KEMI will hold intern presentations on Tuesday May 29th. Details of the topics and location are below.

Tuesday Evening - May 29th - 6:30pm

Gluck Equine Center Auditorium - University of Kentucky Campus

Corner of Nicholasville Road & Farm Road (between Cooper & Alumni)

Topics to be Presented:

• Dual Agency Issues in the Thoroughbred Industry
• National Animal Identification System
• Expanded Gaming in Kentucky
• Anabolic Steroids in Sales Horses
• Soundness in the Thoroughbred Horse
• Disclosures for Sale Horses
• Jockey Weights & Health Issues
• Correction of Thoroughbred Foals

http://blogs.lib.ncsu.edu/page/KEMI

At the end of each KEMI internship session, an intern is selected to receive the Michelle Fuerniss Scholarship. This scholarship was created to honor the daughter of Elaine and Charles Fuerniss, the owners of Dakota Thoroughbreds in Paris, KY.

The scholarship is awarded as either a cash prize of one thousand dollars or paid tuition for a future KEMI internship session. The Spring 2006 session recipients of scholarship are Kristen Swiatek and Brittney Gamler.

Kristen graduated from Michigan State University and was an intern at Trackside Farm. She remains interested in finding a job within the breeding side of the equine industry.

Brittney graduated from Virginia Tech and was an intern at WinStar Farm. After completing the Spring KEMI internship, she is accepted a position at WinStar Farm in their stallion barn.

Spring 2006 marked the establishment of a new Management Award by the Kentucky Thoroughbred Farm Managers Club (KTFMC), strong supporters of the KEMI program.

This award was presented to an intern in order to further enhance the skills gained through participation in the KEMI program and to allow them to enhance their network of equine professionals. The award was given as a cash prize as well as an opportunity to shadow equine industry professionals during the week after completion of the internship.

The recipient of the Spring 2006 Management Award was Rachel Bissonette. Rachel is a graduate of The Ohio State University Agricultural & Technical Institute and was an intern at Shawnee Farm. For her Management Award, Rachel chose to shadow the managers of Taylor Made Farm, Claiborne Farm, Pin Oak Stud, Win Star Farm and Stonewall Farm.

Upon completion of the Management Award week, Rachel decided to continue her Thoroughbred education by enrolling in the Fall 2006 session of the program and is currently an intern at Lane’s End Farm Oak Tree Division. Her future plans are to travel to Europe to gain a better understanding of the international Thoroughbred industry and then return to Kentucky to manage a breeding farm.

On June 8, 2006, Lane’s End Farm Oak Tree Division hosted a picnic to celebrate the completion of the KEMI Spring internship for twenty KEMI graduates. The students, family members, and others affiliated with the KEMI program gathered for an evening of food and celebration for the graduating interns. Each of the graduates received a plaque of recognition for successfully completing the internship session.

Interns taking part in the Spring 2006 Kentucky Equine Management Internship (KEMI) program gave mandatory presentations May 16 on topics concerning the Thoroughbred industry at the Maxwell Gluck Equine Research Center at the University of Kentucky in Lexington.

"The internship is a combination of on the farm experience and networking," KEMI coordinator Leslie Janecka said. "It gives them practice getting out there and being able to communicate."

KEMI is a 22-week program that places interns at participating farms as full-time employees and requires weekly meetings for educational lectures and seminars. Spring semester interns focus on mares and foals, while fall semester interns focus on yearling preparation, breaking, and sales.

The topics presented were: backstretch conditions for racetrack employees; overbreeding the Thoroughbred stallion; racing 2-year-old horses; the Kentucky Equine Education Project (KEEP); dual agency issues; farm preservation and land development issues; the national animal identification system; and treatment options for developmental joint disease.

Each group of two to three interns focused on the positive and negative aspects of each topic and provided the group's overall opinion. A brief question and answer session took place after each presentation, with the overbreeding of the Thoroughbred stallion presentation drawing the most questions.

Brittany Gamler and Anika Hansen were so inspired by their presentation on backstretch conditions that they are hosting a food and clothing drive May 22 for Keeneland. All donated items will be given to chaplain Mark Powers for distribution. For more information, contact the KEMI office at (859) 277-2512.

You are cordially invited to attend the

 

Spring 2006

KEMI Intern Presentations

 

Tuesday, May 16^th

6:30 p.m.

 

Maxwell Gluck Equine Research Center – Room 110

University of Kentucky Campus

(Corner of Nicholasville Road & Farm Road/South of Cooper Drive)

 

Topics to be presented:

 

§        Backstretch Conditions for Racetrack Employees

§        Overbreeding the Thoroughbred Stallion

§        Racing Two-Year-Old Horses

§        The Kentucky Equine Education Project (KEEP)

§        Dual Agency Issues

§        Farm Preservation & Land Development Issues

§        The National Animal ID System

§        Treatment Options for Developmental Joint Disease

 

 For more information, please contact the KEMI offices:

859-277-2512

info@kemi.org

The Kentucky Equine Management Internship (KEMI) Program is pleased to announce the establishment of a Management Award sponsored by the Kentucky Thoroughbred Farm Managers Club (KTFMC). A strong supporter of the KEMI program, the Kentucky Thoroughbred Farm Managers Club developed this award to help the recipient fine-tune the skills learned through their participation in KEMI and to further develop a network of professionals within the equine industry.

This award will be presented to a designated intern at the conclusion of each KEMI internship program beginning with the Spring 2006 class.

The recipient of this award, as chosen by a committee made up of members from the KTFMC and KEMI Board of Directors, will be given a cash award as well as the opportunity to explore career opportunities and shadow equine professionals of their choice during the week immediately following their KEMI internship.

Selection will be based on the applicant’s essay, a personal interview and an on-the-farm evaluation provided by the intern’s host farm manager. This award is an incredible opportunity for the KEMI intern to “jump start” their career. Applicants for this session’s award have expressed the desire to observe various trainers and farm managers in Central Kentucky as well as professionals at Keeneland Racetrack and Churchill Downs.

The recipient of the Spring 2006 Management Award will be announced at the May 2, 2006 KTFMC meeting.

The Kentucky Equine Management Internship Program (KEMI) has officially launched its new website, www.kemi.org. The new site  is easier to navigate and features the answers to the most common questions asked about KEMI in both the FAQ section and the About Us section.  The home page allows users to get the information they need without having to search for it.

Designed by WIDS, a local Lexington, KY web design firm that specializes in Thoroughbred websites, the site brings KEMI up-to-date with current technologies and will allow the organization to better communicate its message to students -  past, present and prospective.

Please stop for a while and browse through our new, improved site.