OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2011 THE RIDER /21 What’s Your Biosecurity Risk?
With winter and flu season approaching, you’re ready to do everything in your power to reduce your chances of catching a cold, but how do you rate in keeping your horses safe from infectious disease? See how you score. Calculate your horse farm’s risks with Equine Guelph’s new and improved Equine Biosecuri- ty Risk Calculator, a tool designed for horse owners to generate a report that grades them on their biosecurity management practices on their farms.
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“Every horse owner should think about a biosecurity management plan,” says Karan Ann Paradis, Equine Product Manager of Veto- quinol.”Having a solid understanding of equine health, infectious disease and disease control is paramount in reducing biosecurity risk in a high-risk industry. Vetoquinol is delighted to support the development of this important edu- cational tool for caretakers.”
Live and online now at
www.EquineGuelph.ca (click Biosecurity Risk Calculator), the interactive tool is an education- al resource of Equine Guelph (University of Guelph) developed in collaboration with Col- orado State University and sponsored by the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Foundation and Vetoquinol Canada
(consider improvements) and red for stop (reassess to reduce serious risk).
The online resource helps horse owners calculate the biosecurity risk on their farms and also provides educational feedback on ways to decrease the risk of infectious disease. It takes about 10 minutes to answer 42 questions in 10 categories about their farms and rates their individual biosecurity risks in each category. Possible scores include: green for go (keep doing what you’re doing), yellow for caution
“The online resource will give horse own- ers a great starting point by revealing the potential risks currently present on their own farm and the most practical ways to decrease those risks,” says Dr. Wayne McIlwraith, AAEP Foundation Chairman. “AAEP Founda- tion is pleased to collaborate with our partners in Canada and the U.S. to provide this valuable tool for horse owners in North America.”
- by Henrietta Coole ------------
Equine Guelph is the horse owners’ and care givers’ Centre at the University of Guelph. It is a unique partnership dedicated to the health
Biosecurity is a major concern in the equine industry especially given the high rate of horse movement. Photo Credit: Photo by Jacquie Labatt
and well-being of horses, supported and overseen by equine industry groups. Equine Guelph is the epicentre for academia, indus- try and government - for the good of the equine industry as a whole. For further information, visit
www.equineguelph.ca.
The Royal Continued from Page 20
Place, 100 Princes’ Boulevard, Toronto, Ontario M6K 3C3
WHEN: Friday, November 4 - Sunday, November 13, 2011
Friday, November 4 & Saturday, November 5 - 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 6 - 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday, November 7 to Saturday, Novem- ber 12 - 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
HOW MUCH?
2011 General Admission Ticket Prices - Note all prices below include HST • Adult - $22
• Senior (60+) - $16
• Student/Youth (5-17) - $16 • Children 4 and under - FREE
• Family Pass for 4 (minimum 1 child) - $50 • Extra Family Member with Family Pass Ticket - $16
• School Group (elementary school) - $10/student, $6.00/chaperone
2011 Horse Show Ticket Prices - Note all prices below include general admission
• School Group (high school) - $11.75/stu- dent, $7.75/chaperone
Horse Show Tickets (Single Seat, Adult, Senior, Child, Youth)
RANGE FROM $38 TO $55; Royal Horse Show ticket prices depend on date and seat location. Subscription tickets are also avail- able.
HOW TO BUY?
General Admission and Horse Show tickets can be purchased through
www.royal-
fair.org,
www.ticketmaster.ca, any Ticket- master box office, the Ricoh Coliseum, or by calling Ticketmaster at 416-872-7777. Group ticket pricing available through THE Group Tix Company at 647-438-5559, or outside the GTA 1-866-447-7849. Discount general admission passes may be purchased in advance of The Royal online at
www.royalfair.org
Sunday, November 13 - 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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