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| I have to give a 8 minute speech on "Equine Joint Infections" Would love to use this webpage to bounce ideas off of.
Was thinking about doing the hock considering it just took the late and great "Mav" that Tracey and Blake Monroe ran.
Anyone have any good unique topics? Mind you this is for a class who doesnt know horses so it doesnt have to be facts facts facts. Interesting is my goal here. |
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| You might have more interst (since these are non-horsey people) if you did joint injections in general, and included people. Why do people or horses need injections and then add the negatives, like joint infection, into the speech. Otherwise, I'm afraid you might lose even the professor on a topic that is in left field. JMO |
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I would check this out. ^^^^
Either under the Equine Conditions Guide or Research and Articles. I think he's really good at breaking down complex subjects. |
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Location: North Dakota | chandler321 - 2018-02-05 11:15 AM I have to give a 8 minute speech on "Equine Joint Infections" Would love to use this webpage to bounce ideas off of. Was thinking about doing the hock considering it just took the late and great "Mav" that Tracey and Blake Monroe ran. Anyone have any good unique topics? Mind you this is for a class who doesnt know horses so it doesnt have to be facts facts facts. Interesting is my goal here.
"Equine Joint Infections" might be too specific of a topic for a non-horsey crowd to keep interest. I would try to broaden your topic. After all, 8 minutes is not very much time!
Even though it is speech to inform, it always is good if you can add in a little humor here and there because that's what keeps people entertained to listen.
Are you allowed to have visual aids? If you are not, then I would again steer you away from something heavy medical, just for the sake of your audience. If you are trying to talk about the hock joint to people who don't know horses at all, you are going to lose them without a visual of what the hock joint looks like (or even WHERE the hock is on a horse!).
If you can have visual aids, what about something like "Common lameness issues in barrel horses". Pretty generic, but that might be little easier for your non-horsey audience to digest. (Of course, after you explain what barrel racing is!)
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| i have to speak about equine joint infections. This is what my professor gave me or i would speak about something else. 
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Location: SW North Dakota | chandler321 - 2018-02-06 7:04 AM i have to speak about equine joint infections. This is what my professor gave me or i would speak about something else.
If your class is non-horsey, I'd start by showing side by side graphics that compare the same bones in human/horse (ankle vs. hock) and explain the different biomechanics of movement based on the similarities/differences. Once you've set that up, it should engage their brains to make the comparison (therefore peek their interest). Throughout your presentation, reference back to the human equivilant to keep them following. Use yourself as a visual aid to show them the move of pivoting on a hock- paint a picture for them. This will also help keep them engaged- if you can, have them stand up and try it. I agree with using appropriate humor when you can. I think you can present it in a way that will teach them something while they feel entertained (which will REALLY help in their retention of the subject matter). |
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Location: Gainesville, TX | Actually I think this could be really fascinating to non-horsey people if presented in the right way. The idea that it is pretty easy to get an infection in there and how the joint differs from the human ankle and that an infection can mean destruction of the joint and even sepsis. There are some good videos on youtube you could use showing how horses react to hock infections. Any time you are giving a speech, get people's emotions going. Avoid grossing them out over much but it is super sad to see a horse with a super swollen leg that can barely walk. Some people might not realize how sensitive those joint systems in horses are. You might talk about how some of the medications (antibiotics and pain killers and such) differ so they can appreciate the different body chemistries of a large herbivore versus a two legged omnivore. |
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