Re: RC: endurance clinic?

[jtaylor@pyramid.net]

Susan Evans Garlinghouse wrote:
> 
> Could I have a show of hands, please?  How many people would be interested
> in attending a full one-day endurance seminar at Cal Poly Pomona (which is
> in So Cal) to benefit the Pacific South team?  This is still in the planning
> stage, but probably Robert Bray PhD and I would talk a fair amount on
> different aspects of applied nutrition, Dr. Wickler PhD, DVM would talk on
> managing legs, tendons and maybe muscle injuries, the on-campus shoer Mike
> Savoldi (who is apparently well-respected) will talk about shoeing
> strategies, a VERY good equine chiropractor will demonstrate what
> chiropractic and muscle relaxation work (some of which can be done by the
> owner) can do for the distance horse.  He's also pretty good at talking
> about saddle fitting to avoid back soreness, so maybe we'll do a
> demonstration on that.  And we'll probably do a demonstration of gait
> analysis and video diagnostics on the high-speed treadmill (if you've never
> seen one of these, they're very cool).  None of the speakers will be anyone
> that has something to sell you or any other axe to grind, so the lectures
> aren't going to turn into commercials about why you should be feeding
> Natural Glo or Equine Junior or whatever.  We might open up the patio to
> endurance vendors, though, I need to check Cal Poly's rules about that.
> We'll probably end the day with a tri-tip barbecue.
> 
> A full day including the barbecue will probably run maybe $40, or somewhere
> in that neighborhood, possibly with a discount for couples or something like
> that.
> 
> We don't have a date yet, but will pick a weekend that doesn't interfere
> with rides within a couple hundred miles, or anything really big like Tevis.
> I suspect it would probably be towards the end of May or into June sometime.
> 
> Show of hands, please? (and any other suggestions of what you'd be
> interested in seeing or hearing would be appreciated as well).
> 
> Susan Garlinghouse
> 
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Count me in. Julie


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