HORSE CARE 101

Dr. Temple Grandin to speak at Horse Care 101
Mark Your Calendars - Registration will begin early October

When:  December 3, 2016
Where: KSU College of Veterinary Medicine, Frick Auditorium

Our featured speaker this year at Horse Care 101 will be Dr. Temple Grandin!  Tickets aren't on sale yet but you'll want to be one of the first 200 to sign up to get prime seating.  More information will be released soon on the Kansas Horse Council website, www.kansashorsecouncil.com.

Dr. Grandin is an autistic American professor of animal science at Colorado State University, world-renowned autism spokesperson and consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior. She is widely celebrated as one of the first individuals on the autism spectrum to publicly share insights from her personal experience of autism. She is also the inventor of the " hug box", a device to calm those on the autism spectrum. In the 2010 Time 100, an annual list of the one hundred most influential people in the world, she was named in the "Heroes" category. She was the subject of the award-winning, semi-biographical film, Temple Grandin.

Event sponsors include:  Horselik, Vanderbilts, Timber Creek Veterinary Center, Rock-n-Horse Vet & The Basement Tack Store

The Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) works to protect horses and the horse industry from the threat of infectious diseases in north America. The communication system is designed to seek and report real time information about disease outbreaks. Visit their site any time to check on the most recent alerts.

The office is housed at the American Association of Equine Practitioners office.  EDCC operations are funded by donations through the AAEP Foundation and from a wide variety of industry organizations including the Kansas Horse Council.
                 
                   Click here to visit the EEDC website. 

Manhattan is home to a new veterinary service: TimberCreek Veterinary Hospital and Equine Stables is a family owned business. We are conveniently located less than 5 miles east of downtown Manhattan and provide veterinary care for small animal and equine patients.

Equine Services: Daily walk-through inspection of boarded horses

Small Animal Services: