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   >October 2011

Creator of horsebc.com Passed Away

It is my deepest regret to announce that Frank Callaghan of Horse BC has passed away this month.Frank passed away peacefully at the Chilliwack General Hospital on Tuesday, Sept. 20th.

Frank is survived by his loving wife, Dianne Callaghan of Chilliwack, mother Naomi Callaghan of Saskatoon, four children Chris (wife Alix), Cayley, Dan, and Julia Wilson three adoring grandchildren Ryley-Ray, Wren and Vance Wilson, and step-daughter Kathy and Brian Grose. Frank will be sadly missed by his family, friends, his association with Country Music and Horse World.


It was his wishes that the site continue and his wife had asked me to take it over on his behalf. I am honored to take on the responcibility, and hope that he would be pleased with the work I am willing and able to do for him on this website and for all of you who read it.

Unfortunately I am not able to do videos the way Frank did so often, but I am more than willing to post videos of your events/horses etc if you send me a link and brief explaination as to what event it is regarding.

My goal is to keep this site as informative as possible, while still keeping to the mindset that Frank had while working on it. I thank you for being a reader/client with Frank, and I hope you come back to read more in the future!

I have re arranged a few things on the site. Please note the *Archives section* which contains Franks most resent update for June 2011 and will feature each months updates as the year goes bye.

Thank you and I hope to hear from you soon with information and updates you wish to tell the rest of the Horse Industry.

-Sarah Thiessen, Thiessen Design

The Lameness Locator

The "Lameness Locator" objectively detects and quantifies body movement asymmetry in a horse using small, body-mounted inertial sensors and a hand-held tablet PC. Instrumentation of the horse is quick, easy, and completely non-invasive. Data collection is in real time and veterinarians are free to perform their usual lameness evaluation routine without distraction.

Data is analyzed quickly using a unique set of algorithms developed after 18 years of research on sound and lame horse movement. This unique set of data analysis algorithms helps to determine the affected limb or limbs, the severity of lameness within each limb and the timing of peak lameness pain within the stride cycle of each limb.

Click here to see a video of this amazing machine in action

2012 Equine Education Conference
January 21 - 22, 2012 at the Delta Vancouver Airport Hotel



On the topic of Horse Council BC. They are showcasing an event for January that should be very benificial for horse people, new to the industry and well experianced alike.
The website boasts that this conference hosts an internationally recognized line up of equine industry professionals and that regardless of your discipline you will find something you love here.
The seminars will be presented consecutively so you dont need to pick and choose, just sit back and enjoy the days events.
The topics are as follows

Equine Behaviour
Equine Nutrition
Hoof Care
Welfare
Rider Fitness
Equine Dental Care
Insurance
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