14/ NOVEMBER 2023 THE RIDER


Saddle up for Stable Solutions at Equine Symposium 2023


Do manage


you an


equine facility? Do you struggle with business de- cisions or finding qualified staff? Join University of Guelph equine management fac- ulty and students at the 8th annual Equine Industry Symposium. This year’s symposium will explore business and employment aware- ness to provide critical solutions on how to tackle current issues in the industry. The symposium will be held from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm EST on November 21st, 22nd, and 23rd as a free virtual event hosted by stu- dents in the Bachelor of Bio-re- source Management, Equine Management program at the Uni- versity of Guelph, which combines business and science with a special emphasis on horses and the equine industry. At the symposium, people


from all corners of the equine com- munity come together to learn how to manage both daily and long-term challenges. The goal of this year’s symposium is to discuss issues such as how to recruit young people in the industry, building better indus- try support and building standards without primary reference to any discipline boundaries. The theme for this year’s sym-


posium is ‘Stable Solutions’ focus- ing on how current issues such as labour shortages and lack of young


light ways to boost business efficiency with a presentation on successful busi- ness models from


Joel


Lalonde, owner of Wynbrook Equestrian Cen- ter and CEO of Your


people entering the industry can be addressed through responsible busi- ness decisions and collaboration within the community. Each of the three nights will


cover a variety of important topics: November 21st: Bridging the labour gap with Dr. Kendra Coulter. Dr. Kendra Coulter, a leading


expert in animals and work, animal protection and gender equality, will provide details on the current state of the industry and outline the cur- rent challenges facing the industry and possible solutions to these chal- lenges. This will be followed by a panel discussion facilitated by Akaash Maharaj, Director of Policy at Nature Canada and former CEO of Equine Canada. A panel of grad- uates from equine studies at the University of Guelph will speak about their experiences entering the equine industry and their challenges and successes in running an eques- trian facility.


November 22nd: Boosting busi- ness efficiency. The second night will high-


Union, a finan- cial services co-


operative. Sean Jones, financial advisor with Sun Life and a suc- cessful show jumping competitor, will delve into succession planning and how to make current financial decisions based on future goals.


November 23rd: Industry panel discussion The final night of the sympo-


sium, Dr. Coulter will facilitate a panel discussion on buying into business fundamentals, featuring Sean Jones, Bronwynne Wilton, CEO of the Wilton Group consult- ing, Helen Richardson, Provincial Stable Program lead at Ontario Equestrian, and Karl Lagerborg, senior manager of racing operations at Woodbine. All three evenings will also in-


clude an open Q&A session. Register


at:


https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/r egister/tZYufuGrrzwvH9yvKcEM- nYb8lusQbTcDEaNa#/registration Stay up to date on Instagram


and Facebook: @equinesymposium or


contact the team at: eqevents@uoguelph.ca.


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