You are invited to join us in Vancouver, BC where we will explore, connect and share how our members are Leading the Way in the field of partnering with horses across BC.
LOCATION:
Southlands Riding Club, Vancouver, BC
DATE:
October 17-19th, 2025
HOURS:
Friday 7-9pm | Saturday 9am – 6pm | Sunday 9am – 12noon
Registration Fees:
early bird deadline: August 1st, 2025
Member: $300
($250 early bird)
Non Member: $350
($275 early bird)
*Group Discounts:
*Please contact us if you would like to register multiple folks from within your organization.
(3+ attendees) from the same BCTRA MEMBER organization: $200 each
(5+ attendees) from the same BCTRA MEMBER organization: $150 each
There are a limited number of seats available (100 max).
Please reserve your seat by registering below:
Meet Emily Kieson PhD, MS, PgDip, ESMHL – Equine International: Emily holds a PhD in Comparative Psychology, a MS in Psychology, and a graduate degree in Equine Science. Emily also holds multiple certifications in various models of equine-assisted activities and previously served as Chair of the Equine Welfare Committee with the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH) for 2 years. Her current research focuses on equine affiliative behaviors to study how horses create and maintain social bonds and how those can overlap with human affiliative behaviors for application in management, horse ownership, equine-assisted activities, and indicators of positive welfare in horses with and without humans. She also has a passion for supporting sustainable systems of horse management and husbandry that promote physical and psychological welfare of the horse while simultaneously supporting sustainable ecosystem practices on small and large scales (for both feral and domestic equids). Emily currently develops and teaches courses at universities in the fields of psychology, animal-human interactions, animal-assisted interventions, animal behavior and training, and animal welfare and ethics. She also serves as a member of dissertation committees at universities in the US and UK. Emily serves as Executive Director at Equine International