For the 7th year in a row, Equitarian Initiative (EI) brought nine North American veterinarians to Honduras to work in collaboration with the veterinary college at the Universidad Nacional de Agricultura and EQUHS, an equine welfare organization supported by the British charity, World Horse Welfare....
San Antonio, TX The annual convention is the world’s largest continuing education event dedicated to equine practice, anchored by more than 130 hours of continuing education; a 300-exhibitor strong trade show; and attendance comprising thousands of industry leaders, researchers, academicians, private practitioners and students. More info here....
This event is presented by: The University of California Davis Department of Animal Science, The International Animal Welfare Training Institute at the UCD School of Veterinary Medicine, The Donkey Sanctuary and SPANA. This year the focus will be on recognizing the donkey that is healthy in mind...
Equitarian Initiative board members Amy McLean, Stacy Tinkler, and Angie Varnum werefortunate to attend the Working Animal Conference in Marrakesh, Morocco this October. This year’s event, hosted by the Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad (SPANA), strengthened a decades-long collaboration between several working equid...
Join us in Verona, Wisconsin for an evening celebrating the work of Equitarian Initiative Board member, Dr. Judy Batker and her team of supporters! The evening will include motivational speaker and veterinarian, Dr. Lance Fox as he describes his experience summiting Mt. Everest and the life...
Equitarian Initiative has organized a terrific line-up of presentations highlighting the growing and successful efforts to improve working equid health. The half day program will feature veterinarians that are leading programs and training in countries in Latin America and Africa. British veterinarian Derek Knottenbelt, will...
Registration is now open for the 6th Equitarian Workshop in Costa Rica....
The following editorial by Dr. D Paul Lunn published in the July edition of the University of Kentucky Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center's Equine Disease Quarterly Newsletter highlights some concerns of Equitarians around the world. Lunn Gluck working equid editorial ...
The Honduras Equitarian Project is a unique partnership of U.S. base equine veterinarians, World Horse Welfare, and the only veterinary college in Honduras at the Universidad Nacional de Agricultura. Now entering its 4th year, the 10 days focus on improving the health care of working...
"As the sun sets on another day in a village rife with poverty, a scrawny donkey begins his evening forage for scraps of grass, weeds, straw, or anything else he can find. After working alongside his owner all day, taking goods to and from the local...