Mar 18, 2011

Temple Grandin, PhD. & Rick Iannucci

On Friday, March 11th Dr. Temple Grandin Professor of Animal Science Colorado State University spoke in the Great Hall at St. John's College in Santa Fe. Her " Autisim, Animals And Different Ways Of Thinking" captivated a packed house as part of the Steiner Lecture Series.

Dr. Grandin and Rick Iannucci discussed ways combat wounded veterans currently participating in his Horses for Heroes- Cowboy UP! program were using her book, "Humane Livestock Handling" and how understanding the process of visual thinking has helped communicating cowboy skills to Veterans suffering with Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI).