COMMITTEE ON A REVIEW OF METHODS FOR DETECTING SORENESS IN HORSES
COMMITTEE MEETING 1
October 16, 2019
Virtual Meeting
OPEN SESSION—Open to the Public
| 11:00 | Welcome; Purpose of the Open Session |
| Jerry Black, Committee Chair | |
| 11:05 | Quick Overview of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Study Process |
| Camilla Ables, Study Director | |
| 11:20 | Disclaimer |
| Jerry Black, Committee Chair | |
| Context and Expectations from the Study | |
| 11:22 | Carrie Ricci, Robert Gibbens, and Aaron Rhyner, USDA APHIS |
| 11:42 | Tom Blankenship, Tennessee Walking Horse Industry |
| 12:02 | Follow-up Questions for Sponsors |
| 12:10 | Public Comments—Members of the public can send written comments; a media officer from the Office of News and Public Information will read the comments aloud until the adjournment of the session. |
| 12:30 | Adjourn Open Session |
COMMITTEE MEETING 3
February 18–19, 2020
Keck Center, Room 206
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
OPEN SESSION 1—Open to the Public
| 9:10 | Welcome; Purpose of the Open Session/Disclaimer |
| Jerry Black, Committee Chair | |
| 9:15 | Limb Sensitivity Testing |
| Colin Roberts, University of Cambridge, UK (via Zoom) | |
| 9:45 | Q&A |
| 9:55 | Adjourn Open Session |
OPEN SESSION 2—Open to the Public
| 1:00 | Welcome; Purpose of the Open Session/Disclaimer |
| Jerry Black, Committee Chair | |
| 1:05 | Drug Testing in Tennessee Walking Horses |
| Scott Stanley, University of Kentucky (via Zoom) | |
| 1:35 | Q&A |
| 1:55 | Adjourn Open Session |
COMMITTEE MEETING 4
May 7, 2020
Virtual Meeting
OPEN SESSION
| 10:00 | Welcome; Purpose of the Open Session/Disclaimer |
| Jerry Black, Committee Chair | |
| 1:05 | A Discussion of Issues Surrounding the Scar Rule and the Detection of Soring in Tennessee Walking Horses |
| Paul Stromberg, Ohio State University (via Zoom) | |
| 1:35 | Q&A |
| 10:45 | Adjourn Open Session |
WEBINAR AGENDAS
December 2, 2019
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
| 11:00 | Welcome, Introductions, and Ground Rules |
| Jerry Black, Committee Chair | |
| 11:10 | Presentation on Horse Facial Expressions to Assess Pain |
| Pia Haubro Andersen, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
| There will be a Q&A session after the presentation—only committee members can ask questions. There will be no time for public comments. | |
| 12:00 | Adjourn Webinar |
December 2, 2019
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
| 6:00 | Welcome, Introductions, and Ground Rules |
| Jerry Black, Committee Chair | |
| 6:10 | Presentation on Algometry for Assessing Pain in Tennessee Walking Horses |
| Todd Behre (USDA) and Kevin Haussler (Colorado State University) | |
| There will be a Q&A session after the presentation—only committee members can ask questions. There will be no time for public comments. | |
| 7:00 | Adjourn Webinar |
April 2, 2020
11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. (Eastern Time)
| 11:00 | Opening Remarks |
| Jerry Black, Committee Chair | |
| 11:05 | Equine Pain: Physiology and Assessment |
| Alonso Guedes, University of Minnesota | |
| 11:25 | Q&A (Speaker and committee members) |
| 11:35 | Introduction of Next Speaker(s) |
| Jerry Black | |
| 11:37 | Prohibited Substance Detection and Testing on Tennessee Walking Horses |
| Aaron Rhyner and Melissa Radel | |
| 11:57 | Q&A (Speakers and committee members) |
| 12:15 | Adjourn Webinar |