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Horse Fraud Trial: Winning the Selleck Case  *
Trial lawyer George Knopfler faced a number of unique challenges beyond simply proving the facts of his case when he represented actor Tom Selleck and his family in a lawsuit alleging fraud in the sale of a show horse. He had to educate a jury with little experience in the horse business about the ins and outs of the show horse world; he had to make ... Read full story
 10/19/2009
Lawsuit Claims Racehorse 'I Want Revenge' Injury Not Disclosed  *
IEAH Stables has filed court documents claiming that David Lanzman failed to disclose injuries to I Want Revenge that eventually led to the 3-year-old colt being scratched on the morning of the Kentucky Derby, for which he was the morning-line favorite. IEAH purchased 50% interest in the son of Stephen Got Even on March 25 for $3,175,00, and on April ... Read full story
 7/16/2009
AAEP Issues 'Best Practices' for Purchase Exam Radiographs   *
The American Association of Equine Practitioners' Public Auction Task Force has developed recommendations regarding the use of radiographic reports as part of the prepurchase exams that are conducted on horses for sale at public auctions. The goal of the task force is to promote ethical practices during the sales process, particularly at Thoroughbred ... Read full story
 6/17/2009
How Important Is That Airway Exam Grade?  *
The airways of many breeds of horses, particularly Thoroughbreds, are evaluated via an endoscope and graded before sale. The intent is to identify horses whose airways might have problems that could limit the horses' performance at maximal exercise, so buyers can consider this in their purchasing decisions. At the 2007 American Association of Equine ... Read full story
 4/17/2008
Buying a Horse: Tips for First-Time Owners   *
It might be just one horsepower, but before riding off into the sunset on that new horse you've just purchased, make sure you know what you are getting. Michael Martin, DVM, equine field service clinician at Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, has offered some tips on selecting a horse and how your ... Read full story
 3/28/2008
Nip a Bone Spur in the Bud?
Q: I recently bought an expensive 8-year-old hunter-jumper that was radiographed at purchase. He was an excellent junior show horse and is already proven. He vetted sound. However, I sent his X rays to a second vet for interpretation because the horse always pinned his ears over a jump. A small (early) bone spur (a sharp bony projection at the joint ... Read full story
 9/1/2007
Understanding the Prepurchase Exam  *
The search is over: You've finally found the horse of your dreams. But before you sign the sales contract and load him onto the first trailer headed home, protect yourself with a prepurchase exam. Granted, there's no magic crystal ball there to guarantee a horse that looks great on exam day will carry you to reach all of your equestrian goals. But ... Read full story
 6/26/2007
AAEP Convention 2005: Purchase Exam at Auction Forum  *
Like many areas of horse care, veterinary inspection of horses for sale often raises questions as well as answers. Whether the issue at hand is how to properly take radiographs or interpret them, or the significance of endoscopic upper airway examinations, these questions are often asked within the veterinary profession as well as without. The Purchase ... Read full story
 2/17/2006
AAEP Convention 2005: Horseman's Day Purchase Exam  *
"A pre-purchase exam is only one factor to help you decide if you are going to purchase an animal," said Craig Roberts, DVM, an Ocala, Fla., practitioner. purchase exams are designed to discover a horse's unique concerns and discuss the management options for those problems. The potential buyer must decide if he/she is able to manage those problems, ... Read full story
 2/17/2006
What's He Really Worth?   *
MasterCard hasn't actually featured horses in their commercials yet, but the sentiment of this fanciful advertisement should strike a familiar chord with most horse owners. No matter their material worth in dollars and cents, our horses are priceless--at least to us. Sometimes, however, circumstances make it necessary to determine the actual monetary ... Read full story
 4/1/2005
World Travelers   *
With the advent of the Internet, cheaper airline travel options, and popularity of foreign breeds, more people are importing and exporting horses between countries. But whether home or abroad, purchasing or selling a horse is seldom simple. However, if you know what you are getting into and are prepared to wade through the red tape, foreign money exchange, ... Read full story
 3/3/2005
AAEP Convention 2004 Wrap-Up: The Grab Bag   *
Stopping Equine Aggression With An Electronic Collar "Aggressive behavior in horses is expensive," said Michelle A. Kennedy, DVM, a private practitioner in Delta, Colo. Veterinary expense, property damage, loss of use of affected horses, and the emotional cost associated with the death of an animal if injured severely during an aggressive act all ... Read full story
 3/3/2005
AAEP Convention 2004: Prepurchase Exams Table Topic  *
The conditions under which a veterinarian is asked to complete a purchase exam have great bearing on how much he or she is able to ascertain about the horse and its current state of health and athleticism. A roomful of veterinarians discussed the ins and outs of purchase exams at the 50th annual American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Convention ... Read full story
 2/14/2005
Purchase Exams: Safe and Sound   *
Buying that first horse can be exciting and scary. Getting that dreamed-about horse is the exciting part, and being concerned that you don't make mistakes in choosing the right one is the disconcerting and worrisome part. In this article, we'll first look at the situation through the eyes of horse owners, then we'll turn to a panel of veterinary experts ... Read full story
 7/1/2004
Educational Event after Rolex Thursday April 22  *
Spectators at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event in Lexington and area horse owners will have the opportunity to hear about some of the latest veterinary technologies for the sport horse from top veterinarians on April 22 after the first day of dressage rides concludes. The event will be held in the Kentucky Horse Park South Theater from 4-6 p.m.; ... Read full story
 4/21/2004
Purchase Exams Table Topic  *
Purchase examinations are a big bone of contention in many equine sale situations--not so much over the necessity of them, but over what exactly needs to be evaluated and how to interpret the results. Rick Mitchell, DVM, of Fairfield Equine Associates in Newtown, Conn.; and Harry Werner, VMD, who practices in North Granby, Conn., moderated a lunchtime ... Read full story
 12/17/2002
Horse Auctions: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly   *
For some, a horse auction is an excellent place for buyer and seller to meet and arrive at fair market value for an animal. To others, a horse auction is the place where good money was spent on a horse which couldn't, or didn't, perform up to expectations. For still others it's a place where horses get their last chance, or a final journey to a slaughter ... Read full story
 9/1/2002
Pre-Sale Questions  *
A pre-sale veterinary examination for a horse of any age in any discipline should address two questions. Can this particular individual, in the opinion of the examiner, be expected--barring illness or injury--to reach competition in a timely fashion? That answer, of course, should be an emphatic yes. Can this individual--again, barring illness or injury--be ... Read full story
 9/1/2002
Radiographs and Selecting Racehorses  *
Veterinarians should select racehorses at auction, not "radiographically clean horses," Thoroughbred farm Three Chimneys' resident veterinarian Jim Morehead, DVM, told Australia's leading equine veterinarians at a yearling radiographic seminar Aug. 18 at Sydney University. "We need to remember as veterinarians that the buyer, consignor, sale companies, ... Read full story
 8/22/2002
Australia Looks at Repositories for Some Auctions  *
A repository for X rays will be set up for at least some of Australia's major yearling sales well ahead of the 2003 auctions. Following the imbroglio that engulfed the recent Australian Easter sale, the setting up of an X ray bank for the main yearling auction in Sydney was almost a fait accompli, given its reliance on offshore expenditures.Reg Inglis, ... Read full story
 4/19/2002
Purchase Exam: What Does It Do For You?  *
Purchasing a horse means embarking on an exciting adventure. It is a big step along a path of realizing equestrian dreams and goals, no matter how small or large these might be. A new horse becomes part of your family and a distinctive part of your lifestyle. The horse represents not just a financial investment; he becomes an emotional attachment and ... Read full story
 3/1/2002
Vet's Role in Purchase Exams  *
The purchase examination can be one of the most confusing aspects of buying a horse. It might take weeks, or even months, of searching to find the most suitable horse. Then your efforts are held under the discretion of the examining veterinarian, who seems to spend an immeasurable amount of time examining the horse that you deemed "perfect." I will ... Read full story
 3/1/2002
AAEP Convention 2001: Veterinary Forums   *
The day before the scientific sessions started during the AAEP Convention, there was a series of forums and committee meetings. These were moderated by selected experts in those fields, and were open to anyone for a majority of the time. The last 45 minutes of the meetings were open only to AAEP members to discuss anything they felt was too sensitive ... Read full story
 2/1/2002
AAEP Convention 2001: General Medicine   *
Hormone Responses to Feeds Joe Pagan, PhD, owner of Kentucky Equine Research in Versailles, Ky., discussed glycemic response in growing horses as an indicator of developmental orthopedic disease. He said looking at diet and skeletal disease was nothing new--a study done at The Ohio State University (presented at the 1985 AAEP convention) changed ... Read full story
 2/1/2002
AAEP Convention Forum: Purchase Exams at Public Auction  *
One of your top clients wants you to look at a filly he has his eye on at the sales. You must give him your honest opinion on the horse by looking at radiographs taken by another veterinarian and housed in a repository. Unfortunately, they aren’t the finest films you’ve ever seen and time is short, but from what you can tell, the horse is radiographically ... Read full story
 11/30/2001
Importance of a Purchase Exam  *
There are so many unknowns about a horse that you want to minimize any surprises you may get down the road. Purchasing a horse is an exciting and uplifting experience, and you want your expectations to be fulfilled. In order to avoid any disappointment, you should ask an accomplished equine practitioner to investigate your intended purchase to see ... Read full story
 10/16/2001
Forelimb Flexion Test  *
You've decided to sell your horse and the potential buyer has sent a veterinarian to your farm to perform a purchase exam. As you stand beaming with satisfaction next to who you hope will be the new owner, the veterinarian picks up your horse's left front leg. Bending it at the fetlock, he or she holds it for about 60 seconds, returns it to the ground, ... Read full story
 10/8/2001
Prepurchase Exam  *
The purchase examination of the horse has become an important part of the horse industry, and the equine practitioner plays an integral role in the procedure. Horses must be bought and sold for the industry to progress. The number of horse owners has increased, as has the value of the equine athlete. The medical examination of the horse for purchase ... Read full story
 10/3/2001
Pre-Purchase Exams
Q: Over the years, I've had a number of pre-purchase exams done on my horses. I've come to realize that one vet will read an X ray and say a horse has arthritis, osteochondritis dissecans (OCD), navicular problems, etc., but when you have a different vet read the same X rays, they will come up with totally different findings. Why is this? Sue ... Read full story
 10/1/2001
Planning Health Expenses  *
The number and variety of sophisticated services equine veterinarians can provide for horses have grown greatly through the years. How much of these services you choose for your horses usually depends on how much money you want to spend, and what is available in your area. This is true of preventive care, prepurchase exams, and emergency treatments. ... Read full story
 10/1/2001
Equine Insurance  *
The great day has arrived. You've been patient. You've saved your money. You've looked at dozens of candidates. Now you know this is the horse for you, the one that will take you to the training level at the horse trials or, if another discipline is involved, allow you to move up in your chosen competition. The only problem is that the horse costs ... Read full story
 2/1/2001
Prepurchase Exams  *
I f you buy a house, you have it inspected before closing. If you buy a used car, you take it to a service station to have it checked out. The same thing is available for horses. Veterinarians will come out to your barn, or the seller's barn, and examine the horse for you. It is called a purchase or a prepurchase exam. Before we go over what happens ... Read full story
 7/1/2000
AAEP 1999: Purchase Exam Forum  *
Governance changes brought about a new procedure at the 1999 American Association of Equine Practitioner's Convention held in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A forum replaced the committee format from previous years. The forum exists to provide everyone who attends a chance for dialogue and expression of opinion, rather than a committee chairman conducting ... Read full story
 12/7/1999
Buying a Horse/Prepurchase Exams
I’m in the market for my first horse. I’ve seen people at my barn buy horses, and they always have a veterinarian check the horse over before making the purchase. What exactly does the veterinarian check for and why is this so important? For the sake of space and the amount of information available on this topic, this article will deal with the ... Read full story
 6/1/1999
The Purchase Exam  *
As the name suggests, purchase exams are an exploratory process designed to evaluate the physical condition of a horse before you commit to a purchase. It is performed by a veterinarian and is, before anything else, a comprehensive physical examination. When is it appropriate to use ancillary, or supportive, tests for any particular examination? ... Read full story
 6/1/1997




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