International Mule and Donkey Conference, Island of Hydra, 10-12 October 2014

Brett Mizelle Discussion

International Mule and Donkey Conference

Island of Hydra, Greece
Friday 10 to Sunday 12 October 2014

Dear Colleagues,

We write to inform you that our fourth Hydra Mule and Donkey Conference will be held on the Island of Hydra on Friday 10 to Sunday 12 October.

The conference is open to all members of the general public.

The island is just to the south of Athens, and is easily reachable by a
regular ferry service from the port of Piraeus. Since our dates are
off-season, there will be a ready availability of hotel rooms which can be
booked upon arrival.

In addition to the programme of speakers and films (see below), there will
also be a visit by the veterinarians of Greek Animal Welfare, to care for
the island's equids. And there will be the opportunity for mule trekking on
the island.

Registration for the conference costs 25 euros, and can be paid upon
arrival.

Admission is free for residents of the Island of Hydra.

For registration, and for further information, write to the conference
organiser:

ed.emery@soas.ac.uk

The provisional programme is printed below.

We look forward to seeing you in Hydra.

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Proposed papers [in alphabetical order of authors]
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1. The use of donkeys and mules among the ancient North Arabian nomads in the light of the epigraphic evidence

  Mohammad I. Ababneh [Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg]

2. The Caravans of the Himalayas [Film and talk]

   Brigitte Blot [L'âne voyageur, France]

3. The role of the donkey in the colonisation of Australia

  Jill Bough [University of Newcastle, Australia]

4. The conquering Balkan mule, c.1700-1914

   William Clarence-Smith [School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS),
London]

5. The history of the mule in Moroccan mountain tourism

   Glen Cousquer [Institute of Geography, University of Edinburgh]

6. The mule and donkey culture of the Island of Hydra: problems, prospects
and possibilities [Film and talk]

   Ed Emery [School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London]

7. Veterinary work with mules and donkeys on Hydra

  Elisa Geskou [Greek Animal Welfare]

8. Invisible donkeys: the unsung role of the donkey in the Ancient Near East

  Jill Goulder [University College London]

9. Comparing the physiological and biochemical parameters of mules and
hinnies to horses and donkeys

  Amy McLean [North Carolina State University]

10. The strange history of the Irish donkey

   James Smyth [Queen's University, Belfast]

11. An assessment of the welfare of working donkeys and mules using health
and behaviour parameters in Punjab, Pakistan

   Muhammad Tariq [University of Agriculture, Faisalabad]

12. The use of mules in Eastern Turkey

   Orhan Yilmaz et al. [Canakkale University]

ADDITIONAL CONFERENCING ACTIVITIES

* Group discussion with muleteers of Hydra

* Possible mule trek to Profitis Ilias monastery [3 hours]

* Attendance at veterinary session of Greek Animal Welfare, with the Island's
mules and donkeys.

* Conference supper.

With best regards,

       William Gervase Clarence-Smith [Conference chair]

       Ed Emery [Conference organiser]

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