Members of the OVC community are invited to a pair of lectures this week that will explore the special bond between horses and humans.
The Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare (CCSAW) presents Dr. Sandra Olsen of the University of Kansas, who will present an evening lecture and an afternoon seminar / webinar.
On Wednesday evening, Olsen will deliver the CCSAW / Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada Lecture in Memory of Basil Capes. Olsen’s talk, “The Evolution of the Horse-human Relationship through Time,” will take place Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Room 1714 of the OVC Lifetime Learning Centre.
The talk will begin with Stone Age horse hunters and their beautiful art, progressing through the domestication process and its impact, to the development of breeds for warfare, work and transportation.
The AWFC Lecture in Memory of Basil Capes is supported by the Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada. The 2014 lecture has also been generously sponsored by the Arts, Science and Technology Research Alliance (ASTRA) at the University of Guelph.
On Thursday, Olsen will present a seminar / webinar titled “The Arduous Journey of the Arabian Horse: From Chariot Warfare to Today.” This talk will take place Thursday from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Room 1713.
All are welcome to attend. Register here for the Wednesday evening lecture. For those who cannot Thursday’s seminar in person, the talk will also be offered via webinar. To receive the webinar link, please register by noon on March 26 and to receive the webinar link by email. Register for the webinar here.
For more information, contact Alexandra Harlandar at aharland@uoguelph.ca.
Olsen is a research associate in the Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas. As a zooarchaeologist, she focuses on the social impact of horse domestication and breed differentiation, especially the development of the Arabian horse. Her work has been featured in a variety of media including BBC radio, National Public Radio, Discovery Channel Canada, Discover magazine, LA Times, London Times, and Discovery Channel News, Live Science, and National Geographic Society News websites.