17th Annual Horse Symposium
"Across Disciplines"

Presented by CCE Equine
with support from the 4-H Horse Development Committee
and 
CCE Equine Leadership Committee

CCE Equine is proud to present an expanded Saratoga Horse Symposium consisting of workshops, demonstrations, drawings, silent auction, vendors and rescue horses for recreational and performance horse owners, equine farmers, and equestrian.

When:  March 29 & 30, 2008

Where:  4-H Training Center
                Middle Line Road
                Ballston Spa, NY 

Cost: $30 for one day (includes lunch),
           $50 for both days (includes lunch)
  Walk-ins welcome $30/day (no lunch)
         Pre-register by March 14, 2008 (to be included in lunch count)
    You must pre-register to receive lunch.

Saturday's Schedule

8:30 am - Registration
9:00 am - Plenary Session
9:30 am - Classes Begin
6:30 pm - NYS High School Rodeo Association

Horse Rescue Operations-
A Healthy Dose of Reality
Nancy Van Wie and Eddie Mrozik, Crane Mountain Valley Horse Rescue, Inc.

To Shoe or Not to Shoe?
A Balanced Approach to Hoofcare
Joe Skipp, Natural Concept Hoofcare

"Chosen by a Horse" 
This class has been changed to Sunday at 4:00 pm.
How a broken horse fixed a broken heart
Susan Richards, Best Selling Author

Don't Be Lame!
Discuss lameness issues
Dr. Carol Vischer-Safran, Northeast Performance Equine

How to Build a Relationship with your Horse
Sue Knight, Round Table Training

Centered Riding
Session 1:  Focus on Dressage (am)
Session 2:  Focus on Western (pm)
Mitzi Summers, CHA Master Instructor

Pasture Management
Forage Utilization and Quality
Debbie Cherney, PhD, Dept. of Animal Science,
Cornell University

6:30 - 8:30 pm
Rodeo Demonstration by the New York State High School Rodeo Association
FREE to Symposium Ticket Holders.  Open to public, $2.00 at door.

Sunday's Schedule

9:30 am - Registration
9:00 am - Classes Begin
4:15 pm - Drawings and Silent Auction

Horse Stereotypies - Not Vices!
It's more than bad behavior!
Dr. Katherine Albro Houpt, VMD, Phd, Dipl. ACVB, Horse Behavior Expert, Cornell Veterinary Medicine

Equine Web Marketing and Design
Learn why you need a website and how to get one.
Elizabeth Wood, Bits and bytes Farm

Complementary Horse Care
Live demonstration on Liniments, Horse Massage and Myo-Fascial Relaxation
Chris McWayne  
Cindy Smith, Reiki Master

Equine Dentistry
Dr. Todd Behre, DVM

Practical Horsemanship
Back by popular demand!
Billy Smith, Potter Mountain Farm

Vitals and Basics Veterinary
Dr. Rick Lesser, DVM, Equine Clinic at OakenCroft

"Chosen by a Horse"
How a broken horse fixed a broken heart
Susan Richards, Best Selling Author