 Northern Ireland Equine Conference  |
Northern Ireland Equine Conference
03 February 2012 Tuesday 20 March 2012, Armagh City HotelThe College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is organising a conference for the equine industry in the Armagh City Hotel on Tuesday 20 March 2012 commencing at 7.15 pm. The theme for the conference is ‘Promoting Health and Performance in the Equine Athlete’. Topics to be covered should be of relevance to those with Thoroughbred and/or Sport Horse Interests. Dr Annette Longland, Equine Livestock Nutrition Services, Wales will speak on ‘Feeding quality forage to Performance Horses’. Mr Hugh Suffern, MRCVS will discuss ‘Developments in diagnostic techniques for the Equine Athlete’. Mr Dermot Forde, MRCVS will share his knowledge and experience in relation to ‘Drugs and the performance horse’. Mr Andrew Oliver, MRCVS will talk about ‘Getting the Performance Horse fit’. Admission to the conference is free of charge and all those with an interest in horses are very welcome to attend. In order to facilitate the organisation of the event those planning to attend should complete an enrolment form. This can be downloaded, or can be obtained by contacting John Cassidy at Enniskillen Campus on 02866 344642 or by e-mail at john.cassidy@dardni.gov.uk. Conference registration forms should be returned to John Cassidy at Enniskillen Campus by Friday 9 March 2012. Further details about the conference can be obtained from Jane Elliott on 02866 344823 (jane.elliott@dardni.gov.uk) or Fiona McKenna on02866 344807 (fiona.mckenna3@dardni.gov.uk) at CAFRE, Enniskillen Campus.
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