Dr. Ann Dunnington

DR. ANN DUNNINGTON & DR. BOB JAMES
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Ann says: "I attended the first Dick Sparrow driving school hosted by the Kisamore family [Lazy K Farms] and Fred Scott.
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In July 2002, Ann returned to Bundoran with her husband, Dr. Bob James - a distinquished professor of Dairy Science at Virginia Tech - to spend a private lesson day with us ... driving their horse Levi on one of his early expeditions away from home, and enjoying our teams as well.
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All new experiences; we think Ann was wise to take him out with other teamsters to have plenty of help if she needed it.

Not that she did, but "Safety First" is always a good idea.
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Dr. Dunnington has responsibilities in the equine science program at Virginia Tech.She is the faculty coordinator for the breeding horses (warmbloods, Thoroughbreds, Quarter Horses, and Arabians) maintained as a teaching and research herd in the Animal and Poultry Sciences Department.In addition, she teaches equine science classes.

Commenting on the Driving School, she continues: "Because each student was able to progress at his or her own speed and to choose particular hitches to drive, we all benefited greatly from the experience.

Shown here, Roscoe's Percherons Jeff & David are preparing to back out of the wagon barn under the guidance of Dr. Ann Dunnington of Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech Dept of A&PS Equine Program, headed by Dr. Ann Dunnington and Dr. Rebecca Splan, both of whom have attended our Driving School
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DR. ANN DUNNINGTON & DR. BOB JAMES

"A delightful experience"

Dr. E. A. Dunnington is a professor of Animal Science at one of the great land-grant colleges in the United States.She is a trained as geneticist and has worked with poultry much of her career, but among other responsibilities at the University, she is responsible for overseeing the equitation classes which are taught at Campbell Arena on campus.

Ann says: "I attended the first Dick Sparrow driving school hosted by the Kisamore family [Lazy K Farms] and Fred Scott.
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In July 2002, Ann returned to Bundoran with her husband, Dr. Bob James - a distinquished professor of Dairy Science at Virginia Tech - to spend a private lesson day with us ... driving their horse Levi on one of his early expeditions away from home, and enjoying our teams as well.

Levi did really well.He got lots of new experience looking at farm machinery, trucks and cars on the state road out front, and walking around our lake.All new experiences; we think Ann was wise to take him out with other teamsters to have plenty of help if she needed it.

Not that she did, but "Safety First" is always a good idea.

Bob James, shown here, was just great with his first time at the lines with a pair.He was a natural with the team, just really quick to understand the principles involved, and after an hour or so, was driving with real comfort.

He comments: "Ann and I had a great time at Bundoran.
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Dr. Dunnington has responsibilities in the equine science program at Virginia Tech.She is the faculty coordinator for the breeding horses (warmbloods, Thoroughbreds, Quarter Horses, and Arabians) maintained as a teaching and research herd in the Animal and Poultry Sciences Department.In addition, she teaches equine science classes.

Commenting on the Driving School, she continues: "Because each student was able to progress at his or her own speed and to choose particular hitches to drive, we all benefited greatly from the experience.

We are delighted to announce Dr. E. A. (Ann) Dunnington of Virginia Tech has agreed to be the Editor for a Genetics Section of the Image Gallery.
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Ann Dunnington, dunning@vt.edu Genetics

Our students backgrounds range from total beginners like Tom Skalak, to advanced drivers like Lynn Hewitt and Dr. Ann Dunnington, who teaches equitation at Virginia Tech.

NEBELHORN, Hanoverian, 16.2 h, Virginia Tech Foundation, Ann Dunnington

Two Arrian offspring were the subjects of an enthusiastic report from Dr. Ann Dunnington, professor of Equine Science at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.The 2-year-old half siblings, VT Kudos and VT Kiligari, tied for the high price at the 2002 Hokie Harvest Sale held in late October.Each year products of the Virginia Tech Equine Science Department's breeding project, which is coordinated by Dr. Dunnington, are publicly auctioned with proceeds going to support the continuation of the program.The 2002 auction brought in the second highest sales gross in the 8-year history of the event.Marefield contributes frozen semen from both Arrian and Rienzi for the breeding project.

We congratulate Dr. Dunnington and her students on the success of both the program and this past year's auction.

I sure felt honored when Ann Dunnington, agent for the Virginia Tech Foundation, called to book a more to Montana for the Virginia College of Veterinarian Medicine's equine program.Especially since the mares, and a lot of the stallion services are donated! Ann had seen our ad in the Horse and Livestock trader paper out of Galex, VA and be not aware of the scope of today's mule industry or that there were two great mule magazines available.Along with Ann's contracts I also sent copies of the Jack issues from Western Mule Magazine and Mules and More magazine.I told her she could look at the rest then breed to the best ! :) To keep up with their updates click here.

Well, when the contracts came back Ann had booked two mares! Magic a thoroughbred and Adannie a Hanoverian.These will be the VERY FIRST mule foals born at Virginia Tech.

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Although Ann had probably been captivated by Montana's suave and debonair good looks (and who would not be!) The fact of the mater remained that it was most likely no one at the college knew much about mules other than how to spell it! Or worse case senero : had heard all that BAD Press and though mule pictures and long eared, big headed roman nosed, knobby kneed, slab sided, cow hocked, roof rumped, stubborn critters with a mean disposition and evil eye who will wait a year to get even and kick you.

This started to worry me since mules are not just funny looking horses and do have a very different psychology.These mules could generate a lot of good press or a lot of bad press for our industry, of course I wanted to be good, so I went begging.So far Ben and Neta Tennison of the Western Mule Magazine, Merideth Hodges a copy of her great book Training Mules and Donkeys and Sue Cole of Mules and More.A couple of bit ATTA BOYS! ! To all of you.So now Virginia Tech. will have a little bit of mule info in their equine library and i be still a begging and working on rustling up some mule training videos.

i will keep you updated on Magic and Adannie throughout their pregnancies and the two (I hope) mule foals who went to college.