Author & Contacts
Author:
Genyce (Gen) Ahmann Hanson
About the Project:
This website was created and constructed as partial
fulfillment of the requirements for a Master's Degree in Rangeland Ecology and
Management at the University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho. The thesis in its
entirety may be viewed at:
http://www.cnr.uidaho.edu/range/ThesesAndDissertations.htm
I have had a lifelong relationship with, and respect for,
the equine species, beginning with the farm horses of my youth. My
involvement with them has covered showing, working and moving cattle, training
and finishing, running
trail rides and driving a stagecoach, Sheriff's Posse, barrel racing, team
roping, and introducing young people to these wonderful creatures.
The opportunity to create this project was a
gift in many ways, though the road to it was long and often painful. It
awarded me the possibility to: work with a subject dear to my heart, develop
materials to reach people who may be desperate for immediate answers, fill a
need for concise and accurate information sources, warn horse owners about
inaccuracies in existing publications, and most of all, return something to
rangelands and to this
very special species that has given me innumerable hours of friendship and
loyalty.
If, through these materials, I am able to
prevent even one tragic occurrence of plant toxicity in an equine, as well as to
make even a small contribution to the rangelands resource, every dollar
invested in and each minute dedicated to this project will have been well
worthwhile.
Contact the Author:
ghanson@vandals.uidaho.edu
rangegrad08@roadrunner.com
Contact the Rangeland
Ecology & Management Department at the University of Idaho:
http://www.uidaho.edu/range/
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