Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Oops blog
Ok well just to show how uncomputer savy I am, I now see that I copied and pasted my article for the CHIMES about the equine rehabilitation center that will be built with time. And so that means something like this is what I actually wanted to post, not my article.
Online News 1st blog
Note: I know this is long, and so I have some spots that I’ve underlined and question if it could/should be taken out.
MSC’s Equine Rehabilitation Center
“Rehabilitation is not retirement,” said Morrisville State College’s dean of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr. Christopher Nyberg. While discussing the College’s plan on building an Equine Rehabilitation and Physiology facility on the approximately 103 acres of land purchased along Route 20. Nyberg said, “It’s not something to do at the end of the horse’s career. It’s happening to maintain a horse’s career.”
Fundraising began four years ago with the hopes of raising $5 million dollars. Since the initial planning began, the college has secured $7 million dollars. Because of an economic development grant and a $150,000 donation from the Gifford Foundation, the college has begun making plans to create the center. Nyberg said, “With changes in construction costs and so on, that $7 million (sounds weird, but I taped it and this is what he said) will be hopefully enough to get everything done that we want.” Because of permitting and approval at this point the only thing that has started is the planning of construction. Nyberg said, “Sometime during the next year we should start construction.”
A center that is not considered a vet clinic, Nyberg said, “What this is, is post surgery, post veterinarian care, this may be prescribed.” A physical therapy center that may help, “prevent further injury”, Nyberg said, the center will, “be following a veterinarian’s direction or the care of rehabilitation. We also may be allowing trainers to come in and use the equipment.” The facility will have all the latest equipment to help better a horse, such aquatic and hyperbaric equine rehabilitation therapies that students in the program will work with. The center will have room for more horses, an indoor galloping track, and the exercise physiology and rehabilitation center. Nyberg said, “This facility is both, racing and rehabilitation, so there will be a thoroughbred training component,” because currently the college does not have a thoroughbred training track.
The whole idea of Morrisville State College having its own equine rehabilitation center excites Deborah Santelliz-Lockwood, “I love it, because we don’t have to ship horses to Cornell.” Santelliz-Lockwood, an Equine Management 2010 student said, “We can take care of horses, it gives students hands on.”
At this time, the college has four Equine Science B.T. Degree Concentrations: Equine Science and Management, Equine Racing, Equine Breeding, and Equine Business Management. The college does however have a new degree proposal, that has not been presented for approval to the SUNY system or the state ed. Nyberg said, “The degree we are hoping to finish the proposal on this semester is the Bachelor of Science, in equine and physiology. Geared towards this, but it’s essentially a B.S. degree a lot of biology and chemistry with equine science.”
Amber Monroe an Equine Racing and Management 2010 student thinks the program would be one of the best things at the college. Monroe said it would be, “a better degree program and cheaper then the schools in Kentucky,” where Monroe also looked at colleges for their equine programs. An Equine Management 2010 student, Cathleen Grimmer said, “I think it’s really awesome, I can’t wait to switch majors.”
MSC’s Equine Rehabilitation Center
“Rehabilitation is not retirement,” said Morrisville State College’s dean of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr. Christopher Nyberg. While discussing the College’s plan on building an Equine Rehabilitation and Physiology facility on the approximately 103 acres of land purchased along Route 20. Nyberg said, “It’s not something to do at the end of the horse’s career. It’s happening to maintain a horse’s career.”
Fundraising began four years ago with the hopes of raising $5 million dollars. Since the initial planning began, the college has secured $7 million dollars. Because of an economic development grant and a $150,000 donation from the Gifford Foundation, the college has begun making plans to create the center. Nyberg said, “With changes in construction costs and so on, that $7 million (sounds weird, but I taped it and this is what he said) will be hopefully enough to get everything done that we want.” Because of permitting and approval at this point the only thing that has started is the planning of construction. Nyberg said, “Sometime during the next year we should start construction.”
A center that is not considered a vet clinic, Nyberg said, “What this is, is post surgery, post veterinarian care, this may be prescribed.” A physical therapy center that may help, “prevent further injury”, Nyberg said, the center will, “be following a veterinarian’s direction or the care of rehabilitation. We also may be allowing trainers to come in and use the equipment.” The facility will have all the latest equipment to help better a horse, such aquatic and hyperbaric equine rehabilitation therapies that students in the program will work with. The center will have room for more horses, an indoor galloping track, and the exercise physiology and rehabilitation center. Nyberg said, “This facility is both, racing and rehabilitation, so there will be a thoroughbred training component,” because currently the college does not have a thoroughbred training track.
The whole idea of Morrisville State College having its own equine rehabilitation center excites Deborah Santelliz-Lockwood, “I love it, because we don’t have to ship horses to Cornell.” Santelliz-Lockwood, an Equine Management 2010 student said, “We can take care of horses, it gives students hands on.”
At this time, the college has four Equine Science B.T. Degree Concentrations: Equine Science and Management, Equine Racing, Equine Breeding, and Equine Business Management. The college does however have a new degree proposal, that has not been presented for approval to the SUNY system or the state ed. Nyberg said, “The degree we are hoping to finish the proposal on this semester is the Bachelor of Science, in equine and physiology. Geared towards this, but it’s essentially a B.S. degree a lot of biology and chemistry with equine science.”
Amber Monroe an Equine Racing and Management 2010 student thinks the program would be one of the best things at the college. Monroe said it would be, “a better degree program and cheaper then the schools in Kentucky,” where Monroe also looked at colleges for their equine programs. An Equine Management 2010 student, Cathleen Grimmer said, “I think it’s really awesome, I can’t wait to switch majors.”
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