DR. DEB'S 2006 SCHEDULE

SEPTEMBER

Dr. Deb's annual trip to the U.K. The Roman diggings at Vindolanda are the primary focus, but horsemanship clinics and/or anatomy classes are possible. We will update this schedule as plans continue to evolve.

NOVEMBER

6-10: Our biggest and most fun anatomy session of the year....co-sponsored by Equinology, Inc., this class meets in northern California. This is a full-body carcass dissection class, complete hands-on instruction. Students also get full lectures, comparative skeletal study, a field trip to learn structural analysis and palpation/therapeutic techniques, and a huge handout packet. For information and to enroll, please EMail the Equinology office at office@equinology.com.

2007 Scedule (as of 11/06)

Early January: Dr. Deb will spend a week at her alma mater, The University of Kansas Museum of Natural History. The purpose is to move the Vindolanda bone project along another step through comparative study of skeletal material.

January 12-14: Dr. Deb has once again been invited to speak to the Alberta Breeders' Conference. This year's topic will be centered around Birdie Theory. The presentations at this conference, held in Calgary, are structured so as to include a Q/A session. There will be other great speakers, too, and a real good time is usually had by all. For registration information, contact Les Burwash at (403) 948-8541.

January 30-February 2: Dr. Deb will be speaking to the Cincinnati Hoof Care Summit sponsored by the American Farriers' Journal. This will be a comprehensive event covering most of two days, and will include biomechanical as well as anatomical information, with an emphasis on whole-body straightness (or lack of it) and how that affects the growth and form of the hoofs. For registration information, contact Frank Lessiter at (800) 645-8455.

MARCH 23-27: This is our Spring anatomy event, and there's already a waiting list. The way we work this class is as a three or five-day option. If you are an enrolled or prospective Equinology student, then you need to sign up for the full five days in order to receive credit toward your certification. But, if you are a horse owner, a farrier, an artist or sculptor, a trainer, an equine dentist, or other practitioner wanting a brush-up, then you have the option to enroll for just the first three days, which run over the long weekend. This course is a full-body dissection and includes more than a hundred pages of free workbook, detailed classroom lectures, great Q/A discussions, and lab time. Equinology students should contact Tracy Starr at tstarr@telusplanet.net. Everyone else should contact Dave Elliott either by EMailing bitspur@telusplanet.net or telephone (403) 687-3000.

APRIL 11-15: This year, Dr. Deb's first stop in New Zealand will be for the South Island Whole Body Equine Anatomy course. Those who have been pounding on our door to get in to this wonderful class now have an opportunity! This course is a full-body dissection and includes more than a hundred pages of free workbook, detailed classroom lectures, great Q/A discussions, and lab time. For enrollment, road directions, and other information, please contact Jenny Paterson by EMailing horsemanshipnz@xtra.co.nz or telephone 03-312-1711.

APRIL 17-18: Our seminar "theme" this year for New Zealand is "orthopedic principles" for horse owners and practicing hoof-care professionals. This is the South Island course, and it will be an eye-opening experience for everyone. All participants will receive a free workbook. Dr. Deb's clear explanations cover important aspects including proper trim, what "hoof balance" means, bone structure and soft anatomy, restoring hoofs to normal, relationship between body and limbs to create stance, design and application of horseshoes, and how to create the "self maintaining" healthy foot. The course includes model-building and hands-on examination of a variety of live "volunteer" horses. For enrollment, road directions, and other information, please contact Jenny Paterson by EMailing horsemanshipnz@xtra.co.nz or telephone 03-312-1711.

APRIL 21-23: Dr. Deb's New Zealand tour this year includes one Horsemanship Improvement weekend. Dr. Deb's Horsemanship clinics always include both classroom/concept sessions and plenty of actual riding. There is a free workbook for all participants, videotape presentations, and lively Q/A discussion. Themes include straightness, suppling techniques, perfection of techniques for maneuvers and the riding of figures, and -- as always -- fostering your understanding of "Birdie" and to see deeply into the horse. For enrollment, road directions, and other information, please contact Jenny Paterson by EMailing horsemanshipnz@xtra.co.nz or telephone 03-312-1711.

APRIL 25-26: Our seminar "theme" this year for New Zealand is "orthopedic principles" for horse owners and practicing hoof-care professionals. This is the North Island course, and it will be an eye-opening experience for everyone. All participants will receive a free workbook. Dr. Deb's clear explanations cover important aspects including proper trim, what "hoof balance" means, bone structure and soft anatomy, restoring hoofs to normal, relationship between body and limbs to create stance, design and application of horseshoes, and how to create the "self maintaining" healthy foot. The course includes model-building and hands-on examination of a variety of live "volunteer" horses. For enrollment, road directions, and other information, please contact Jenny Paterson by EMailing horsemanshipnz@xtra.co.nz or telephone 03-312-1711.

MAY: Yes!! The Australian Horsemanship Improvement events have now been

scheduled. May is going to be a real busy month!

MAY 4-7: ADELAIDE. We will be having two days of horsemanship plus two

days on our theme for this year, "Orthopaedic Principles in Hoof Care" -

for both horse owners and practicing hoof-care professionals.

The protocol for the Orthopaedics class will be morning concept/lecture,

followed by afternoon hands-on/practice at assessment and improving the

"eye". All participants will receive a free workbook. Dr. Deb's clear

explanations cover important aspects including proper trim, what "hoof

balance" means, bone structure and soft anatomy, restoring hoofs to

normal, relationship between body and limbs to create stance, design and

application of horseshoes, and how to create the "self maintaining"

healthy foot. The course includes model-building and hands-on examination

of a variety of live "volunteer" horses. For enrollment, road directions,

and other information, please contact Leonie Kruse by Emailing

leoniek@adam.com.au

In response to popular demand, the Horsemanship Improvement course WILL

include at least one day of one-on-one sessions, the object being to teach

proper use of the round yard as well as "deep" approaches to problems with

saddling, bridling, problem behaviors, etc. Part of the two-day schedule

will also include group riding sessions focused on improving tact and

precision under saddle, transitions, gaits, lateral work, and any other

interests that students and their horses may bring. For enrollment, road

directions, and other information, please contact Leonie Kruse by Emailing

leoniek@adam.com.au

MAY 11-15: BRISBANE/CANUNGRA. This is our major Australian Equinology

anatomy session, sponsored by Kaleen Faul and her family at the Vet Centre

near Canungra, outside Brisbane. Prospective Equinology students will want

to contact the Equinology office by EMailing office@equinology.com to get

the enrollment process started.

MAY 16-18: BRISBANE/CANUNGRA. Announcing a new addition! The Australian

equine dentists have asked Equinology and Dr. Deb to structure a three day

"head and neck" class to feature points of anatomy and physiology that are

of special interest and concern to equine dentists. As with all of Dr.

Deb's classes, students will receive extensive handouts/workbook. Class

protocol calls for lecture/concepts/skull study in the morning, followed

by work in the anatomy lab during the afternoons. Those who wish to enroll

should get the process started by Emailing office@equinology.com.

MAY 20-23: CANBERRA AREA. We will be having two days of horsemanship plus

two days on our theme for this year, "Orthopaedic Principles in Hoof Care"

- for both horse owners and practicing hoof-care professionals.

The protocol for the Orthopaedics class will be morning concept/lecture,

followed by afternoon hands-on/practice at assessment and improving the

"eye". All participants will receive a free workbook. Dr. Deb's clear

explanations cover important aspects including proper trim, what "hoof

balance" means, bone structure and soft anatomy, restoring hoofs to

normal, relationship between body and limbs to create stance, design and

application of horseshoes, and how to create the "self maintaining"

healthy foot. The course includes model-building and hands-on examination

of a variety of live "volunteer" horses. For enrollment, road directions,

and other information, please contact Alex Wickham by Emailing

tyffyn@hotmail.com.

In response to popular demand, the Horsemanship Improvement course WILL

include at least one day of one-on-one sessions, the object being to teach

proper use of the round yard as well as "deep" approaches to problems with

saddling, bridling, problem behaviors, etc. Part of the two-day schedule

will also include group riding sessions focused on improving tact and

precision under saddle, transitions, gaits, lateral work, and any other

interests that students and their horses may bring. For enrollment, road

directions, and other information, please contact Alex Wickham by Emailing

tyffyn@hotmail.com.

AUGUST 18-19: The International Association of Equine Dentists (I.A.E.D.)

has invited Dr. Deb to be the keynote speaker at their national convention

and educational symposium this year. There will be two talks of

approximately 1.5 hrs. duration - one on the inner structure and

developmental history of horse teeth, and the second on visualizing tooth

roots, sinuses, and circulatory pattern. Anyone wishing to attend the

I.A.E.D. convention should view their website at www.iaed.com - details on

the convention will be going up shortly.

SEPTEMBER: Dr. Deb will once again be in Northumbria, England, pursuing

the mortal remains of Roman cavalry horses -- and other animals -- at

fabulous Vindolanda. Planning a vacation to England? Let us recommend

Hadrian's Wall....great (generally easy) hiking in some of Europe's

wildest, most open, and most scenic country....plus several great museums,

including not only Vindolanda but the Roman Army Museum, and other stops

along the Wall. For information, please go to www.vindolanda.com.

OCTOBER 13-15: One of the great things that came out of Dr. Deb's Hoof

Care Summit sessions this past February was a request - made by no less

than sixty farriers - for a Farrier's Anatomy Class. Well, folks - here it

is! As promised, this class goes beyond what most farriers received during

their training, because we use WHOLE carcass legs - we study the front leg

all the way from the shoulder down, and the hind leg all the way from the

hip/pelvis down. Every muscle, ligament, and tendon is covered; joint

capsules, synovium, design and function of all the joints; reciprocation,

check, and stay systems; how stance and trim affect the body, and how body

posture affects stance, movement, and hoof growth. Class protocol is

lecture/concept in the morning, followed by lab work in the afternoon.

There will also be a field trip for practice at surface palpation and to

learn improved methods of evaluating movement and conformation structure

in the live horse. Students receive extensive handouts/workbook. Class

will be held at the new Institute lab in California. We're looking forward

to meeting up with a few of you! For enrollment information, please Email

office@equinestudies.org.

NOVEMBER: We have our dates for the California Equinology full-body

anatomy class!

NOVEMBER 26-30 - This is our flagship full-body anatomy in the U.S., held

once each year at our lab facilities in California. Five days of full-out

learning and hands-on experience. Class protocol is

lecture/concept/skeleton study in the morning, anatomy lab each afternoon.

Students receive extensive handouts/workbook, field trip for conformation

and gait assessment and practice at surface anatomy/palpation. This year

we have added many new comparative skeletons and (if all goes well with

the construction schedule!) we hope to be in our brand-new classroom too.

For enrollment information, help with travel plans, and other support

please Email office@equinology.com or telephone toll-free (866) 829-2086.

DECEMBER 2-4: We're just tickled to announce that this year we are

offering SKELETON CLASS!!!! It's scheduled to follow directly after

full-body anatomy, for students who would like to stay over and do both

classes. "Skeleton class" is an absolute total blast - you get to help

articulate a real horse skeleton, and learn skeletal anatomy and

biomechanics while you do it! Equinology students will receive credit for

this class, because it's intended to fill a gap that the full-body class

just simply doesn't have time for - detailed study of the skeleton and

each individual type of joint. Horse owners and farriers are also welcome

to attend. For enrollment information, help with travel plans, and other

support please Email office@equinology.com or telephone toll-free (866) 829-2086.