OCTOBER 11 & 12
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
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Friday, October 10
7-9 pm
Screening of James Kleinert’s film: The American Wild Horse
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Saturday, October 11
8-8:15 am
Opening Remarks & Welcome
Jerry Reynoldson
Karen Sussman
Marisa Morin
8:15-8:30 am
Speaker: Arvol Looking Horse
8:30-9 am
History of the Wild Horse & Burro Program Under the Leadership of the BLM
Speaker: Karen Sussman
9-10 am
The Science of Applied Ecology in Management of Wild Horses
Speaker: Mary Ann Simonds
Panel Participants: Craig Downer, Neda DeMayo, Karen Sussman, Ginger Kathrens
10-11 am
Behavioral Effects of Immuno-contraception in Wild Horse Management
The Use of Porcine Zona Pellucida on Wild Horses
Speaker: Dr. Cassandra Nunez
Panel Participants: Stephanie Boyles, Mary Ann Simonds, Dr. Allen Rutberg, Ginger Kathrens, Celeste Carlile
11am to 12 pm
Range Management, Grazing Practices and Gathers
Chair: Michael Penfold
Panel Participants:
Cindy MacDonald, Kurt Brungardt, Valerie Stanley, Karen Sussman, Deanne Stillman,
Neda DeMayo, Ginger Kathrens, Mary Ann Simonds, Craig Downer
12-1 pm
The Adoption Program Success & Failures
Speaker: Jerry Reynoldson
Panel Participants: Jill Starr, BLM, Patti Colbert,
Laurie Howard-Malm
2-3 pm
The BLM Panel
Speaker: Henri Bisson, Deputy Director, BLM, Washington, D.C.
Panel: Don Glenn
(Questions fielded from the audience)
3-4 pm
The Application of PZP in Wild Horse Management
Speaker: Dr. Allen Rutberg
Panel Participants:
Neda DeMayo, Karen Sussman, Ginger Kathrens, Dr. Gary Killian, Holly Hazard
4-5 pm
Multi-Year Contraception of Mares with Single-Shot Contraceptive Vaccines or an IUD
Speaker: Dr. Gary Killian
Panel Participants:
Dr. Allen Rutberg, Dr. David Thain, Celeste Carlile,
Mary Ann Simonds
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7-11 pm
Reception Broom TBA
Everyone invited, No Host Bar
Viewing of Robert Vavra Film: Such is the Real Nature of Horses
(time & place to be announced)
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12
8-9 am
The Healing Power of Horses
Speaker: Marisa Morin
Panel Participants: Arvol Looking Horse, Karen Sussman, Mary Ann Simonds,
8-8:30 Michael Blake - Author; Dances With Wolves
9 - 10 am
Understanding Genetics & Its Application in the Management of Wild Horses
Speaker: Dr. E Gus Cothran
Panel Participants: Dr. Allen Rutberg, Karen Sussman, Mary Ann Simonds
10-10:30 am
Domestic vs. Wild Horse Hooves
Speaker: Jaime Jackson
10:30-11 am
The Law & Its Interpretation in Wild Horse Management
(Emergency Gathers & More)
Speaker: Valerie Stanley
11am-12 pm
External Programs
Speaker: LeAlan L. Pinkerton, U.S. Border Patrol
Panel Participants: Patti Colbert, Garnet Pasquale, Dr. Claudia Notzke, Marisa Morin
12-1 pm
No Host Lunch
1-2 pm
National Organizations, Congress & the Legislative Outlook
Panel Participants: Robin Lohnes, Holly Hazard
Valerie Stanley, Julianne French, Jerry Reynoldson
2-2:30 pm
Media, Fund-Raising, Foundations
Panel Participants: Karen Keene Day, Patti Colbert, Deanne Stillman, Kurt Brungardt
2:30-3 pm
Zeroed Out Herd Areas & Strategies to Return Wild Horses
Speaker: Craig Downer
3-5 pm
The Conservation Model B
General Discussion About a Path Forward
Speaker: Karen Sussman
Facilitator: John Stahl-Wert
Open to the Floor
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Monday, October 13
10 am
Press Event
Check Web for Updates
To Be Announced
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