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Welcome Friends!
The Equine Science Center begins a new decade of excellence as 2012 is well underway! We ended 2011 with a busy fall, culminating in a highly successful Equine Science Update. Over 160 people joined us at the Cook Campus Center on December 8, beginning with a meet and greet with the “Horse Heroes”, our own research mares. If you weren’t able to make it, or want to review what was discussed, please see the event summary.
The Center continues to be cited as deals to privatize horse racing in New Jersey raced right down to the wire! Kudos to Jeff Gural and the SBOA-NJ team for successfully keeping the Meadowlands Racetrack open indefinitely.
We had some fun this fall, too, by going to Philadelphia’s Union League to hear Ken McKeever talk about the role of horses in human medicine to the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture. I participated in my very first foxhunt (hill topping only for me!) during “Rutgers Week”, an event hosted by the Monmouth County Hunt. Thanks to Kathy Poppe and Sarah Ralston for making this happen.
Our annual Stakeholder Meeting was held in conjunction with the regular monthly NJDA Equine Advisory Board meeting on October 17 at Rick’s Saddle Shop. Over 40 stakeholders from a variety of disciplines reaffirmed our mission of “Better Horse Care through Research and Education”. The Key Identified Issues from the Stakeholder Meeting is available on our website, as well as the full Stakeholder Report.
Speaking of education, Mary Nikola and I just completed the third round of our equine leadership course held on January 10 and 12. We are planning for a busy spring with the upcoming Horse Management Seminar, scheduled for Saturday, February 4, 2012. Please check out our website for additional details and the event brochure.
I also have been busy on the national level representing the equine industry for the land-grant system in the planning of the upcoming FAIR 2012 conference which will set the agenda for the next Farm Bill for Congress. Not only did we get horses added to the discussion but I also was successful in getting the acronym FAIR changed from Food Animal Integrated Research to Farm Animal Integrated Research. It’s only taken me 30 years to accomplish this one!
Don’t forget to stay connected with us on Facebook. See you all on Ag Field Day at Rutgers Day.
To learn more about how you can help support the Center, visit us our Giving page or call at 848-932-9419.
All the best,
Karyn
Karyn Malinowski, Ph.D.
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