DON
RICHARD HENNEKE, Ph.D.
Personal:
Born Enid,
Oklahoma February 15, 1952. Married since 1975. Two children.
Education:
Oklahoma
State University. B.S., Animal Science, 1974.
Louisiana
State University. M.S., Animal Science (Equine Reproductive
Physiology), 1977.
Texas
A&M University. Ph.D., Animal Science (Equine Production), 1981.
Professional
Associations:
American
Cutting Horse Assoc.
American Registered Prof. Animal Scientists
American
West Cutting Horse Assoc.
American
Quarter Horse Assoc.
Texas
Quarter Horse Assoc.
West Texas
Cutting Horse Assoc.
Horse
Industry Experience:
1986 –
1993 and 2000 – present: Equine Center Manager, Tarleton State
University.
1992 –
present: Consultant in equine management, reproduction, and nutrition.
1987 –
present: Non-Pro cutting horse rider.
1985 –
1987: AQHA Racing Steward.
1983 –
1987: Race horse breeder and owner.
1982 –
1984: General Manager Roy Browning Ranches. Ada, Oklahoma.
Teaching
Experience:
1985 –
1993 and 2000 – present: Assistant Professor and Director of Equine
Science (2000), Department of Animal Sciences,
Tarleton State University.
Research:
Current:
Influence of fiber content of concentrate on equine feeding patterns.
1978 –
1981: Texas A&M University. Body condition and reproductive
efficiency of mares. Developed body condition scoring system for
horses.
1975 –
1977: Louisiana State University. Effects of restricted suckling on
postpartum reproductive performance in mares.
Select
Publications:
Henneke, D.
R., and W. G. Jackson. 12th Equine Nutrition and Physiology
Symposium. Calgary.
Henneke, D.
R., G. D. Potter and J. L. Kreider. Theriogenology. 21:897.
Henneke, D.
R., G. D. Potter, J. L. Kreider, and B. F. Yeates. Equine Veterinary
Journal. 15:371.
Popular
press articles have appeared in the Quarter Horse Journal,
Practical Horseman, Equine Practitioner, Track, and The Blood
Horse.
