Webinars

FECTU Webinar with Francesca Compostella Welfare regulation: A black and white affair? Exploring 50 shades of welfare. A discussion of the impact of welfare regulations in developing countries.

FECTU Webinar with Sofia Ramos: Draft horse common problems Sofia performed several externships abroad (UK, USA, Belgium) before qualifing from UTAD, Portugal in 2013. After one year working in a mix practice (2014-2015) she did an internship in equine medicine and surgery in Belgium (DeMorette). Straight afterwards the internship she moved to the University of Pretoria as equine surgery assistant. In 2017 she moved back to her homeland and developed research in equine orthopedic disease as...

Save the date for the next Webinar: on Wednesday the 27 July 2022 at 18.00 CET Ariadna Nieto Espinet and Ada Torra Burgués will talk about the CENTAURO project: Here is the link for the zoom meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86292664953?pwd=Zjcrb0pDVUtQMUdsVDhpWm9GK25nUT09

The webinar will take place on the 9th of June, 6 pm CET. Here is the link for the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84993343589?pwd=MnprWkJzVmxiWU55RjE3eUFseFJOZz09 Speaker: Sofia Ramos Sofia performed several externships abroad (UK, USA, Belgium) before qualifing from UTAD, Portugal in 2013. After one year working in a mix practice (2014-2015) she did an internship in equine medicine and surgery in Belgium (DeMorette). Straight afterwards the internship she moved to the University of...

“Use of Donkey in 21st century French gardening farms”, by Domitille Fouvez and Clémentine Bonnin Domitille Fouvez is an agriculture engineer graduated from Bordeaux Sciences Agro. She has been working on the CoolÂne project since 2020 and is currently employed by SFET (Société Française des Equidés de Travail) where she works on several other technical and scientific projects including working equids caracterization and welfare.

In our next Webinar João Rodrigues will talk about the evaluation of collar types used on working donkeys in Europe.

FECTU Webinar with Alex Thiemann: Common conditions of the hoof in working and companion equids Alex’s family owned donkeys and this led to a life- long interest in the species. She qualified from Cambridge Vet School and worked in mixed then equine practice, joining the Donkey Sanctuary in 1998, where she is now Senior Veterinary Surgeon with responsibility for advancing educational aims. Alex has a Certificate in Advanced Equine Practice, a Masters in International Animal Health from...

FECTU Webinar with Rebekah Sullivan: How working equids have an essential role in one Health? Rebekah Sullivan is Lead Veterinary Surgeon for Medicine at The Donkey Sanctuary and Part-time student of MSc in One Health with the University of Edinburgh. Rebekah qualified as a vet in 2005 and spent a month volunteering with the working equid charity, SPANA, in a clinic in Morocco, before settling down to work in mixed veterinary practice in the UK and a short stint in New Zealand. A further period...

FECTU Webinar with Abel & David Ibañez: Animal traction in the market garden with a single animal In this webinar, Abel & David Ibáñez introduce us to the most common animal traction tools and techniques in the Valencian market garden, recognized for its specialization and productivity, and which is worked generally with only one animal . The webinar will be live from the field with real demonstrations of the techniques and tools. Abel Ibáñez Martí (39) is president of the Spanish...

FECTU Webinar with Albert Schweizer: Workhorse as pack animal - an almost forgotten work with equines The webinar is in German. Albert Schweizer is a well known expert in Europe for pack animals. He is often on the walk with his donkey on pack tours through the Alp. Albert Schweizer was a board member from the Austrian draft horse organsisation ÖIPK. For his efforts regarding pack animas Albert Schweizer got the "Eiserner Gustav" Award from the Bavarian organisation VfD. ---oooOOOooo--- FECTU...