las Vegas] Stan Fulton Building 801 E Flamingo Road [at Swensen - southeast corner] Las Vegas NV 89109 Phone: 702.895.3909 [administrative office] Directions to UNLV |
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Registration Fee: $175 | $100 Students (includes breakfast and lunch) |
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Forum: Both days will include presentations on issues surrounding our wild ones and horse slaughter. |
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Dress: Casual |
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Marketing Tables: We will have half-tables available to paid registrants on a first come, first served basis. Please email iec@equinewelfarealliance.org to reserve your table. Sponsors of $1,000 or more will receive a full table with their sponsorship. |
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Conference eMails: For non-EWA members or EWA members that currently don't receive our emails, you can sign-up for conference emails only HERE Please note that the IEC mailbox is for conference related email only. If you'd like to contact us on issues other than the conference, please email our general email box - ewa@equinewelfarealliance.org. |
| Registration Form: Click HERE |
| Hotel: Terrible's Hotel and Casino 4100 Paradise Road Las Vegas NV 89109 800.640.9777 Ask for Equine Welfare Alliance conference CODE: EWA918 Rates: 09.20 $26 + tax 09.21-09.22 $59 + tax 09.23-09.24 $26 + tax |
| Invitation: Click HERE [note: this is the original invitation so the conference venue is not correct but the links still apply!] |
Wild Horse Tour Added! Click HERE for information.
More Presenters! We are in the process of populating the agenda with information on the presenters and their presentation topics but wanted to publish the complete list for everyone. We do have one or two that we don't have confirmed and will update the below as soon as we have confirmation.
Susan Wagner, President & Founder of Equine Advocates and Horseman Billy Smith of
Billy Smith Horsemanship will be presenting on Rehabilitating the Highly Abused & Traumatized Equine
Dr. Kraig Kulikowski
Sara Kelley, Rebecca Farms
Julie Caramante & Terry Torrence, Horse Transport
Nancy Perry, ASPCA
Sara Busbice, Indiana Hay Fund
Keith Dane, HSUS
John Holland, Equine Welfare Alliance
We are also having informative 15 minute presentations from
Robin Warren
Elizabeth Forel, NY Carriage Horses
Craig Downer
Carla BowersConfirmed presenters, thus far.
Dr. Olivier Berreville. You may not recognize his name but all of you will sure recognize his organization - The Canadian Horse Defence Coalition! Olivier has a PhD in biology and in addition to being Director of CHDC, he is also the scientific advisor for Canadians for Ethical Treatment of Animals. We are thrilled to once again have our Canadian Partner join us.
Vickery Eckhoff. Everyone knows Vickery for her biting, factual articles in Forbes. Be prepared for a rousing presentation as only Vickery can deliver!
Robin Hutton. All of you should know Robin well from our Doolittle Campaign. Robin is the head of the Sergeant Reckless Foundation. You will recall, Sgt. Reckless is the mare that served in the Korean War and along with numerous honors, including two purple hearts, was promoted to Staff Sergeant twice. We can't wait to meet Robin and hear about her efforts to bring Reckless to the screen.
Ginger Kathrens. What would a conference discussing wild equines be without Ginger - the volunteer executive director of The Cloud Foundation? Ginger has graciously agreed to join us again this year.
Victoria McCullough. Victoria is CEO of Chesapeake Petroleum. While Victoria may not be a familiar name to wild horse and burro advocates, within the circles of anti-slaughter advocates, Victoria is well known as the woman that emptied New Holland on two days by purchasing every horse, leaving the kill buyers with empty trucks. Victoria a delightful woman and a pleasure to work with. She is founder of the Triumph Project and active in the horse industry. Her latest project is under way right now and will be a really pleasant surprise.
Simone Netherlands. Simone is a natural horsemanship trainer, runs a small rescue and heads the advocacy organization, Respect4Horses. She is well known for her tireless efforts on behalf of America’s horses, both wild and domestic.
Deanne Stillman (depending on her schedule). Deanne is author of Mustang: The Saga of the Wild Horse in the American West. Deanne is well known not only for her wonderful book but also for her great articles.
Bruce Wagman. Bruce is a lawyer whose practice includes many equine issues. He handles the wild horse suits for Wild Horse Freedom Federation (R.T. Fitch's group), Cloud Foundation and others, and also represents Front Range Equine Rescue (Hilary Wood), which has been very active spearheading the legal attack on horse slaughter for human consumption. He has also been involved in a series of cruelty cases involving neglected horses, and is on the board of the United States Equine Rescue League.
2011 Conference
International Equine Conference
09.26.11 - 09.28.11
Conference Photos
DC Rally Photos [day prior to the conference]
Conference Video
Conference Presentations
[in order of appearance in the program]
Please note that some files are very large and may take a while to open.
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MONDAY: |
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John Holland, President, Equine Welfare Alliance |
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Dr. Marlene Haffner, Rear Admiral, USPHS (retired), |
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Jo Anne Normile, Founder of CANTER |
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Keith Dane, The Humane Society of the United States |
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Marjorie Farabee, Wild Burro Protection League |
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Katia Louise, Saving America's Horses: A Nation Betrayed |
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Valerie Stanley, Adjunct Professor of Animal Law, |
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Susan Wagner, Equine Advocates |
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Sonja Meadows, Executive Director, Animals' Angels, USA |
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Suzanne Roy, American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign |
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WEDNESDAY: |
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Ginger Kathrens, The Cloud Foundation |
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Dr. Dan Rubenstein, |
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Madeleine Pickens, Saving America's Mustangs |
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James Kleinert, Wild Horses and Renegades |
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Dr. Bruce Nock, Ph.D., Departments of Psychiatry, Anatomy and Neurobiology at Washington University School of Medicine in |
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Jay Kirkpatrick, Ph.D., |
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Kara Laney, Study Director, National Academy of Sciences |
When: September 26, 27 & 28, 2011
Where: Marriott Residence Inn
1456 Duke Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3403
703.548.5474
Additional conference details will be provided as plans are finalized. The agenda, along with the speakers will be released over the next couple of weeks. The speakers are selected based upon their scientific background and/or expertise in relevant topic areas such as stress, food safety, human health, equine health, ecology, law, training and other disciplines impacting equines. We encourage you to attend to hear the facts from the experts and engage in constructive dialog.
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