The Yukon Quest has asked Wes Rau back by incredibly popular demand. Wes Rau is an Oregon-based
musher,
veterinary physical therapist of more than 30 years, and a certified
manual
therapist. The Yukon Quest is pleased to be bringing Wes Rau back
to
Whitehorse! Wes' previous appearances received unanimous positive
reviews.
Assessing Canine Injuries with Wes Rau
Friday, Sept 28th
6:30 - 9:30 p.m. Location TBA Wes will give an overview of canine injuries,
including what to look for and
how to identify problem areas. The emphasis is
on basic dog care, anatomy
and physiology. There will be Q&A at the end
of the presentation. Wes' approach to canine care is holistic, he encourages
people to look at their
dogs' physical needs as a foundation for all
activities and explains behavioural and performance "obstacles" from a
physiological standpoint,
allowing people to see their dogs and their
relationship with their dogs in
a new light and take a fresh approach to
their acute or historic concerns.
This session is for everyone with dogs,
whether they are pets, sport dogs,
or sled dogs.
Cost:
$20
Instructional Workshops with Wes Rau
Advanced Saturday, Sept 29th 9
-5 p.m.
Beginner & Intermediate Sunday, Sept 30th 9 - 5
p.m.
Location TBA There is only 13 participants in each session to allow
maximum one-on-one
time with Wes. Each one-day workshop will start with
individual canine
assessment and lots of hands-on work. The workshop is
intended for people
with previous experience in canine massage, physical
therapy or holistic
canine body work.
WORKSHOP TOPICS
-
Training
techniques
§ Early detection and prevention of injuries
- Assessment tips
for detecting injuries
- Hands on techniques for dealing with soft tissue
and
joint problems
- Specific techniques for common injury areas
§
Physical examination techniques to search for irregularities in form and
function
- Analysis of dogs while in harness and in motion
- Advanced
techniques for dealing with specific
injuries (as identified by workshop
participants).
Cost: $159 (incl. GST) - includes individual
canine
assessment, hands-on work with your canine (full-day workshop) and
lunch.
*Well worth the cost.
Auditing Instructional Workshops
massage and physical therapy, they can participate and learn from
auditing
Saturday, Sept 29th 9 - 5 p.m. OR Sunday, Sept30th 9 - 5 p.m.
For
those who have a strong interest, but no previous experience in
caninean Advanced Instructional Workshop. Auditors attend a full-day
workshop to
watch Wes in action, but do not bring canines to work on. There
is so much
to learn from a day with Wes. Cost: $100 (incl. GST - includes
a full-day workshop and lunch
Please call Wendy at 668-4711 for more info
or to register. We will email an info package to you with more details at
registration.
YUKON QUEST VOLUNTEERS
We are always looking for volunteers to sell
raffle tickets. This year, we have a great Incentive Program.
# of
Tickets Sold Incentive Prize
20 tickets Get 2008 Yukon Quest Patch and
Poster 40 tickets Get 1 free Raffle Ticket
80 tickets Get 2nd free Raffle
Ticket
100 tickets Get Finish Banquet Ticket + 2008 YQ
signed
poster
Call Wendy at 668-4711 for more details.
Pre-Race
Prep Volunteers needed for the following dates:
-
Sat, Sep 22nd, 10am-2pm -
spring cleaning of equipment warehouse
- Sun, Oct 14th, 10am-2 pm - prepping
trail markers
Sun, Nov 4th, 10am-2 pm - painting and binding new trail
markers
- Tues & Wed, Nov 6&7, 6-10pm - painting and binding new trail
markers
Sat, Jan 19th, 2008, 10am-2pm - hauling straw bales *hard work but
lots of fun
Sat, Jan 26th, 2008, 11:30am - 4pm - Yukon Quest Food Drop
- Wed, Jan 30th, 2008, 6:00pm - Food Drop Bags- palleting and loading
~ For
more info, contact Melanie at 332-2539.
~ Please note that it will hard work,
but lots of fun. *Heavy lifting may
be required.
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