Schedule
THE WELLBEING OF THE COMPETITIVE HORSE
MONDAY, APRIL 28th, RADISSON HOTEL
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| 9:00 - 10:25 | Function Requirements
for Competition
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What does it take for a performance horse to perform at its best? What are the athletic attributes that are most valuable in the equine performer?
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| 10:25 - 10:35 | Break | ||||
| 10:35 - 12:00 | Biomechanics and Equine Locomotion [+]
What makes horses unique as athletes? Experienced observers of the equine species discuss the blending of physical makeup and biomechanics in analyzing a horse’s performance properties.
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| 12:00 - 2:00 | Plenary Luncheon [+]
Speaker Robert Evans President & CEO Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky |
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| 2:00 - 3:25 | Surfaces Technologies in
Equine Sports
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One of the horse industry’s most exciting advances has come with the evolution of surfaces for performance use, in a variety of disciplines and activities, and this discussion highlights the many new choices on the horizon.
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| 3:25 - 3:35 | Break | ||||
| 3:35 - 5:00 | The Initial Experience: Artificial Surfaces
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The entire racing world has watched as tracks have committed to the use of a variety of synthetic surfaces, often with positive but occasionally mixed results. Representatives of several surface providers discuss the early field experiences.
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