2nd Equitarian Workshop

Centro de Enseñanza, Investigación y Extensión en Ganadería Tropical

Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

October 10th - 14th, 2011Tlapacoyan, Veracruz, Mexico

Thanks to:

For sponsoring

AMMVEE

Background

The “Equitarian Initiative”, proposed by The American Association of

Equine Practitioners and The AAEP Foundation, is aimed to encourage the

actions of people interested in helping equines in need.

It has been an effective way to establish a network to facilitate the interplay

of professionals, technicians, students, education workers, donors and

owners in the world of working equines, to develop programs of service to

communities.

The 1st Equitarian Workshop was organized by AAEP, AAEP Foundation

and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the National Autonomous

University of Mexico, in partnership with The Donkey Sanctuary, The World

Horse Welfare and The Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association,

with the support of The Mexican Association of Equine Practitioners and

The Mexican Association of Equine Veterinary Dentists.

It was successfully held in October 2010, offering space in which ideas,

knowledge and experiences were shared among individuals and

institutions interested in both improving equine welfare and developing

strategies for future work.

1st Equitarian Workshop

October 17th – 21st, 2010

CEIEGT – FMVZ – UNAM

Veracruz, Mexico

2nd Equitarian Workshop

October 10th - 14th, 2011

CEIEGT – FMVZ – UNAM

Veracruz, Mexico

Description

In 2011, CEIEGT-FMVZ-UNAM will host the 2nd Equitarian Workshop.

Professionals, technicians and students interested in helping equines will

participate to gain experience to either start new programs or reinforce

those already established.

The meeting will offer the participants the opportunity of widening their

knowledge in social, cultural and economic aspects, as well as means of

programs delivery in the field, necessary to help communities depending

on working equines.

This year, a new station for hands-on education and building community

partnerships will be included to reinforce and advance the knowledge of

participants in these areas. Essential to achieve long-lasting advances.

Communities in tropical, sub-tropical, humid temperate and semi-arid

environments will be visited, allowing the participants to face an

interesting variety of conditions affecting the welfare of equines.

2nd Equitarian Workshop

October 10th - 14th, 2011

CEIEGT – FMVZ – UNAM

Veracruz, Mexico

Objective

Bring together people interested in

assisting working equines and the

small farmers relying on them, to

develop strategies to balance the

need of the communities to receive

help and their own capacity to

solve the problems affecting the

welfare of their equines.

Areas of knowledge to address

Local equine genetic resources to upgrade quality of WE

Appropriate extension methods for equine owners

Sustainability and use of local resources

Saddlery and harnessing

Community partnership

Forages and nutrition

Equine welfare

Podiatry

Parasite control and anthelmintic resistance

Drug use in the field and ethnobotany

Field anesthesia

Field surgery

Internal medicine

Lameness

Dermatology

Dentistry

Areas of knowledge to address

2nd Equitarian Workshop

October 10th - 14th, 2011

CEIEGT – FMVZ – UNAM

Veracruz, Mexico

Centre for Teaching, Research and Extension

in Tropical Animal Production (CEIEGT)

FMVZ – UNAM

Veracruz, Mexico

CEIEGT – FMVZ – UNAM

DS – WHW – UNAM Project

Martinez de la Torre, Veracruz, Mexico

GULF OF

MEXICO

N

Veracruz Port &

Airport

Mexico City

Here we are

Accommodation facilities

Labs and classrooms

Donkey Sanctuary – World Horse Welfare –

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

Joint Program’s Facilities

Logistics for field work

• There will be:

– Eight stations (A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H)

– Eight teams (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8)

– Eight periods (Each of 3 h in 4 days of work)

• Stations will be set up in a wide space in the visited community, with

easy access to the vehicles and animals.

• Each team will spend a period in each station.

• Every animal will be first presented to the intake station (Station A)

and then assigned to the next according to the diagnosis or need.

• One animal may be presented to more than one station.

• In the H station (Community Partnership), work with owners and

children will be carried out, on issues related to the conditions

compromising the welfare of equines.

Logistics for field work

B

FDC

G

E

A H

Station AWelfare, handling and recording

Trainers:

– Omar Prado Ortiz (Mex)

– Luis A. Huerta Lopez (Mex)

– Mariano Hernandez Gil (Mex)

– Jose A. Fernando Martinez (Mex)

Needs:

– Recording formats

• Age

• Body Condition

– Welfare assessment

– Stethoscopes

– Thermometers (°C & °F)

– Gloves

Station AWelfare, handling and

recording

Activities:

– Recording BCS, age, gender, owner, etc.

– Every presented equine will be checked for:

• Skin

• Hooves

• Teeth

• General condition

Station A

Welfare, handling and recording

– Welfare assessment

– Behaviour assessment

– Handling and restraining techniques

– Handling difficult equines

– First diagnosis to assign the

equines to other stations

Station AWelfare, handling and recording

Knowledge and skills:

– Physical examination

– Welfare assessment

– Record management

– Restraining methods

Station AWelfare, handling and recording

Station BDentistry

Trainers:

- Larry Kelly (USA)

- David Turoff (USA)

- José Luis Velázquez (Mex)

- Víctor Delgado (Mex)

- João Rodrigues (Portugal)

Needs:

– Dentistry equipment

– Sedatives

– Syringes (10, 5, 3 ml)

– Needles (25, 22, 20, 18)

– Gloves (S, M & L)

– Water and buckets

– Inverter & generator

– Tables and chairs

– Dental charts

– Face masks

– Clipboards

Station B

Dentistry

Activities:

• Identifying signs of oral discomfort

• Dental and maloclussion problems

• Sedation of patients

• Mouth balance assessment

• Examination of oral cavity

• Identifying dental abnormalities and disease

• Balancing mouth and restoring mastication

Station BDentistry

Knowledge and skills:

- Horse head & teeth structure and functioning

- Aging

- Dental disease and abnormalities

- Dentistry techniques

- Rabies transmission awareness and human

health risks.

Station BDentistry

Station CWounds and harnessing

Trainers: - Des Bridges (UK)

- Kate (UK)

- Pablo (Mex)

- Sandra (Mex)

- Godofredo (Mex)

Needs:

– Materials for harnesses

– Tables and chairs

– Tools for saddlery

– Materials to treat wounds

– Gloves

– Gauzes, bandages, etc.

Station CWounds and harnessing

Activities:

- Treatment of wounds

- Checking and repairing of harnesses

- Checking and repairing of bits, nose bands,

halters, girths, etc.

Station CWounds and harnessing

Knowledge and skills:

- Harness fitting

- Bits, bitting and other horse-driving items

- Wound management

- Body areas in contact with harnesses

Station CWounds and harnesses

Trainers:

- Alejandro Rodríguez Monterde (Mex)

- Tracy Turner (USA)

- Marco Torres Sevilla (Mex)

- Edmundo Trejo Cerón (Mex)

Station DMusculoskeletal and hoof

Needs:

– Trimming and farriery tools

– Hoof testers

– Lidocaine

– Sedatives

– Syringes and needles

Station DMusculoskeletal and hoof

Activities:

- Conformation assessment

- Hoof balance and shoeing

assessment

- Locomotion assesment

- Hoof trimming and balance

- Lameness diagnosis

- Hoof disease

- Lameness treatment

Station DMusculoskeletal and hoof

Knowledge and skills:

- Conformation assessment

- Gait assessment

- Foot balance

- Hoof disease

- Lameness

- Diagnosis and management of

musculoskeletal problems

Station DMusculoskeletal and hoof

Station EMedicine and Reproduction

Trainers:

- Dr. Julie Wilson (USA)

- Dr. María Masri D. (Mex)

- Dr. Héctor Basurto C. (Mex)

- Dr. Antonio Esquivel M. (Mex)

Station EMedicine and Reproduction

Needs:

- Gloves

- Stethoscope

- Thermometer (°C & °F)

- Light

- Syringes and needles

- Rebreathing bags

A

- Ophthalmoscope

- Ultrasound

- Catheters

- Sterile fluid

- Blood tubes

- Glass slides

A

Activities:

- Physical examination

- Diagnostic techinques

- Prognosis

- Treatment

Station EMedicine and Reproduction

Knowledge and skills:

- Dermatology

- Digestive

- Respiratory

- Metabolic

- Neurologic

- Urinary and reproductive

Station EMedicine and Reproduction

Station FAnesthesia and surgery

Trainers:

- Alma A. García (Mex)

- Enrique Núñez (Mex)

- Cindy McClinn (USA)

- Jay Merriam (USA)

- Eric Davis (USA)

- Ramiro Calderón (Mex)

Needs:

- Syringes, needles

- Gloves

- Sedatives

- Anesthetics

- Guafenesin and

diazepam

- Stethoscope

- CatheterA

- Antiseptics

- Surgery materials

- Gloves

- Sutures

Station FAnesthesia and surgery

Needs:

- Emasculators

- Towels

- Bandage materials

- Sterile fluids

- Ropes

- Hobbles

Station FAnesthesia and Surgery

Activities:

- Field anesthesia

- Field surgery

- Castration

- Hernias

- Sarcoid and tumor removal

- Others

Station FAnesthesia and surgery

Knowledge and skills:

- Management of:

- Xylazine y detomidine

- Butorphanol

- Ketamine

- Guafenesin and diazepam

- Lidocaine

- Technique for:

- Castration

- Hernias

- Skin

- Bursitis

Station FAnesthesia and surgery

Station GNutrition and Parasites

Instructores:

- Miguel A. Alonso Díaz (Mex)

- Jorge Becerra (Mex)

- Epigmenio Castillo Gallegos (Mex)

Needs:

– Tables and chairs

– Microscopes

– Materials for diagnosis

– McMaster

– Electricity

– Gloves

– Water

– Buckets

– Records

Station GNutrition and Parasites

Activities:

- Sampling

- Parasite diagnosis

- Identifying internal and external

parasites

- Parasite burden estimation

- Treatments

- Nutritional state assessment

- Equine feeding and nutrition

Station GNutrition and Parasites

Knowledge and skills:

- Internal parasites

- External parasites

- Nutritional state assessment

- Nutritional requirements

- Feedsuffs for equines

Station GNutrition and Parasites

Station HCommunity partnership

Trainers:

- Stephen Blakeway (UK)

- Kim Beddel (Costa Rica)

- Leticia Galindo R. (Mex)

- Manuel D. Corro M. (Mex)

- Avril Rivero M. (Mex)

- Valeria Reyes C. (Mex)

Needs:

- Chairs, tables

- Training and educational materials

and equipment

Station HCommunity partnership

Activities:

- Participatory exercises

- Children activities

- Interplay between participants and

community dwellers and equine owners

Station HCommunity partnership

Knowledge and skills:

- Communication

- Participatory techniques

- Extension methods

- Needs assessment techniques

Station HCommunity partnership

STATIONS AND TEAMS(Summary)

Stations Teams

A Welfare, handling and recording 1

B Dentistry 2

C Wounds and harnesses 3

D Musculoskeletal and hoof 4

E Medicine and reproduction 5

F Anesthesia and surgery 6

G Nutrition and parasites 7

H Community partnership 8

Day

Station

A B C D E F G H

am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm

Mon 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 1

Tue 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 1 1 2 2 3

Wed 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5

Thu 7 8 8 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7

Teams/stations rotation

Teams: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Day HourTeams

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Monam A B C D E F G H

pm B C D E F G H A

Tueam C D E F G H A B

pm D E F G H A B C

Wed

am E F G H A B C D

pm F G H A B C D E

Thuam G H A B C D E F

pm H A B C D E F G

Teams/stations rotation

Day 0

Sunday 09 – 10 – 11

Sunday October 9th, 2011

Hour Place Activity

From 13:00 CEIEGTReceiving and accommodating

participants

18:00 – 19:30CEIEGT

meeting room

Organizing work

and teams session

20:00 CEIEGT Welcome dinner

Day 1

Monday 10 – 10 – 11

Colorado, Tenochtitlan, Veracruz2 h from CEIEGT

Monday October 10th, 2011

Hour Place Activity

07:00 – 08:00Dining room

CEIEGTBreakfast

08:00 – 09:00Meeting room

CEIEGT

Opening ceremony

“2nd Equitarian Workshop”

09:00Meeting point

CEIEGTLeaving for community

09:00 – 11:00 Travelling

11:00 Arrival at Tenochtitlan

Colorado, Tenochtitlan, Ver.

Donkeys Horses Mules TOTAL

Expected animals 40 40 40 120

Monday October 10th, 2011

Hour Place Activity

11:00 – 17:00 Tenochtitlán, Ver Field work

17:00 Boarding vehicles

17:00 – 19:00 Travelling to CEIEGT

19:30Rancho

MaloapanDinner

Day 2

Tuesday 11 – 10 – 11

San Juan Tepulco, Acajete, Puebla3 h from CEIEGT

Tuesday October 11th, 2011

Hour Place Activity

07:00 – 08:00Dining room

CEIEGTBreakfast

08:00Meeting point

CEIEGTLeaving for community

08:00 – 11:00 Travelling

11:00 Arrival at San Juan Tepulco, Pue.

San Juan Tepulco, Acajete, Pue.

Donkeys Horses Mules TOTAL

Expected equines 300 30 20 350

Donkeys in high need

Hour Place Activity

11:00 – 17:00San Juan

Tepulco, Pue.Field work

17:00 Boarding vehicles

17:00 – 20:00 Travelling to CEIEGT

20:00 CEIEGT Dinner

Tuesday October 11th, 2011

Day 3 Wednesday 12 – 10 – 11

La Vaquería, Chiconquiaco, Veracruz2.5 h from CEIEGT

Wednesday October 12th, 2011

Hour Place Activity

07:00 – 08:00Dining room

CEIEGTBreakfast

08:00Meeting point

CEIEGTLeaving for community

08:00 – 10:30 Travelling

10:30 Arrival at La Vaquería, Ver.

La Vaquería, Chiconquiaco, Ver.

Donkeys Horses Mules TOTAL

Expected equines 30 50 100 180

Hour Place Activity

10:30 – 16:30La Vaquería,

Ver.Field work

16:30 Boarding vehicles

17:00 Dinner at Acatlan

19:00 – 21:00 Travelling to CEIEGT

21:00 Arrival at CEIEGT

Wednesday October 12th, 2011

Day 4

Thursday 13 – 10 – 11

Ursulo Galvan/El Ciervo, V de A, Veracruz.1.5 h from CEIEGT

Thursday October 13th, 2011

Hour Place Activity

07:00 – 08:00Dining room

CEIEGTBreakfast

08:00Meeting point

CEIEGTLeaving for community

08:00 – 10:00 Travelling to community

10:00 Arrival at Ursulo Galván

Ursulo Galvan, Vega de Alatorre, Ver.

Donkeys Horses Mules TOTAL

Expected equines 40 40 20 100

Hour Place Activity

10:00 – 16:00Ursulo Galvan/

El Ciervo, Ver.Field work

16:00 Boarding Vehicles

16:00 – 17:00 Travelling to Nautla

17:00 – 20:00 Nautla Dinner at Nautla

20:00 Leaving for CEIEGT

Thursday October 13th, 2011

Day 5

Friday 14 – 10 – 11

Friday October 14th, 2011

Hour Place Activity

08:00 – 09:00Dining room

CEIEGTBreakfast

09:00 – 09:30Meeting room

CEIEGTPresentation

09:30 – 11:30 Classrooms Working in teams

11:30 – 13:00Meeting room

CEIEGTPlenary and closing

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